P O Ackley Rifle - The Firearms Forum

djohns · 01-02-2010, 07:00 PM

I have an FN 98 single shot mauser. It is the solid bottom single shot type. It has a canjar single set trigger. The caliber is 6 x 47 and stamped next to the caliber is P O Ackley. The rifle was built for early hunter style benchrest and has a narrow varmint style forearm. The bluing is still very nice. The bore is excellent. It has a light sporter or very light varmint contoured barre that is 26 inches long. Can you give me any idea what the value of this rifle might be.

Suwannee Tim · 01-02-2010, 08:10 PM

'Bout a hundred dollars. Give me your address and I'll send you a check.

I have no idea. You might try putting searches of internet gun auction sites and see if any similar guns turn up and what they sell for.

djohns · 01-02-2010, 08:45 PM

I have already done that. Can't find anything similar. I know the canjar trigger is worth a little and the benchrest solid bottom fn action especially with the 222 or 223 size bolt face is worth quite a bit. I don't know for sure if Mr Ackley did the stock or not. The rifle was built in the early 70's. What I'm not sure of is how much does P O Ackleys name being on the barrel add to the value. I'm fairly sure it is a P O Ackly barrel, or at least it was barreled by him.

muddober · 01-02-2010, 10:17 PM

To my knowledge P.O. Ackley only barreled someone elses actions and did not do whole guns(wood). He was a machinist and a very good one. He knew a lot about interior ballistics through his own testing. Anything he did he did right and if I owned your gun a $1000.00 would not buy it from me and I have no use for it other than it would very cool to have it. Please do not use my $1,000.00 comment as to value because it could be worth several times that but I don't think so.

Ron

Lotsdragon · 01-02-2010, 11:00 PM

Sure would have liked to have gotten to know Ackley sounds like my kinda fella.

300 H&H · 01-03-2010, 07:54 AM

djohns and Ron,

P.O. Ackley does mainly rebarreling of actions, but I wanted to add that his shop does do stock work as well. In many of the Gun Digest of the 60's and 70's have a section devoted to custom guns. I have ran across several "complete" builds of rifles pictured in these custom gun pictures.

Not long ago I ran into a post here on the internet that suggest he is still very much in business, although he has to be getting up there in years.....

Like Ron said $1000 would be a minimum with the solid floor FN action....got to be hard to come by....maybe $1,500 if it has some serious "eye appeal"...less sights of course.

Any chance you could post some pictures?

Regards, Kirk

jondar · 01-03-2010, 08:38 AM

In the FWIW Dept.: Parker O. Ackley departed this earth Aug 23, 1989 at age 86.

djohns · 01-03-2010, 11:02 AM

Thanks for all the info. Not sure if I know how to download any pictures to this forum. I have downloaded pictures on ********* and ebay but never on a forum. Is it difficult to do. I don't have time to do it today but will try to get some pictures in a few days.

djohns · 01-03-2010, 06:48 PM

I hope this works I tried to get two pictures of the rifl.

h

ttp://www.thefirearmsforum.com/picture.php?albumid=218&pictureid=1155

djohns · 01-03-2010, 06:49 PM

This should be the other side

djohns · 01-03-2010, 06:51 PM

djohns · 01-03-2010, 06:56 PM

The barrel is only 24 inchs long not 26. The trigger guard is the one with a magazine or false magazine I think they had to have these to qualify in the hunter class back then. The receiver is a solid bottom so the magazine cannot be used. According to the guy I purchased it from, many years ago, the FN action was ordered this way. The action is old enough that it does not have a serial number.

01-02-2010, 07:00 PM	#1
djohns Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 10	P O Ackley Rifle I have an FN 98 single shot mauser. It is the solid bottom single shot type. It has a canjar single set trigger. The caliber is 6 x 47 and stamped next to the caliber is P O Ackley. The rifle was built for early hunter style benchrest and has a narrow varmint style forearm. The bluing is still very nice. The bore is excellent. It has a light sporter or very light varmint contoured barre that is 26 inches long. Can you give me any idea what the value of this rifle might be. -->

01-02-2010, 08:10 PM	#2
Suwannee Tim Registered User Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 2,227	Re: P O Ackley Rifle 'Bout a hundred dollars. Give me your address and I'll send you a check. I have no idea. You might try putting searches of internet gun auction sites and see if any similar guns turn up and what they sell for.

01-02-2010, 08:45 PM	#3
djohns Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 10	Re: P O Ackley Rifle I have already done that. Can't find anything similar. I know the canjar trigger is worth a little and the benchrest solid bottom fn action especially with the 222 or 223 size bolt face is worth quite a bit. I don't know for sure if Mr Ackley did the stock or not. The rifle was built in the early 70's. What I'm not sure of is how much does P O Ackleys name being on the barrel add to the value. I'm fairly sure it is a P O Ackly barrel, or at least it was barreled by him.

01-02-2010, 10:17 PM	#4
muddober Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 1,436	Re: P O Ackley Rifle To my knowledge P.O. Ackley only barreled someone elses actions and did not do whole guns(wood). He was a machinist and a very good one. He knew a lot about interior ballistics through his own testing. Anything he did he did right and if I owned your gun a $1000.00 would not buy it from me and I have no use for it other than it would very cool to have it. Please do not use my $1,000.00 comment as to value because it could be worth several times that but I don't think so. Ron

01-02-2010, 11:00 PM	#5
Lotsdragon Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Potosi, Mo Posts: 813	Re: P O Ackley Rifle Sure would have liked to have gotten to know Ackley sounds like my kinda fella. __________________ "First comes smiles,then lies.Last is gunfire" Roland Deschain

01-03-2010, 07:54 AM	#6
300 H&H Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Iowa Posts: 1,796	Re: P O Ackley Rifle djohns and Ron, P.O. Ackley does mainly rebarreling of actions, but I wanted to add that his shop does do stock work as well. In many of the Gun Digest of the 60's and 70's have a section devoted to custom guns. I have ran across several "complete" builds of rifles pictured in these custom gun pictures. Not long ago I ran into a post here on the internet that suggest he is still very much in business, although he has to be getting up there in years..... Like Ron said $1000 would be a minimum with the solid floor FN action....got to be hard to come by....maybe $1,500 if it has some serious "eye appeal"...less sights of course. Any chance you could post some pictures? Regards, Kirk

01-03-2010, 08:38 AM	#7
jondar V.I.P. Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 458	Re: P O Ackley Rifle In the FWIW Dept.: Parker O. Ackley departed this earth Aug 23, 1989 at age 86.

01-03-2010, 11:02 AM	#8
djohns Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 10	Re: P O Ackley Rifle Thanks for all the info. Not sure if I know how to download any pictures to this forum. I have downloaded pictures on ********* and ebay but never on a forum. Is it difficult to do. I don't have time to do it today but will try to get some pictures in a few days. Last edited by djohns; 01-04-2010 at 06:13 PM..

01-03-2010, 06:48 PM	#9
djohns Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 10	Re: P O Ackley Rifle I hope this works I tried to get two pictures of the rifl. h ttp://www.thefirearmsforum.com/picture.php?albumid=218&pictureid=1155

01-03-2010, 06:49 PM	#10
djohns Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 10	Re: P O Ackley Rifle This should be the other side Last edited by djohns; 01-03-2010 at 06:52 PM..

01-03-2010, 06:51 PM	#11
djohns Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 10	Re: P O Ackley Rifle

01-03-2010, 06:56 PM	#12
djohns Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 10	Re: P O Ackley Rifle The barrel is only 24 inchs long not 26. The trigger guard is the one with a magazine or false magazine I think they had to have these to qualify in the hunter class back then. The receiver is a solid bottom so the magazine cannot be used. According to the guy I purchased it from, many years ago, the FN action was ordered this way. The action is old enough that it does not have a serial number.