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I met Cal Pappas (www.calpappas.com) tonight at an SCI function here in Anchorage and he invited me out to Willow Sunday to shoot!!!!!!! He mentioned his .450NE, .600NE, 8 bore, and 4 bore!!!!!  I'll post some pictures when I return Sunday!!!!!! Wish me luck on my maden voyage!!!!!! Brett DRSS Life Member SCI Life Member NRA Life Member WSF Rhyme of the Sheep Hunter May fordings never be too deep, And alders not too thick; May rock slides never be too steep And ridges not too slick. And may your bullets shoot as swell As Fred Bear's arrow's flew; And may your nose work just as well As Jack O'Connor's too. May winds be never at your tail When stalking down the steep; May bears be never on your trail When packing out your sheep. May the hundred pounds upon you Not make you break or trip; And may the plane in which you flew Await you at the strip. -Seth Peterson | ||
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Sounds like fun!!! NRA Life DRSS Searcy 470 NE The poster formerly known as Uglystick | |||
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Just waait til you get your first one...Then the second one.. ect.. You're starting down a slippry path. NRA Life ASSRA Life DRSS Today's Quote: Give a man a fish and he eats for a day. Give a man a welfare check, a free cell phone with free monthly minutes, food stamps, section 8 housing, a forty ounce malt liquor, a crack pipe and some Air Jordan's and he votes Democrat for a lifetime. | |||
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A slippery slope indeed. You may have just made a VERY expensive mistake, akin to my $50 DGJ subscription leading to $XXXXX rifles! Have fun. Cal is a great guy. I usually shoot there once a month or so and always have a good time. DRSS "If we're not supposed to eat animals, why are they made out of meat?" "PS. To add a bit of Pappasonian philosophy: this single barrel stuff is just a passing fad. Bolt actions and single shots will fade away as did disco, the hula hoop, and bell-bottomed pants. Doubles will rule the world!" | |||
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4 bore? Take a picture of you shooting it. I think you may be in for some impressive recoil. | |||
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Religious levels of recoil!!!!!! Have any messages for God?  Brett DRSS Life Member SCI Life Member NRA Life Member WSF Rhyme of the Sheep Hunter May fordings never be too deep, And alders not too thick; May rock slides never be too steep And ridges not too slick. And may your bullets shoot as swell As Fred Bear's arrow's flew; And may your nose work just as well As Jack O'Connor's too. May winds be never at your tail When stalking down the steep; May bears be never on your trail When packing out your sheep. May the hundred pounds upon you Not make you break or trip; And may the plane in which you flew Await you at the strip. -Seth Peterson | |||
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Hey Brett. Shooting these borerifles is something special. Enjoy it!!.  DRSS: HQ Scandinavia. Chapters in Sweden & Norway | |||
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Brett, I look forward to your pictures and hope you had a blast. I confess when I first saw the title of this thread, I thought to myself My God, they're shooting virgins with DR these days?! DRSS "If we're not supposed to eat animals, why are they made out of meat?" "PS. To add a bit of Pappasonian philosophy: this single barrel stuff is just a passing fad. Bolt actions and single shots will fade away as did disco, the hula hoop, and bell-bottomed pants. Doubles will rule the world!" | |||
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I can safely report no virgins were harmed!!! Cal is a wonderful knowledgable guy and I would highly reccomend stopping by the African Hunter booth at either SCI or DSC to meet him. Unfortunately Cal didn't have practice loads ready like he thought he did, so we didn't get to shoot after all, but I enjoyed picking his brain about doubles, guns, Africa, and the rediculously clear view I was afforded of Denali on the drive up. The mountain seemed so close. Like you could almost reach out and touch it!!! Cal has a new book out on the .600NE which looks good. It focuses on classic .600s and has pictures of about a third of the known classic .600NEs plus a few of the new ones. Here's some pictures with some of his rifles. Cal's new book:  4 bore fodder:  (L-R) 4 bore, .600NE, .450NE no.2, .450/400NE:  4 bore:  Me barely holding on to the 22lbs. 4 bore:  A well exicuted  picture of me with a .600NE: ....and my absolute favorite Cal's Joseph Lang best BLE .450NE no.2. I'm in love!!!!:  I'll be back this spring for sure to shoot doubles and commune with a like soul!!! Brett PS. I asked Cal about the relative recoil of the 4 bore compared to the .600NE. Approximate response: "Night and day! I can shoot 20 rounds through the .600 in a day.  With the 4 bore 2 full loads are plenty!!!" Mind you this is coming a guy who shoots LARGE bore doubles frequently and who makes me look rather smallish at 6' 205lbs. Now that's recoil!!!!DRSS Life Member SCI Life Member NRA Life Member WSF Rhyme of the Sheep Hunter May fordings never be too deep, And alders not too thick; May rock slides never be too steep And ridges not too slick. And may your bullets shoot as swell As Fred Bear's arrow's flew; And may your nose work just as well As Jack O'Connor's too. May winds be never at your tail When stalking down the steep; May bears be never on your trail When packing out your sheep. May the hundred pounds upon you Not make you break or trip; And may the plane in which you flew Await you at the strip. -Seth Peterson | |||
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