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Title: Found rifle Eastern Wash
Post by: danderson on September 29, 2018, 01:46:42 PM: A buddie of mine just called he found a rifle and asked me to post this for him, PM me with a description of the rifle and the details, I will forward the information to him.
Title: Re: Found rifle Eastern Wash
Post by: Dan-o on September 29, 2018, 01:59:27 PM: It's mine!

I think it was blued, but it might be stainless. I'm not sure.

Plastic stock - but I might have put the wood stock on for this hunt. Can't recall.

I don't remember exact caliber. It was somewhere in the 24-38 caliber range.

Round barrel with a hole all the way through the length of it.

Only one trigger.... Kind of on the bottom.

Lost in Eastern Washington.

Seriously, good on you both for trying to reunite the rifle with the owner. :tup: :tup: :tup:
Title: Re: Found rifle Eastern Wash
Post by: RockChuck on September 29, 2018, 02:01:44 PM: Quote from: Dan-o on September 29, 2018, 01:59:27 PM
It's mine!

I think it was blued, but it might be stainless. I'm not sure.

Plastic stock - but I might have put the wood stock on for this hunt. Can't recall.

I don't remember exact caliber. It was somewhere in the 24-38 caliber range.

Round barrel with a hole all the way through the length of it.

Only one trigger.... Kind of on the bottom.

Lost in eastern Washington

Seriously, good on you both for trying to reunite the rifle with the owner. :tup: :tup: :tup:

Hmm sounds a lot like one I lost recently also!! Could be mine it may have been fluted with a muzzle brake

Good luck hope you find the owner! :tup:
Title: Re: Found rifle Eastern Wash
Post by: rjbankshot on October 01, 2018, 05:24:09 AM: :tup:
Title: Re: Found rifle Eastern Wash
Post by: NOCK NOCK on October 01, 2018, 08:16:14 AM: Is it in good shape, or well weathered and rusty?
Title: Re: Found rifle Eastern Wash
Post by: danderson on October 01, 2018, 12:25:29 PM: It's in great shape, someone is defiantly missing it.
Title: Re: Found rifle Eastern Wash
Post by: NOCK NOCK on October 01, 2018, 12:32:27 PM: Had a guy I took hunting many years ago leave a rifle on a mountain on purpose. He got into some extreme country and feared he would fall off a cliff so he left it. Always wondered if it’s ever been found. He would not go back to attempt to retrieve it.
Title: Re: Found rifle Eastern Wash
Post by: pianoman9701 on October 02, 2018, 12:07:50 PM: Kudos to the OP's friend for attempting to find the owner. Be careful of transfer laws in how you post the handling of said firearm. Gun guys are targets in WA. Well done, though. :tup:
Title: Re: Found rifle Eastern Wash
Post by: Birdguy on October 02, 2018, 06:13:42 PM: We all know somewhere someone is sick over this!!! What a terrible feeling. Hope you find the poor soul who lost it. Wonder if it was reported stolen once it came up missing?
Title: Re: Found rifle Eastern Wash
Post by: HHPro on October 02, 2018, 06:34:54 PM: Hiked a popular trail past lake cle elum 2 weeks ago and on the way back collected 3 rounds of 30-06 ammo along a 2 mile stretch of trail... Hope you find the owner.
Title: Re: Found rifle Eastern Wash
Post by: Jimmer on November 02, 2018, 03:27:00 PM: To lose your hunting rifle while hunting... hmm.. unless it fell off a four wheeler or something
Title: Re: Found rifle Eastern Wash
Post by: theleo on November 02, 2018, 03:32:13 PM: Please, please, please let there be a "my rifle was stolen while I was taking a dump" post in the next day or two.
Title: Re: Found rifle Eastern Wash
Post by: Igottanewknee on November 02, 2018, 04:52:17 PM: My memory sucks. How about you tell me what it looks like and model/caliber and I'll tell if it's mine. :tup:
Title: Re: Found rifle Eastern Wash
Post by: danderson on November 02, 2018, 08:06:11 PM: My buddie turned it over to the Yakima County sheriffs Department, apparently he found it in the road in the case
Title: Re: Found rifle Eastern Wash
Post by: blackveltbowhunter on November 02, 2018, 09:06:51 PM: :yeah: this is the best way to attempt contact in my opinion.

I never thought it could happen to me. But several years ago I came back to a gate to find a smashed window in my rig, and stolen dufflebag with credit cards etc....... In the dark and hurry to get back to cell service, I left the gun leaning against a tree. I realized my mistake about an hour later and rushed back to find the rifle gone and no one in the area. I figured it was gone but called the local police and filed a missing report with description etc..... That was late October. The day before late buck a trooper called me and asked for a description and location and sure enough the gun had been turned in by a good Samaritan and got back to me. Coolest story ever. I always wished I would have got some info, but the trooper had no idea who the person was.

Hope it works out for this guns owner as well! And kudos to the guys turning it in :tup:
Title: Re: Found rifle Eastern Wash
Post by: CAMPMEAT on November 02, 2018, 09:10:21 PM: Pictures or it didn't happen......... :chuckle:
Title: Re: Found rifle Eastern Wash
Post by: AL WORRELLS KID on November 22, 2018, 10:41:56 PM: Quote from: Dan-o on September 29, 2018, 01:59:27 PM
It's mine!

I don't remember exact caliber. It was somewhere in the 24-38 caliber range.

Round barrel with a hole all the way through the length of it.

Lost in Eastern Washington.

Dan-o, 24- 38 Caliber range? I thought for sure it was your's as everything matched.......Oh Rat's, it looks like it is a 50 Caliber, better guess next time. :dunno: :chuckle:
Doug