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| I see the conversation piece of a lifetime. Hard to decide whether to mount it on the wall, or refinish it as is and leave it on the gun.
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| Now that is a trophy!
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| So? Is the dog dead yet?
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| There has got to be a story to go along with that picture!!!! Surely you won't leave us hanging.
Also, hopefully, there will be a mount to put that next to or incorporated into the display of that forearm.............
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| It's great to have plenty of luck. This reminds me of a lion encounter that Ronnie McFarlane had about 15 to 20 years ago in Botswana. A fine old William Evans 500NE got stuck in a lions mouth rather than Ronnie. |
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| I would leave it exactly as is with the lion teeth marks. I would then order a complete forearm replacement.
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| I think that is a splinter forend! HEH I'd leave it as is and hunt with it. Everybody would ask how that happened and I'm sure you have a good story. At least I hope you didn't leave it leaning against a tree and the lion used it as a chew toy. Let's here the story.
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| Let's hear the story on that one! |
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| oops looks like my pictures didn't post, i will try again... |
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|  Lioness and Leo's arm after she bit the gun she got my arm!! Will post the story over the weekend. |
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| Going to be one hell of a hunt report.
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| quote: Originally posted by Jack H:
Going to be one hell of a hunt report.
And how. Can't wait to read about it! I too would replace the for end and frame or mount the original one! |
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| quote: Originally posted by touchdown88:
I would leave all the "dings" in the stock and use it as is. Then every time you take the gun out you can say, "There I was........"
I think Leo can say that every time he looks at his left arm
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| Got to be a damn interesting report... Address the eight empties in your shell holder please.
Glad you're in reasonably good condition and appear to still have a sence of humor..!
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| Wow! What an adventure! I cannot wait to read the full report! Glad you are ok. Take care and heal up soon. BTW, I'd leave the fore end as it is and mount it with the trophy like suggested. I'd get a new fore end replacement.
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| Looks like you should have fed her some more of the rifle! Hope you have no lingering medical problems. Look forward to the story.
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| I guess when your name is "Leo"...  Guess the lion got confused. Can't wait to hear the details. |
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| YOOWW!  I hope you recover completely from this incident. I look forward to the report.
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| Awesome bullet performance. Apparently the kitty didn't behave as it was supposed to! Is that rifle a .375H&H?
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| really looking forward to hearing the story, glad you are ok.
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| I finally got around to posting the story. Go to Hunt Reports to see it.. and to answer your question it is a 450/400 - loaded with 300 gr. TSX (designed for the 405 Winchester) at 2250 fps. |
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| Hope you heal well -- Very few get scratched and survive |
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| Jeebsus, hopefully you heal fast. I'm torn as to if I'd want to refinish the fore-arm and continue to hunt with it, or order a replacement and keep it just as it was. Glad you survived.
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| i'd likely use blood and real shellac to refinish it |
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| quote: Originally posted by Leo Pfadt:
I finally got around to posting the story. Go to Hunt Reports to see it.. and to answer your question it is a 450/400 - loaded with 300 gr. TSX (designed for the 405 Winchester) at 2250 fps.
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