Vintage Seeley Masker 6PPC on Gunbroker
Here’s your chance to own a piece of benchrest history — A “classic” 6PPC benchrest rifle built by renowned smith and benchrest shooter Seeley Masker. Up for auction right now on Gunbroker.com is a pretty blue Heavy Varmint rig, built by Seeley on a blued Hart 1A action. The barrel is a 20″ Hart, marked: “Seeley Masker 6PPC .262 Neck”.
For those young folks who haven’t heard of Seeley Masker, Seeley was a “legendary BR gunsmith, an innovator, and a major force in the development of Bench Rest shooting” (AllinWA writing on Benchrest Central). Forum member Butch Lambert notes: “Seely Masker built my first two rifles. The work was superb”. And noted tool-maker (and smith) Alan Warner says Masker would be included on any “short list” of great early BR smiths. A Masker rifle would be a piece of “treasured history” according to Warner.
The rifle is Gunbroker Auction #152079095. The current bid is $615 with no reserve. Here’s a chance to get a nice, older PPC with a great “provenance” for under $800.00.
HART 1A — Nice rigid action, worth about $1000 by itself! I know a BR group shooter that looks for this action for his rifles. Dated but tuff!
I see it’s been a year since your post.
In the late ’80s I had a tight neck 22PPC built for me by Masker. Hall action, Jewel trigger. Hell, I forget most of what I ever knew. It migh have a hundred rounds through it.
What’s it worth?
What action is yours? What would you take for yors?