I'm getting (still waiting for the mail) African Experience from Boddington and Horn of the hunter from Ruark

What did ya get?

Nothing
my stupid eldest son coudn't find what I wanted
.......so he bought me Steve Jobs life story.
I'm not a MAC lover , but he is..........ulterior motive ???????.

My early self-present was a pre'21 Remington rollingblock #4 takedown in 22LR for $100.

My family's like that Denis. Two things I like, fishing and hunting and my family still don't know what to get me. I had to order the above books myself

i ordered myself a new swag and the family chipped in for it

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Originally posted by hornet nick:
i ordered myself a new swag and the family chipped in for it

Now you are a "jolly swag man".

Nuttin, actually. I did try to get someone interested in sponsoring an ultra-lite ice axe (in case I find myself in the wrong place when tahr hunting) but no one would wrap it up for me.

I did get lots of wine - an important part of our apre-hunt evenings, I have to admit.

nope - but I did buy myself a new-to-me video cam with 70X zoom for filming hunting trips. No gift wrap or cards tho

Had to matters in my on own hands and bought myself a new surf fishing outfit, only way to ensure I did not receive socks & undies

No, nothing - but it is pretty hard to convince my missus to buy me anything related to hunting & fishing!!! Stuff just miraculously appears here every other week!! Bought myself and the boys two guns in the last 3 weeks - so we are going pretty good.

I got a drill set and a garden shredder and some other garden gear...think that might be a hint??

Montana Scabbard to put on the back of my bicycle so I can ride my rifle into the woods.

Evacool fridge freezer for the boat or 4x4

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Originally posted by Rigby350:
Had to matters in my on own hands and bought myself a new surf fishing outfit, only way to ensure I did not receive socks & undies

For once I needed socks and undies and got what I wanted 'cause I was there to select 'em - in big lots to increase the chance of finding two socks the same.

The old nickers wouldn't stay up and the boys nick the socks. Worse still, the socks only come back to be washed once a month and never in pairs.

There is a secret compartment is your washing machine that collects odd socks ....

They all do it , even brand new ones

Well I cashed in a week of my holidays owed to me and bought it a couple of weeks before Xmas and the wife said that's all I'm getting for Xmas (I did get a bottle of 12 year old scotch though)

Couldn't resist a magnificent 1970 Brno ZKK600 with a Douglas Supreme barrel chambered in 6.5-06. Original front sight and barrel band back on the blued barrel. The original pop up peep sight under the rear scope ring and the Brno set trigger. A black Pachmayer recoil pad fitted to the superb dark and nicely figured original woodwork. The whole rig just looks 'African' with the barrel contour nicely complimenting my 404J Oberndorf Mauser.

Waiting for some new 25-06 cases and 6.5 Sierra boat-tails to reload with the dies that came with the rifle. Shot half the packet of Hornady 140gr A-Max's that also came with the rifle. Extremely accurate and low recoil, a pleasure to own and shoot, thanks Santa!!

Will post photo's somewhere when I take some.

ADDED SOME EARLY PHOTOS OF THE NEW BEAST

I bought two old vintage double rifles, a Westley Richards 10-bore and a Cogswell & Harrison.

Broke the bank so suggested they become the gifts.

Two damned nice gifts!

Undies and socks...but I needed them!!!!

If you had been home the other day I would have given you back your dog crate .....

I dropped into the GS on the way home from a hunt a couple of weeks back and left the 7x57 and 404 to have a couple of touch-ups done. the 404 is to have the receiver ring stipled and they are both to have the top edge of the bolt handle radiused like the pic I showed him of factory mauser.




Von Gruff.

Nothing firearms related.

I did buy all the family members DVDs I wanted to watch. The kids had that worked out after the 2nd DVD was opened. Smart buggas.

Nothing to do with Santa, but I bought myself a Bushnell trailcam.

Breathable waders and boots, three fishing shirts and I got to lend one of my friends my 11-87 so that he could duck hunt. His shotgun was broken.

Got a nice Black Wolfe turbo tent and some nice new light weight boots !! Happy times !!

After 18 months of renewing a box lost in a home move 500 Jeffery dies arrived Xmas eve and today 204 reamers from Pacific T&G for another 18 month project to build a light weight carry 204 Ruger witrh 1/8 twist to launch Berger 55gr .20 cal.Been a marathon - Krieger supplied a 1/8 twist barrel after 6 months wait in wrong profile then advised they won't make 1/8 20 cal barrels? Tru Flite agreed if I sponsored button. Longer story on the BAT action and McMillan edge stock - so I am close to getting excited with this one!
APB

Santa let me down, but I compensated by buying myself a Cooper and 4 Weatherby Vanguards and 4 laminate stocks for the kids. Santa has notified me that a Pelican 1770 is on it wy.