Pappy, another mention of Sell.. Nice to know some still remember him. He was one of my favorites for as long as I can remember.. I think he started shooting deer with a couple .25-35's.. If I remember right he killed like a 125 deer with these two rifles.. Apparently, he filled the tags of his Uncle's crew one fall.. He also used the model 71 .348 for quite a while and a model 64 that was barreled to .25-35 by Winchester.. When I started reading him, he had just made a 20" barreled .358 on an HVA action.. He also had a .300 Ackley short Mag. built in the early 60's for his long range deer/elk rifle.
As you mentioned he built a 6.5X55 in his later years.. And finally the .25-35 IMP. Some time during WW2 I think he did some hunting with a .30-40 Krag because it was the only rifle he could get ammo for.. Great gun man and a great woodsman..
