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Blues News------- pictures from mtncook
« on: November 02, 2010, 01:11:06 PM »
This is a pic of my daughters bull taken at 330 yards with the .280 my dad built for her. She and her husband did a great job of locating the bull and completing the hunt.  Wish I could have been there.  Not the biggest bull, but typical for the unit.  It was her first bull, and now she is hooked on bulls.

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Re: Blues News------- pictures from mtncook
« Reply #1 on: November 02, 2010, 01:12:13 PM »
Man that bull is wiiiiiiiiiide........

good looking bull and congrats to your daughter. Thats some great family history and memories made right there.
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Re: Blues News------- pictures from mtncook
« Reply #2 on: November 02, 2010, 01:12:41 PM »
So nice! 
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Re: Blues News------- pictures from mtncook
« Reply #3 on: November 02, 2010, 01:14:13 PM »
Awesome bull, congrats to your kid! Thats a dandy bull!

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Re: Blues News------- pictures from mtncook
« Reply #4 on: November 02, 2010, 01:16:28 PM »
very cool - congrats to your daughter - looks like a hell of a nice bull.  Sets the bar high as a first though.

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Re: Blues News------- pictures from mtncook
« Reply #5 on: November 02, 2010, 01:17:11 PM »
very nice bull  :drool:
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Re: Blues News------- pictures from mtncook
« Reply #6 on: November 02, 2010, 01:17:40 PM »
awesome bull.  I would have shot that bull any day of the week
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Re: Blues News------- pictures from mtncook
« Reply #7 on: November 02, 2010, 01:18:25 PM »
Absolutely awesome...congrats to her......

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Re: Blues News------- pictures from mtncook
« Reply #8 on: November 02, 2010, 01:24:02 PM »
wow that is awesome, congrats to her! great shot at 330 yards to looks like you have a shooter!

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Re: Blues News------- pictures from mtncook
« Reply #9 on: November 02, 2010, 01:27:12 PM »
Just had a few minutes to post a couple of pictures.  Now she has been helping me pack spikes out this week.   This photo is packing their camp in to the Tucannon.


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Re: Blues News------- pictures from mtncook
« Reply #10 on: November 02, 2010, 01:36:19 PM »
-Sounds like a great hunt Mtcook! Is that her in the back on Chief? Hope she can ride him better than I could! :chuckle:
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Re: Blues News------- pictures from mtncook
« Reply #11 on: November 02, 2010, 01:39:52 PM »
Wow, that is awesome!! Congrats to her!! Man, I love that pic packing in!!!!!!!! 

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Re: Blues News------- pictures from mtncook
« Reply #12 on: November 02, 2010, 01:45:23 PM »
Awesome photos, great job!!

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Re: Blues News------- pictures from mtncook
« Reply #13 on: November 02, 2010, 01:50:21 PM »
Wow! That is a great size bull! Congrats! What grain bullet did she use from the .280? My wife just got a 7mm-08, and she wants to hunt elk! Thanks!
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Re: Blues News------- pictures from mtncook
« Reply #14 on: November 02, 2010, 01:52:36 PM »
Congrats on the great bull!  Looks like you are having a great time!
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Re: Blues News------- pictures from mtncook
« Reply #15 on: November 02, 2010, 05:44:01 PM »
Awesome Bull and Wide!!! 

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Re: Blues News------- pictures from mtncook
« Reply #16 on: November 02, 2010, 05:55:30 PM »
 :drool: :drool: Nice WIDE BULL. :dunno: Holy Toledo Batman. COngratulations on a great bull!!!!
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Re: Blues News------- pictures from mtncook
« Reply #17 on: November 02, 2010, 05:58:36 PM »
Awesome!!!
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Re: Blues News------- pictures from mtncook
« Reply #18 on: November 02, 2010, 07:22:58 PM »
Looks like a old bull, nice one :)

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Re: Blues News------- pictures from mtncook
« Reply #19 on: November 02, 2010, 07:28:37 PM »
i would like to know more about the rifle... what action?  what wood?  barrel maker?  etc?

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Re: Blues News------- pictures from mtncook
« Reply #20 on: November 02, 2010, 09:13:21 PM »
The action Husky/mauser,  Douglas I think, English Walnut,  3.5-10 VariX 3 Leupold.   162gr Hornady.   All metal work and wood by my Dad. Metal work, bases and rings, trigger bow and floorplate release, chambered and barrell taper.
Basically he starts with the action and does all the rest.  A true custom rifle.  Wood from a duplicater roughed out, inletted, bedded finished and checkered.   Wish I had some of his talents.   

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Re: Blues News------- pictures from mtncook
« Reply #21 on: November 02, 2010, 10:33:57 PM »
that is a handsome rifle.
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Re: Blues News------- pictures from mtncook
« Reply #22 on: November 02, 2010, 10:40:10 PM »
Very nice rifle, would be scared to take it out in Washington weather.

Congrats to your daughter that is a real nice elk.

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Re: Blues News------- pictures from mtncook
« Reply #23 on: November 02, 2010, 10:44:29 PM »
very nice rifle for sure!
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Re: Blues News------- pictures from mtncook
« Reply #24 on: November 03, 2010, 07:00:22 AM »
very cool, congrats to your daughter!!
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Re: Blues News------- pictures from mtncook
« Reply #25 on: November 03, 2010, 07:34:38 AM »
Awsome bull! Way to go, Mtcook sent you a PM.  :hello:
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Re: Blues News------- pictures from mtncook
« Reply #26 on: November 03, 2010, 07:48:41 AM »
That is a nice bull and a sweet rifle!!

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Re: Blues News------- pictures from mtncook
« Reply #27 on: November 03, 2010, 07:58:40 AM »
Your dad is an artist with rifles, very nice looking piece of iron right there, and congrats to your Daughter on a great bull!
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Re: Blues News------- pictures from mtncook
« Reply #28 on: November 03, 2010, 09:21:12 AM »
Great bull. I'd say wide is an understatement.  :IBCOOL:
Very cool that she was able to take him with a rifle made by her grandfather, definately an added bonus   :)

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Re: Blues News------- pictures from mtncook
« Reply #29 on: November 03, 2010, 09:36:04 AM »
I want that gun!! Your dad does soem awesome work. Does he do it for fun or as a job as in taking orders  :drool:

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Re: Blues News------- pictures from mtncook
« Reply #30 on: November 03, 2010, 11:09:44 AM »
That rifle is absolutely beautiful.....wow

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Re: Blues News------- pictures from mtncook
« Reply #31 on: November 03, 2010, 03:53:12 PM »
Love the packing photo, thanks for sharing that.  Congrats to your daughter and that is one very beautiful gun!!   :drool:
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Re: Blues News------- pictures from mtncook
« Reply #32 on: November 03, 2010, 07:05:49 PM »
You can Goggle Herman Waldron Custom Metalsmith to see some of his work.  He went fulltime in the 80's and turned in his FFL in 2005.  He is 77 years old, known nationally for his metal work and a charter member of the Custom Gun Makers Guild.  Honored in 2008 as lifetime.  Has been doing this work since the 60's.  His accomplishments go on and on.

Yesterday marked the 3rd week since his brain surgery where a malignant tumor was found, he started radiation on Monday.  Determined to get through this.

In his shop he was working on a .280 for himself, he has had a piece of wood put away for years for this job for himself.
He sanded off the checkering twice because of a line that was not right.  We hope he can get back his sight well enough to complete this job and use this fine piece.


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Re: Blues News------- pictures from mtncook
« Reply #33 on: November 04, 2010, 08:59:14 AM »
I hope and pray for a full recovery for him.
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Re: Blues News------- pictures from mtncook
« Reply #34 on: November 04, 2010, 01:11:38 PM »
WIDE! you're going need a big room to hange that pig

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Re: Blues News------- pictures from mtncook
« Reply #35 on: November 04, 2010, 01:28:33 PM »
Nice Bull.

Amazing work on the rifle.  Life's to short to hunt with an ugly rifle in my opinion. 

Love the .280 also.  It's a round that doesn't get a lot of press.

 


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