Lee..............the 7MM

Dave Parks

Dave Parks

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Been a busy day, but I finally found time to take a couple of pic's of teh Parker-Hale 7mm Mag. for you. The scope is no big deal, it's a 3-9 Bushnell. I think I'll go back over and buy that Eddy-Stone .300 H&H as it had a Leupold 3-9 on it.

Here's some pic's of the 7mm R-Mag.
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Bolt and action is the same as the Browning Safari Grade and has the same magnum action thru-stock bolt lug as the Browning design. Flip down rear sight and hooded front.
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Roll-over cheek rest, skip-line checkering on nice european walnut stock, gold plated trigger and rosewood pistol grip cap

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We may be keeping this one, Judy wanted to shoot it this afternoon after I took pic's of it, so I gave here 3 rounds and she stepped out the back door, loaded the gun and picked out a 20" rock on the hill about 80 yards away and whacked it 3 for 3. When she turned around with a big smile on her face.........it hit me who's gun it was going to be. So, I mioght as well go back and buy the custon "Eddy-Stone" .300 H&H.

Dave

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Yep, just how I remembered it looked. I remember the ad in Sports Afield and lusted after that fancy gun. Poor man's Weatherby. Only thing it needed was a 3 position safety.
 
According to the maual andpaperwork that came with this P-H, it was made in 1971. Just a couple of years after I got mine in a gun trade back in the late '60's. A 3 stage safety is nice, but I can live with the old Mauser style bolt release. The really nice feature of this gun is the ease with which you can adjust the trigger pull and backlash, ajustable from 2 to 5 pound pull. it's at about 2.5 now and very crisp. It is now officially Judy's new elk gun BTW.

I'll have to settle for the .300 H&H "Eddy" I guess. But I still want to take a bear or elk with that .338-06 of mine before I cash in my chips.

That High Standard Model B sure shoots well, but to me the grip is way too short in length, I have nowhere to put my little finger.

BTW we got an offer on the 80 acres yesterday and our realator said he'd be here about 10:30 this morning with all the info, etc.

Soooo, we'll see if we will be moving over to the 43 acres soon..........maybe have to bunk with the phesants in the pen for awhile?

Dave
 
It was in the mid sixties when I was about 9 or 10 when I wanted one. I'm trying to remember...didn't they make them with a rounded forarm tip at one time? Good for Judy, I think any Elk in her eye site is in trouble. Been thinking of selling my Mod 99 in .358....and a few more. I don't see myself rifle hunting anymore and if I do I'll just use my 358 Hawk.
 
GAWD, you are young! I don't remember the round nose stock, the one I had was exactly like this one and in the same caliber. I hate to see you part with your .358 99 Savage, it is not only rare in caliber, but a neat old lever gun.

Years ago there used to be a guy that was always at the Klamath Falls gun show who owned a whole slew of 99's and he would bring them in a nice display that would cover about 6 tables with back boards. He had every model 1899 in evert caliber and on teh back boards where no-one could touch them, he had engraved model that were ordered that way from the factory. I have never seen another Savage 1899 collection as nice as his was.

At the same show was a guy who had a neat collection of Winchester goodies that included one of every (old model) of Winchester guns and then 3 tables of other items that were made by Winchester. Thinks like knives, hatchets, axes, roller skates, tools, irons and ironing boards, etc. Things that you never knew Winchester ever made.........it was neat.

Thos eguys are all dead now and most likely the stuff got sold off and scattered everywhere. Gone to kids or grand kids that have no idea of how much work and time that went into the collecting of the items.

When I go, I think I'll have one of my backhoe buddies did me a big hole and they can bury me atop my ATV surrounded by all my guns and cases of ammo for the afterlife like an Egyptian :^)

Dave
 
In the Henry Ford Museum, they had a collection of 99's and Winchester Lever actions that made my eyes bug out. All plated and engraved with wood that just don't grow like that anymore. I wonder if that display is still there? Probably became politically incorrect and they stuck it in the basement.
 
My Dad picked up a Parker Hale 300 Win Mag for me that is the twin of 7MM.

I guess I'll use it when I finally draw a Maine moose tag.
 
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