.50/70 Drops another Hog in its tracks
Posted: Mon Apr 08, 2013 2:09 pm
I went out to the ranch this past weekend and took my .50/70 rolling block that Dave Higginbotham built for me in February 2009. I never fail to drop animals in their tracks with this rifle.
Its super accurate, it hits like a sledgehammer, and its absolutely gorgeous. More importanly, its very special to me because of the wood.
It's plain wood, but Dave had actually set aside that wood for himself to build another personal hunting rifle. He liked the simplicity of that wood, and for those of you that have been to his shop and seen his personal rifles, it is very similar to the heavy barreled .50/70 that he had.
When I could not decide on some blanks that he had - he pulled them out and said, "I tell you what - I've been keeping these for myself. If you like this wood, I'll build your rifle with it". I liked them.
I really love that rifle, and I wish I could still tell Dave just how much I enjoy it. I miss Him.
Its super accurate, it hits like a sledgehammer, and its absolutely gorgeous. More importanly, its very special to me because of the wood.
It's plain wood, but Dave had actually set aside that wood for himself to build another personal hunting rifle. He liked the simplicity of that wood, and for those of you that have been to his shop and seen his personal rifles, it is very similar to the heavy barreled .50/70 that he had.
When I could not decide on some blanks that he had - he pulled them out and said, "I tell you what - I've been keeping these for myself. If you like this wood, I'll build your rifle with it". I liked them.
I really love that rifle, and I wish I could still tell Dave just how much I enjoy it. I miss Him.