Don't believe me if you don't want to but I've seen the rifles. This guy owns a gun shop, along with a bunch of other businesses, and spends a great amount of time in Africa. He's shot just about everything possible. Many, many of the critters he's shot are assorted monkeys - for some reason he just loves to shoot monkeys and baboons, kind of creepy IMHO.
And the barrel is pretty much shot out. THere is very little rifleing left in it, in fact we joke with him that he might want to start shooting 280 ammo out of it since his accuracy is not what it used to be. You have to look closely to see what checkering is left on the rifle as it's pretty much wore off also.
I'm thinking this gun store is maybe on Hwy 67?
67 and 41 to be exact!
Have not heard this story about Phil. But I know enough about him to fully believe it. In addition to the gun shop and numerous other businesses he has some monster whitetails behind fence. Popped a few does off the place for the freezer. Some shockingly huge bucks running around.
His latest deal is land in North Dakota I hear. Buying up land figuring on a building boom to follow the oil boom.
Considering the location of at least one of his businesses I can see his love of shooting monkeys.
