Dave Parks
Well-known member
As things always seem to turn out around here, I was down at the pond today planting 60 starts of high-bred poplars around the edge of the pond when I hear a truck coming up the drive to the house.
I got on the ATV and when I got over to the house I saw it was C.P. Donnelly the gun maker from down the road. He wanted me to unlock the Missouri Flat Cemetary across the road so he could buzz up some of the dead trees & limbs that I had a tree trimmer cut down this motning.
I jumped back on the ATV and went down to the cemetary and let him in. I asked him what he knew about Ruger's new .375 and he said he had not shot one yet, but was of the opinion that it will be very popular with the big bore fans in the future. He said it has already had great results in Africa on everything including one shot kills on Cape Buffalo.
By the time we had his truck loaded with firewood, we had pretty much come to the conclusion that he will build me one if I come up with an action. He said he'd even come to Montana to shoot Rogue Prairie Dogs with one!
We also talked ourselves into going to Fort Rock in a couple of weeks to shoot Sage Rats for a couple of days with our varmint rifles. Donnelly has about 8 years on me, so I think I could keep up with him.
Now to find a suitable action....like an old Model 70!
Dave
I got on the ATV and when I got over to the house I saw it was C.P. Donnelly the gun maker from down the road. He wanted me to unlock the Missouri Flat Cemetary across the road so he could buzz up some of the dead trees & limbs that I had a tree trimmer cut down this motning.
I jumped back on the ATV and went down to the cemetary and let him in. I asked him what he knew about Ruger's new .375 and he said he had not shot one yet, but was of the opinion that it will be very popular with the big bore fans in the future. He said it has already had great results in Africa on everything including one shot kills on Cape Buffalo.
By the time we had his truck loaded with firewood, we had pretty much come to the conclusion that he will build me one if I come up with an action. He said he'd even come to Montana to shoot Rogue Prairie Dogs with one!
We also talked ourselves into going to Fort Rock in a couple of weeks to shoot Sage Rats for a couple of days with our varmint rifles. Donnelly has about 8 years on me, so I think I could keep up with him.
Now to find a suitable action....like an old Model 70!
Dave
