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Point o' clarification, it was Tommy who died, not Ray.

In any case, the stories make the soul. And yes, it takes people to tell the stories, preferably in person. I acquired a 722 here on 24HCF that has wonderful character, and I'm sure it has stories to tell. But it's doubtful I'll ever hear them.

On the other hand, 3 generations before me have hunted with the G&H Mauser that great-grandad bought new from A&F in NYC. The first 2 generations left typed & bound accounts of their hunts with the rifle, some of which refer to it as, "J. Omar's .275 Rigby", even though the barrel is (clearly?) labeled, "7 m/m". And the third generation? Well, Dad still shuffles around the living room on cold winter nights, telling stories of each mount on the wall, with a gleam in his eye, and the subtle clinking of ice cubes in his bourbon and soda...

I'd say that rifle has a soul.






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