Is this the ugliest Silhouette rifle ever?
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Is this the ugliest Silhouette rifle ever?
Jerry Tureau showed up to our match this morning with this hideous monstrosity. While it's nothing new to see Jerry with an ugly rifle, this one made us wonder whether it is possibly the ugliest Silhouette rifle ever.
The lack of aesthetics on this beast is only surpassed by its lack of ergonomics. I tried to hold the rifle but there is so much Bondo inside the thumbhole that a normal hand won't fit around the pistol grip. It is optimized for a shooter with only half a trigger finger. Jerry obviously attempted to use this as a chin gun back in the day because the cheekpiece is squared off so much that only a pumpkin-shaped head like Jerry's will fit comfortably.
The stock appears to have once been involved in a bad car accident and then possibly buried under a sewerage treatment plant in New Orleans during Katrina. It looks to have been painted as part of a demented kindergartner's art experiment. Speaking of demented experiments, whichever Frankenstein apprentice that did the gunsmithing somehow fitted an Anschutz 5018 trigger to the Remington action and elongated the tang under the bolt for some reason.
It's topped with a Tureau-special Tasco World Class scope boosted to 60X with optical clarity roughly equal to looking through a layer of skim milk. The stickers on the scope are filled with Tureauglyphics optimally codified to prevent information leaks should the rifle fall into the hands of the federal government.
In person, the overall effect of the rifle can best be described as queasy with a touch of yuck. We'd like to hear from the rest of the world - is this the ugliest Silhouette rifle you've ever seen or is there an even uglier troll lurking in someone's gun safe somewhere?
Merry Christmas!
Dustin
The lack of aesthetics on this beast is only surpassed by its lack of ergonomics. I tried to hold the rifle but there is so much Bondo inside the thumbhole that a normal hand won't fit around the pistol grip. It is optimized for a shooter with only half a trigger finger. Jerry obviously attempted to use this as a chin gun back in the day because the cheekpiece is squared off so much that only a pumpkin-shaped head like Jerry's will fit comfortably.
The stock appears to have once been involved in a bad car accident and then possibly buried under a sewerage treatment plant in New Orleans during Katrina. It looks to have been painted as part of a demented kindergartner's art experiment. Speaking of demented experiments, whichever Frankenstein apprentice that did the gunsmithing somehow fitted an Anschutz 5018 trigger to the Remington action and elongated the tang under the bolt for some reason.
It's topped with a Tureau-special Tasco World Class scope boosted to 60X with optical clarity roughly equal to looking through a layer of skim milk. The stickers on the scope are filled with Tureauglyphics optimally codified to prevent information leaks should the rifle fall into the hands of the federal government.
In person, the overall effect of the rifle can best be described as queasy with a touch of yuck. We'd like to hear from the rest of the world - is this the ugliest Silhouette rifle you've ever seen or is there an even uglier troll lurking in someone's gun safe somewhere?
Merry Christmas!
Dustin
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Re: Is this the ugliest Silhouette rifle ever?
Dustin,
I agree with you on all your points, that is the ugliest gun I have ever seen but I am very great full that my friend Jerry is still able to shoot it.
Merry Christmas to all!
Pete
I agree with you on all your points, that is the ugliest gun I have ever seen but I am very great full that my friend Jerry is still able to shoot it.
Merry Christmas to all!
Pete
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Was this an intentional act of some god awful vision while sitting on the Throne?
It has my vote. But I cannot hep but be curious. What was his score?
And who made that stock anyway?
It has my vote. But I cannot hep but be curious. What was his score?
And who made that stock anyway?
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I showed those pictures to a stray dog in our neighborhood and what he said mirrors my sentiments exactly... "RUFF"!
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I hope he doesn't go into production with that style. He could put me out of business. Or maybe I can buy one and start making them. Looks like it would make a real good bumper jack handle.
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I agree that it was not the best looking stock on the line today. You know that beauty is in the eye of the beholder. What doesn't look good to one person, might look real good to someone else. Jerry would not have any problem finding his rifle on the firing line. It is for sure a one of a kind custom stock design.
Dustin, I have to side with Jerry on this one. If I had to make a choice between the rifle with best looking stock that was not accurate or the rifle with the ugliest stock that could out shoot every other rifle, I would take the most accurate rifle, even if it was mounted in the ugliest stock.
Dustin, I have to side with Jerry on this one. If I had to make a choice between the rifle with best looking stock that was not accurate or the rifle with the ugliest stock that could out shoot every other rifle, I would take the most accurate rifle, even if it was mounted in the ugliest stock.
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I want it. I've been punishing myself ever since 1966 when I lied to the Army to get an early out. No one deserves the misery of that thing more than me. Is it for sale?
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I think it may be the ugliest one i have seen. But from Jerry it does not surprise me. But that thing he brought to the Nationals this year runs a close 2nd.
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I guess you guys don't remember the 2x4 gun that showed up at the nationals or some of Dennis' early guns. But that blue thing sure is ugly.
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Tureau is a one of a kind. It takes a strong will to find a way to still shoot with only part of a finger and all those screws and plates in his neck. Jerry is an inspiration to all of us to overcome whatever difficulties we may have and shoot.
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It is said that beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Behold a Tureau-ism! I love Jerry and love that rifle!
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Boy, that is a "special" looking rifle.
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Best example ever that demonstrates the difference between "Hand-made" vs. "Home-made".
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Re: Is this the ugliest Silhouette rifle ever?
Not pleasing to the eye? Perhaps.
But how does it shoot?
Asks the guy with plenty of ugly rifles...
But how does it shoot?
Asks the guy with plenty of ugly rifles...
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