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Ray Price,an ACGG member who has since passed on.
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Morris Hallowell had a Ray Price custom in .375 H&H a while back.
I should have bought that one.
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It would have been a beauty I'm sure. He did both stock and metalwork including his own bottom metal on some rifles.
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You the Dick Wright,that I met at the super shoot some years ago, wrote for Precision Shooting and knows Jeff Aberegg. Beautiful piece of wood in that stock.
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That would be me. I talked to Jeff recently... the authorities never did catch up to him.
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This is the first picture taken of the rifle above after it was finally finished. I got the parts back that were out for bluing and put it together yesterday. I will add the scope and it will be ready to shoot.
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I never seem to get a picture to work on here so you get a folder with a bunch. Its a stock I did myself, other then the checkering. The action is from the first rifle I ever bought back in jr high. https://picasaweb.google.com/115516601528181241557/20111205?authkey=Gv1sRgCIbxsfOWvMa5IQAnd Nice to see your name pop up on here Dick, read a lot of your stuff in Precision Shooting. Of course I do partially blame you for costing me a LOT of money in these dang custom accurate guns!
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That's a beautiful rifle and a fantastic buck. Now, do the rifle a favor and mount about anything other than a Vortex on it.
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Drives tacks with the vortex near and far, dials spot on. Have a bunch and will stay with what works.
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That's a beautiful rifle and a fantastic buck. Now, do the rifle a favor and mount about anything other than a Vortex on it. +1 You done good, twice... DF
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What's with the little gold stars?
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What's with the little gold stars? Don't know, trying to find out more of the history of the rifle. It has a Texas/Alamo theme. I sent Mr. Davenport a letter to find out more about it. The engraving was added after he finished the rifle, so he does not know. So, I am just going with it represents the stars of the Texas sky until someone comes up with a better explanation. I did not like it at first, but it has grown on me. The rifle was purchased from Cabela's in Buda. All they knew was that Cabela's buyer bought a whole estate, but would not disclose the original owner's name. So, I'm working on finding out what I can. It had a matching 375 H&H, which someone else bought. Mr. Davenport said the customer was from the Houston area. If anyone has more info, I'd love to know more. Anyway, I'm enjoying it. Here is the floorplate.
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Interesting. Shoot it much? Hunt with it?
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Just bought it recently.
Season opens next month and hoping to tag a nice deer with it.
It will be in the rotation.
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English Walnut I'm putting a Kimber into.
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Hell yes need to start a bespoke or classic rifle category. Hard to ooohh aaaahh over another plastic gun. Although they have their purpose.
Need to keep the craft and tradition going.
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That is going to be a beautiful rifle.......would like to see the finished product.
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thanks all for posting. D O M I T !
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That is going to be a beautiful rifle.......would like to see the finished product. It'll be awhile before its finished, but I'll post it when its done. Trying to decide checkering pattern now.
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