As more than a few of us here know, time passes pretty slowly in the hospital. While our buddy John (Saddlering) is waiting to be sprung from his hospital stay, how about if we post some old or new hunting pictures to give him something to look at, and to give him something to look forward to this fall?

I'll get us started, and you guys chip in:

2009 Newaygo County MI doe, with 99RT and Lyman Alaskan


Opening morning 2011, in the deer-shack with .250 Featherweight


Supper after opening day 2011, pasties

...Pasty's and beer have any role in your coronary Rod?????

Just sayin' dude!!!!!

Hey John, heres some old, 1948 EG in 250-3000/3x weaver Stith. And new, model 111 257 bob. 4-12 Nikon. Man does not live by 99s alone. (did I say that out loud?)

I believe it was the stress from the other 51 weeks of the year that AREN'T deer camp.

Rod

oldotter, is your 257R factory?

Great point Rod!

Thanks guys! keep em comeing Wfyi sucks here tho!

Thanks guys! keep em comeing Wfyi sucks here tho!

Yes. Its a Cabellas special. Won't find it on Savage Arms sight.

GA ribeyes and Bahamian lobsters, our typical Friday night meal in camp

A couple more:

Treestand in the popples with .250 R


2008 doe with .300 R


Partridge hunting in September

Rod

I grew up eating pasties but when I asked for them at a grocery store south of Duluth, in Moose lake ,MN the lady in the bakery took me to the frozen pot pies and asked if this was what I was looking for.

On my wifes first trip with me up north she finally asked why the hell all the gas stations had big signs announcing that they had PASTIES for sale!!

Winner!!

I think I just heard John's heart monitor go off.

Get well soon!

I'm not home and don't have any Savages (or even other brand guns) with me. I'm in Utah following my wife through the desert. Really hope it works out for you John. Our thoughts are with you.

I'll post some pictures tomorrow...get well quickly!

im trying, but this is gong to take some time it seems, getting old is not fun!

December '11, Western Maryland


Still life in the deer woods, gnoahhh -style


As close as I have to deer camp- goose hunting/partying on my buddy's farm, Maryland's Eastern Shore.

Show the pics contained in this thread to the prettiest nurses on your floor, and they'll think you run with a crowd of quite debonair guys and hold you in very high esteem. Should be good for an extra helping of oatmeal on your breakfast tray at least!

Just my two bucks worth............

Boltman...seriously? That is awesome!

Very nice gestures Gentlemen.

Gunner

Roy, yes, she is real -

Beautiful skyline! GW

Steve....Freudian slip????? Who the [bleep] is ROY? Am I Roy? Ole Fireballs? Wow...That hurts!

BTW...very lovely bride!

My public apologies to JOHN (flapjack34). Perhaps a Freudian slip as he suggests - who knows? The mind is a mysterious thing.
The following is a photo of enjoying the desert two days ago. I didn't want to do it myself as I didn't want to get sand in my long flowing hair. We arrived in Cedar City yesterday and up into the Dixie Forest shortly. The desert areas were spectacular but it is good to see some green (and even a little snow).

Getting the vibe here Steve....noe its FLAPJACK34???? You and Drew are having some good fun with this lately! Maybe I need to revisit my alter ego Of Roy...Fireball2!

John - maybe the joke is on you and I am actually, Drew, Rory and several others

Back to something for John to look at, here is some beautiful scenary from a couple days ago. The first is at Zion park and the next is at Snow Canyon outside of St. George, Utah. Being in this environment has been a great break for me.

John - you'll never believe this but just this second, I realized flapjack vs. fatjack! Blame Drew - he started and it and without me knowing it, sunk it deep in my brain. Anyway, hopefully John will enjoy reading this. I can hear him saying, "wow - these guys are REALLY crazy."

Joe Kidd.... best I can do as my beautiful bride doesn't dig Savage rifles...mindless movie trivia, call it that!

I hope that lace-up pad is covering up a cut buttstock

Thanks guys, was in Uath, for 21 days back in 2000, loved it! got some more news can get up and start moveing around , and walking some, leg is still double in size tho, but better than triple!, if I can get my blood levels right , ill be able to go home, another day or so!

....rifle is junk. Cut buttstock...reblue...wrong forend...sights not original....and CLEARLY, the cheek pads are sanded...good hunter though...

That's great news John! Maybe you can be up for a range trip by the weekend? I like to be optimistic

Glad you have been able to travel Utah as well. We've been here before and there is a reason we came back. We're out the door shortly here to take more pictures.

John...do what the DOCS say and don't try to overdo...it never goes well when we try to be "hero's" with our recovery! Listen to them and you will be home in no time! Good luck and keep positive as I truly believe that helps to speed the healing process.

hey hey, don't start blaming me!! I saw someone call you by the wrong name the other day!! Maybe you are just passing it along!

John - you posted it - got to be able to take the critique. I'll stick to my guns - that butt could be cut - but I'll wait for others to weigh in.

For John,

I know you got a Fox or two so I'll throw a few in...

A late model B that I have sense sold... its not even close to original but it was beautifully done. Its a real shame its not legit b/c a straight stocked, late model B with 32" barrels would be an exceedingly rare gun...





20 gauge CE





Very early A grade 20



32-40 1899C



Crescent grade

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Here is one you might remember John!!!

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I sent the stocks out and had the excess "meat" trimmed off of them, smith did not do the forearm for some reason so it will have to go back at some point...I also took the engraved butt plate off and replaced it with a stock example.

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And a 358R and a 303H special order

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Damn Drew! Beautiful! Love the Case Coloring on the Fox.

here is a few beauties...





this is a 25-35 H









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Yes going to be a slow go, swelling may never go back to nornal size, well never looked great in short pants aytway! , when I worked for a majior airlines, now bankruped I used to travel alot. 9/11 ended the carreer also!

dead buff spike and a 38-55 SRC



I know John appreciates nice knives: A pair of Ingrams do good work





couple of dead piggies a 303 H



a 243 EG and hind...



A bubbed-up A grade Fox, pheasants, quail and my buddy's Grif



the same bubbaed A grade

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trip out with my old 12CE, the Fall in MO leave a shotgunner open to a plethora of game all in season at the same time...I learned my lesson about shooting coots though... even if they are in season and the bag limit is huge... just don't do it... the most fowl (yes spelled this way on purpose) smelling animal I have ever cleaned.

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A pair of does and a 308F

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Just for something different... homemade venison pastrami

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John, glad to hear you'll be up soon. But DO take it easy and don't rush it, please.

Here's the recent history of rifle that dates back to the closing days of WWII..

2005:


2006 (the year it saved my life from this charging monster!):


2006:


2008:


2009:


2009:


2009:
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2010:
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2011:
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John,

Who did you work for? I did not know that you had worked for the airlines!

WOW, Jeff and Rory sure know how to kill some nice game!!! WOW!!

I always wonder why the dead deer in Rory's pics are smiling!

damn Jeff... that blacktail is an absolute brut... looks like it weights 300lbs!!!

Biggest whitetail yet...

couple few more.......







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Man, I think it is very unsporting shooting those deer when they are relaxing in their lawnchairs.

Get well soon, Saddlering!

John

One more set and then I got to get back to work

a few more Fox shotguns

one of the very first Sterlingworths ever made... apparently they had not had a stamp made so it is engraved 'The Sterlingworth Co"





here is a rare one that makes me cringe everytime I see it... a SPE S&UGG (Special ejector, Skeet and Upland Game Gun)... the wood chips were not missing when I got the gun... let my buddy shoot it while we were out bird hunting and this happened... not his fault ... just sad to be honest, it was a nice original gun...





pretty much a NIB S/W from 1928





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A special order AE grade

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This is what a factory Fox production card looks like

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Before Ansley Fox built the AH Fox Gun Company, he built guns under the name Philadelphia Arms Co... these are not too often seen though not terribly collectible or valuable...

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Nice stuff. Hoping you'r feeling better soon.

Happy about not having to deal with all those damn petting zoo visitors anymore.















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I'll risk posting pics of a couple non-Savages. Top is a deluxe grade Remington 721B 30-06, bottom is a deluxe 722B in 257 Roberts. Both have been traded down the road once I caught the Savage bug. They were purty, but I don't miss 'em.

Rod

Wow for wood!

Picture taking at deer camp in Minnesota -

My office at work -

Great idea Rod! Get well soon Saddlering!

John - the Michigan woods and the Minnesota woods often look pretty similar. Here are some pictures of the woods we hunt on. For most of us, the woods are about the best place to be. Some here will recall that last December before he died, my Dad told the minister, "the woods are my heaven" and for his entire life, there was no where in the world he would rather be. Here is a picture of us vs. the beavers. For all of my childhood and young adulthood, the woods I was most familar with and enjoyed stayed the same. Then, the demand for fur fell way off and people quit trapping beaver. This had a dramatic impact on the landscape I was familar with. I noticed it quick because my shoes and pants got wet a lot more often! Here was are trying to push back (unsuccessfully) the persistence of the beaver -

In the picture is my son (far left) my dad (far right) my uncle (also on the right) and me (closest to the middle) -

I see some others have posted non-Savage guns so I hope I can sneak in this cheep azzed Sears & Roebuck - at least it was one of their better ones - and it was designed by a Savage -

TNT? I swore I have read stories of dynamite being used to blow these industrious little [bleep] up...

Awe Heck, for you pump gun guys here'e a Remington 141.

Not as nice as that lovely 141, but here's a couple of nice working class Remingtons, a 1928 Model 14 in .35 Rem and a 1914 Model 8 in .32 Rem:





Rod

Hey Gene, does that front sight help you shoot around the corner

John - yes they do commonly use dynamite to blow these. It works better but the only difference is it takes the beaver a bit longer to build them back up

I think he figured he could shoot further with this rifle than a '99

Thanks guys, love the pics, guns & girls, woods and sun sets all great! Gene That S & R is one fine little rifle! been a long day I got to get used to haveing some help, worked for Republic airlines then Northwest after they bought, us out, lost job because of 9/11, then they broke the Mech. union, and fired us! Been a armed Security office at a Nuclear Power Plant since. not sure what is in store for me now, to young to retire, to old to learn, much! Maybe see if Obamy will take care of me, yeah right!

And now for something completely different. A couple of views of my 'go to' muzzleloader that I scratch-built a few years ago.

That's an amazing picture Gary!

Rod

+1 on that!

Thanks Rod, Came in todays mail. I sure do wish it had some information.

I can't compete with you Savage guys much, but I can make Saddlering's wifi come to a grinding halt none the less.


Found these old receivers on our homestead. The Visible loader in the field and the 12A where Great Grampa's blacksmith shop remnants are. How can a guy not get a couple nice replacements?


This could be 1906 or 1907, 1 mile south of our home. My late great Uncle Reuben's father holding the tub, and his brother Alvin standing at the door of his house. There at least is a Savage in the mix here.


Last year packing the 1928 Supersporter40, 250HP.





Thank the Good Lord our boy loves the farm and all that goes with it!
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25-35 stamped model 8 and a Bear trap that was owned by a local settler who taught all the young boys in the area how to hunt, trap and respect the land.
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1913 M14. 25 Rem
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Gary, with your new picture I don't question at all the need to scale a tree that size to get at the squirrels, just the need to take a 99 and not a 1903 - seems like a little too much.........

For those interested here is a real close up of the Squirrel engraving on my Sears & Roebuck Meriden 15- it was to high of resolution to post thru photo bucket, I think the engraving might be by William Gough (& some people say Enoch Tue's animals look cartoonish) - Close up

Cripes Gene, I thought those guys on the tree were squirrels, until Gary enlarged it!

Right before climbing that tree, I can just here them say to the guy who took the picture-- "Here, hold our beers a second...

you should make that your avatar Gene!

Supersporter40: AN AMAZING BATCH OF PICTURES! Thank you. I was blown away and I'm sure John will be as well. And thanks to Rod for starting this - this has been one of the more positive, uplifting and interesting threads we have had

I couldn't agree more. Bravo to all who have participated!

Gary, I get goose-bumps just thinking about being on that tree trunk. Can't tell if the tree is over the gorge or over land but sure puts the imagination to work. GREAT photo!

Hope these can cheer you up!















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Good Lord Drew!

Keep the pics, comeing, some great critters, Babes, and the tree, pic is realy cool! wonder what they were hunting?

Id like to know where they are, heck, I'd like to be where they where! It sure is a lush waterfall behind them, maybe to rainforest of our Pacific Northwest.

These came from a forum member a couple of years ago.

Gary, is the gun on the far right a Ross Sporter? ....where's Boltman......

Yes, that is a Ross Gene.

Left to right, savage 1899, marlin 1893, Winchester 1886, and a Ross !!!!!! damned Gary what a collage of firearms !!!!!!! great picture !!!!!

Those photos are old family photos from a member, I just dont remember who. A good looking Ross sporter sold on GB last week, One of the items on my "someday" list.

I was looking at the relative length of the Marlin compared to the 1886 - is it possible it's an 1895? The receiver looks long but I have trouble telling an 1895 from an 1893 without haveing the two together.

Gene, the 1886 Winchester appears to be a short rifle, The marlin 1895 would have a receiver as bulky as the 1886, pretty sure the Marlin is a 1893. Don

And I cant put my finger on why, but this just says New York to me

HA! It has all the right ingredients...but NY has always required front tags ...on their autos

Gary, that woman should be smiling shes setting right on that bumperette !!!!!

Don...or any of you other old school motor heads...I initially thought a Buick grille, but I don't think it is big enough after further review...what is it?

And the old piss cutter on the right pulling the the Chesterfield is about to have his skin eggs impaled!

47 Buick,????????grills were wider in 49

Kind of looks like a Packard clipper to me ,cant see the hood ornament very well ,could be a flying goose. looks like he was scratching his nutz with the deer antler!!!

Here is an old Colt ad that my great Uncle had up in his harness shop. Haven't looked into it too much but a couple folks figured it was meant for Spain or Brazil if memory serves, from the `20's.


First time out with my 1901 built 1895 and the old family heirloom skinning knife.


A friend, Harold who guided up in the Kakwa. They had just got back to camp, his hunter having a Caribou tag. Harold spotted a herd come out on the mountain in the background and to make a long story short here he is back a camp, a very tired but succesful guide. Think we figured the rifle to be a Remington 30 in 30 gov't 1906.


My 60" bull from the same area that Harold guided in, we were actually camped where his picture was taken.
1939 Hva 9,3mm



Here's the brother in law with the 721 in 30 Super we got him for his birthday. His Grampa hunted the dark continent with one so he was quite excited. This is the hero pose.

We are looking for a camp-cook and some housekeepers. Wondering if any of them would like some employment?????

exclent thred and photos !!!!!get well soon

great pics Noel i go by the Kakwa quite often ,thats a big moose

norm

Just home from my Southwest vacation. Speaking of Ross, came home to find that earlier today I won a very rare Lyman No.50 receiver sight (that fits a Ross rifle). I was in the air when the auction ended so had to make a hail Mary bid - glad I prevailed. This sights are so rare that Stroebel didn't even have a picture of one in his book. I have several on different rifles but no spares. Great, great, great thread!

Well a Ross fan hey! My friend just up the road used to hunt with his older brother in law's Ross that he had brought back from the Great War. I have actually held this rifle, but not in close to twenty years. Our young friend here is now 92 years young. He served in Artillery in the 2nd war and upon getting home used to play guitar with my Grandfather at the community hall gatherings. Nicer guy you'll never find!



Here is his Dad with his No.8 in 25 Rem


Oh hey look at this, here he is in the 30's with a borrowed Savage in 303. He was at a Logging camp but prices were so poor due to the economy it was shut down. They got hungry and headed up by the Spray Lakes and got a goat and a ram if I recall. My Gramma's brother was on that job too.


Back at camp, note the burnt timber, this was the birth they were salvaging lumber from.

My Gramma's Beau, John Snarud was on the crew as well.

This is an amazing thread!!!!!!
A Ross fan - yes. Come to the Savage Fest this summer and I will show you a few

Great photos Supersporter, I would be proud to sport your pops facial hair, what a great look!

Thanks Grogel,
To be technical that is me with the moose, the kid with the Ross, it's his Dad with the goat tee. His son told me it is actually a spoof shot as the facial hair is fake, just for the picture. Guess he had quite a sense of humor.

So did Saddlering's nurse take his computer away with all those redneck skin shots?
And how come no one is posting pics here anymore???

John (Saddlering) is home from the hospital, so I guess we've slowed down on keeping him entertained.

Rod

Seeing RAS's fish photo reminded me of this one. I don't know much about fishing, but I believe this is a state record Rainbow Trout. The guy at the DNR office gave me a hard time when I tried to register it.

Rod

Get that one by, "noodling"?

Not a Rainbow, Rod, thats one of them Rare Golden trout!

...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!

Drew,
Once had a custom built 6mm Rem on a 1909 Argentine 98 Mauser. Although not engraved like those you posted the wood on it was incredible.

Great pics guys!

Let's not forget that case color can be attractive too. This one is a .33