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...sorry John...and Rod..that there is a Sunapee Trout...very rare!

Here is my best Rainbow to date

Okay, so you better school me a bit on these, never seen such a gun. What kind of action, what vintage and what chambering? Nice to see something new!
Great pics guys.

I'm just on my way out the door to work but does this clarify anything -

Supersporter40 - these are 12 gauge pump guns but don't expect the forends to move - because they don't

Here's some fish for yall

Billy....help me out brother...your beautiful fish...

1.) Sailfish

2.)king mackeral?????

3.)Mahi Mahi (Dolphin)

4.) Grouper species????

Correct on all 4, that's a Nassau grouper. Sail caught off Stuart, the others south of Marsh Harbour, Bahamas

This is a yellowfin grouper, also from Bahamas

I am not surprised there are some big advantages being located in Stuart, Florida Beautiful fish!

Fish? Those are beauties!

Wish I could say the same about the Evans rifle. (It is an Evans, right?) IMO they fell out of the ugly tree and hit every branch on the way down!

Yes, it is an Evans. If you were being turned loose into the wilderness somewhere and have to survive for a very length period - on your own - and you had a choice of a Savage M1899 or an Evans what would you choose? Here's the caveat, you are provided with the rifle fully loaded... but no additional ammunition

I always liked the Evan & the Burgess shotguns for their unique designs, I really like the look of the Burgess but the Evans is a little hard to get used to.

Here is a fairly ugly one of mine that has a unique design. It is made almost entirely from sheetmetal. The barrel is a rifled brass liner that is wrapped with what it think is thin sheetmetal (the wrap may not even be metal) and then stuffed in a rolled sheetmetal tube - that is what you see as the barrel, it's just rolled sheetmetal and the seam at the bottom is just butted together & not sealed in anyway. The 'barrel' & upper front of the receiver are formed from a single piece. Even the bolt & trigger are formed sheetmetal -



Here is a modern rarity - these were made in 2006 and as late as 2009 the 'Standard Guide to Firearms Values' still stated - "this model was probably never produced" -

I have acquired a 3rd version Model 24 that is not pictured so the question marks can be removed. As you can see these started out ugly & as they improved them they got even uglier.

Another on that's kind of ugly -

I saw a spencer shotgun for sale some where recently... those are fairly ugly as well.

You guys have some pretty unique pieces of history there, have never once seen one of them up here, not even in a display.

Any sheep hunters here?
My wife with her Ewe.

Found dead


My Buddy's ram


Beat up Sheep rifle

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Jealous that you have the opportunity to hunt sheep where you live. I am moving to Seattle soon and while it is pretty unlikely that I would ever draw a sheep tag in WA state, being that much closer to other sheep hunting areas, may just lead to me finally get out on a sheep hunt.

Do you also have Dalls in your area? I love your sheep rifle, what a great looking gun and the dings and dents you have put in it just tell a great story and likely provide you with some fond memories.

Also there is at least one sheep hunter on here that carries a 99... can't remember what Matt's username is off the top of my head but he has posted some great pictures of his success sheep hunting with a peep sighted 99. Very impressive and just all around pretty cool.

and I'll throw some more pictures up... thought not 99s.

For the lefties... Winston Churchill customized 700





a couple of other bolt guns that I like to drool on...

John, I hope things are continuing to get better..


found a few more pictures of what I think are great looking guns...

How about a Stevens high power in a rare higher grade...



some incredible 99s



you don't see a 99 with factory lumber like this very often...



how about a stellar 1895...

Thanks all! some great gun pics, Love the sheep pics, while hunting mule deer, in Monatana, in 1990, I had 3 big rams step out at about 300yrds, from me, yes they were in the scope, but the finger wasnt on the trigger, also saw 13 ewes and lambs run by me at 40 yrds, an evening Ill Never forget! out side of Butte! a small set back, but doing well!