Originally Posted by wabigoon
Yes, a P.O. Ackley 22/250 when it was still a wildcat round. I bought a Mauer action from Montgomery Ward, sent it to Utah US mail.
I got it back US mail, fitted a Herters semi inletted walnut stock with a ebony end cap.
A scope mount, and scope. I was not smart enough to know I had to trim the brass.
I traded it for a AYA Spanish made 20 gauge double I still have.
Wow. Great story. Blast from the past from the good old days. Monkey Wards...