Should have it by Friday and give it to my dad on Saturday. An AHR custom-built 585AHR - record time and simply stunning. The floorplate engraved with "Custom built for my dad Anthony Y" with some scroll work. He has no idea and will be, I think, speechless. If you had a dad like mine - a man who worked and still works on the docks and busted his ass all his life for the love of his family; who taught me the most important lessons in life: "treat everyone as if they are your family, always do your best, always say your sorry, never miss the chance to say I love you" - well, this is small beans from a man who hopes some day to be half the man his dad is.

Here are a few shots of the masterpiece put together by Ed Plummer and Wayne Jacobson and their crew at AHR:





Thanks Bitterroot and Ed. My dad and I, with Ray's help will be heading off to Africa in '09 to make use of your handiwork.

My dad will get his 585 AHR tomorrow. My parents are coming over for meatballs and macaroni (it's Sunday and we are of Italian background so that's a given).
Here are some photos I took this morning:

Wowwww,Thats a Nice-Gorgeous Rifle!...and gesture from a appreciative son ...I hope your dad makes many kills with it in Africa next year One problem,How do you top that for Christmas

VERY IMPRESSIVE RIFLE! You are a good man and your deserving Dad will be thrilled, of that I am sure.

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One problem,How do you top that for Christmas

Promise him that he and his lessons will live on in his children and grandchildren and hopefully those that follow.

Yeah, I got my dad one of those last year. He got a kick out of it.

NICE rifle and a great present!
That is a beautiful piece.

John

Stunning rifle. What's the length of the barrel?

What an impressive piece of woodwork, eh?

Congrats to you and your Dad.

Fantastic!!! AHR does a marvelous job!!

Doc:

That is a spectacular rifle!

I sent you a PM.

Dave

Stunning…

Good on you for doing something so nice for your father…

Sounds like a good man with an appreciative son…

That rifle truly is STUNNING!!

Congratulations.

Congrats- And a wonderful gesture to give that beautiful gun to your dad. Great luck on the hunt too. You two can certainly back up the PH properly now.--Rob

Doc,
Your Pop will be truly proud of his gun, as well as his son.
Wonderful "Popgun."

Another stunningly beautifull rifle from AHR. Congrats Doc. We'll need pics, vids & stories

If I won lottery, I would send them an action and
barrel for my 700, just to have one fancy. They
have managed the miracle of timely delivery. Ed

Congratulations on a noble tribute to your father.

The 585-AHR is truly a fine-looking firearm!

Your gesture shows respect, gratitude, and affection. Certainly, your father has passed along some vital life-lessons that can continue into the generations.

A wise man has said:

Sons are a heritage from the LORD,
children a reward from him.

Like arrows in the hands of a warrior
are sons born in one's youth.

Blessed is the man
whose quiver is full of them.
They will not be put to shame
when they contend with their enemies in the gate.

---> Shoot 'em [bullets, arrows, offspring] straight, Paul [aka CCMDoc] !

What a fantastic gesture. I'll bet Dad will be pleased to say the least. That is a very beautiful rifle! Congratulations on a job well done

CCM,
A gracious and heartfelt gesture. I gave my father a kodiak blackpowder double my freshman year of college, built him a case and everything...

He doesn't get to use it much, but I know what it meant to him.

My father doesn't like big bores, though: if I gave that to him it would be like when Homer Simpson gave Marge a bowling ball for a present!

My dad would make me shoot that 585 every day just for a laugh... seriously, though, gorgeous rifle. Dammit, I'll have ED build me another 600 someday.... I'll get it for my future ex-wife...

I gave my Dad a .50AE handguns years ago and he still brags about it being given to him by his son. There is something about a father receiving a good firearm from a son that just sticks in the heart. Your Dad will love it forever!

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CCM,
A gracious and heartfelt gesture. I gave my father a kodiak blackpowder double my freshman year of college, built him a case and everything...

He doesn't get to use it much, but I know what it meant to him.

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Originally posted by viperidae:
I gave my Dad a .50AE handguns years ago and he still brags about it being given to him by his son. There is something about a father receiving a good firearm from a son that just sticks in the heart.

Comments like these and all of the kind words above just go to show what shooting and hunting is really all about.

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Originally posted by Bwana-be:
Yeah, I got my dad one of those last year. He got a kick out of it.

My dad still loves telling the campfire stories told to me when I was a youngun to his grandsons today.


Nitehawk, the barrel is 22"

Wow very nice.

I think I need to have a heart to heart talk with my Boy.

Paul, wonderful gift to a wonderful father! Rifle looks like it's ready for action, when it draws first blood post some more pics.

Dirk

Parents came over and I brought my dad to my reloading bench where his rifle lay in an MTM cleaning cradle.
I said "Like what I had done to the bolt handle?" He looked at it closely and I said "Turn it over." He did and I pointed to the engraving. He read it out loud, his eyes welled up and said "I don't know what to say but that's the best gift I have ever gotten" and hugged me. He threw it to his shoulder a few times (perfect fit) said he had to work out a little more then said "I have never seen such beautiful woodwork and the wood is just gorgeous. The engraving is perfect". He choked up a bit, shook his head, admired it a bit more then looked at the shells and just shook his head some more. He said "Wait til I tell the guys on the pier. They are going to go crazy when I tell them about what my son gave me."
Perfect, just perfect.
Thank you Ed and Wayne (Bitterroot).

Many

This is what it's all about. GREAT job and I applaud you on honoring your father with this spectacular gift. Memories are forever.

John

That is a great story, thank you so much for sharing! A big congratulations to you and your Dad!

Too cool for words!-Rob

Very nice rifle! It sounds like you and your dad have a great relationship. I'm sure he is as grateful of a dad as you are a son and it was a very nice show of love and respect on your part to recognize his lifetime of hard work with a top notch rifle like that. Everyone should have such a relationship with their father and every father should strive to raise their kids right.....like yours obviously did!!! VERY NICE INDEED!!!

I have seen some really fabulous AHR huge-bores depicted in this forum!

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X2!