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Originally posted by shootaway:
[URL= ]oscar wants to shoot his double-he has no teeth to worry about too[/URL]

George:
Wish you were here. We could have fun both shooting and reminiscing.
Cal
PS. Nice selfie!

Cal, don't insult Oscar, please. He can be grouchy.

Gents:
Just arrived home from the finest double rifle shoot on the planet. 20+ guys, 40+ doubles (plus a couple of single barreled vintage arms and machine guns), good food, and a cloudless sky and 65 degrees. Two gents came up from the lower 48 to visit. Let the pics speak for themselves:

Mike Brooks brought up some of his collection.







Brett brought his .500 nitro Watson Brothers.



Dave P. brought some of his fine doubles, including a .577 bpe and also a 10 bore flintlock.



Todd K's. three included a H&H paradox, a .450 no2 and a .360.



Rob's several vintage guns and some machine guns added to the fun. Oh, and the .577 Howdah.









Chuck M and four treasures to share.





Targets and lunch.







Last of all, Cal brought several doubles and a single. Left to right: .600 Wilkes, 4-bore Hughes, .500 Watson Brothers, .375 bolt rifle by Cogswell and Harrison, .450 no2 Lang, 12-bore Whistler, 8-bore Locke, 8-bore Jeffery.



A couple of for sale items from Cal: ammo, books, .500 and .577 bpe.



And, a fine target from the 12-bore Whistler. Six shots at 30 yards.



That's all folks.
Thanks for looking.
Cal

Remember, any and all are welcome at future shoots. Shootaway, we'd love to have you there event though the rifles are beneath you.
Cheers,
Cal

Topdollar day!!.

Question for AkMike.

That double that laying furthest away on the table which is a hammerless with Jones underlever. Is that your Alex Henry in .577 or .577/500magnum?.

Wish I could have made it.
It is on my bucket list.
See you at one of the next ones.

I really need to make it up that way.

Nitro.

Typical....all the fun is located on the other side of the globe...

Lotsa fun, there!

Such events need a fellow doing just video and in the end a whole edited video should be shown on here for all to enjoy.

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Originally posted by nitro450exp:
Wish I could have made it.
It is on my bucket list.
See you at one of the next ones.

I really need to make it up that way.

Nitro.

Like you 450 I too was intending to make this one but a second trip to the hospital for another carotid surgery negated the trip.

Looking at the pictures it looks like it was a real success.

450 maybe, if I can stay out of the hospital long enough, we can make the next one in the spring and do a little black bear hunting with our doubles and fishing for a few days as well.

Congratulations guys on a real fun get together!

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Mac and 450:
When you are ready, you can make my place home base and hunt, fish, shoot from here. Shootaway will stay with Mike Brooks!
Cal

Uhh Hey Cal,, That would be NO Way.

Mac I hope that you guys will attend soon! It'd be a pleasure to finally meet you.

Thanks Cal
I am currently doing a stint in Europe.
Hope to be home in the good old USA before long.

Mac is a class act, would love to break bread with him again.

Mac, get better soon and i will try to take you up on your offer.

Nitro

PS: I will have to bring Bill73 along or I will never hear the end of it.

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Originally posted by jens poulsen:
Topdollar day!!.

Question for AkMike.

That double that laying furthest away on the table which is a hammerless with Jones underlever. Is that your Alex Henry in .577 or .577/500magnum?.

Jens, I'm sorry but I just noticed your question. That Hammerless is a 577/500 3 1/8" magnum. There is also a hammer 577/500 Magnum shown in the 3rd picture, 4th from the right. As well as a Thomas Turner but in a 577/500 #2.

Mike got all his rifles when Wal Mart had their last sale.
Cal

Wrong! I went dumpster diving after you tossed your culls.

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Originally posted by nitro450exp:
Thanks Cal
I am currently doing a stint in Europe.
Hope to be home in the good old USA before long.

Mac is a class act, would love to break bread with him again.

Mac, get better soon and i will try to take you up on your offer.

Nitro

PS: I will have to bring Bill73 along or I will never hear the end of it.

Mac is definitely a class act,cant say that I have not met many here who are not,it would be great fun to visit the DRSS chapter in Alaska,this event is on my bucket list for sure.

Wow, what a lineup! What is the chambering of that beautiful 1902 Webley single shot?

Thanks to Cal and everyone who made this a success!

I had a great time with some great guys and of course lots of great guns.

I didn't realize until I was packing up that I never took my camera out of my truck! Thanks Cal for posting your pictures. If anyone else took any photos or clips please post a few. Thanks!

Bob

Bob, one of those Seattle guys took some and a couple of short videos. They're posted at Africa Hunting forum.

Mike:
Where are the videos? I can't find them under double rifles on AH forum?
Cal

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Originally posted by MacD37:

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Originally posted by nitro450exp:
Wish I could have made it.
It is on my bucket list.
See you at one of the next ones.

I really need to make it up that way.

Nitro.

Like you 450 I too was intending to make this one but a second trip to the hospital for another carotid surgery negated the trip.

Looking at the pictures it looks like it was a real success.

450 maybe, if I can stay out of the hospital long enough, we can make the next one in the spring and do a little black bear hunting with our doubles and fishing for a few days as well.

Congratulations guys on a real fun get together!

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Mac,

Hope your surgery went well and you heal quickly. I had back surgery two weeks ago and I haven't felt this good in years!


465H&H

Cal look in the 375 and up area. It's in the end of the big bore thread.

You're featured too.

We need another shoot for this summer but not Alaska.

Ellis Brown puts on a good shoot every summer here in Colorado.
Steve

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Originally posted by shootaway:
We need another shoot for this summer but not Alaska.

George:
Why don't you host shoot in eastern Canada? Or get with someone in the northeast US?
Cal

Cal,

What a GREAT PHOTO PRESENTATION....thank you for that!!

Would have enjoyed being at that event, looks like fun was had by all!!

Cheers

Can someone link the videos.
Thanks.
Nitro

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Originally posted by cal pappas:

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Originally posted by shootaway:
We need another shoot for this summer but not Alaska.

George:
Why don't you host shoot in eastern Canada? Or get with someone in the northeast US?
Cal

Who knows maybe in the future.I will have to bring that up one day at the range.I would want it to be an AR get together but I am not sure it would work because of the firearm import hassles.There are some other issues too regarding the range...The weather is not the best too.

George:
How many double rifle men are at your range?
In eastern Canada?
Do you know any AR members in your area who like doubles?
This is the 4th or 5th year of doing this here in AK. The first two years were at my home and only a couple of men could shoot at one time and it was a 160 km drive from the city. The past three years have been at a big range about 1/2 hour east of Anchorage so it is easier on everyone for the drive and 10-15 of us have our own station to shoot.
I know you don't like both Alaska and our rifles, but you are welcome anytime.
Cal

it is not that i dont like alaska-it did not do anything to me to make me dislike it-it is just too far,cold and there is little to do for a city boy like me

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Originally posted by 465H&H:
Mac,

Hope your surgery went well and you heal quickly. I had back surgery two weeks ago and I haven't felt this good in years!


465H&H

Good to hear you are recovering well. My surgery went well, and this is my second surgery on my carotid arteries with 98% blockage on the right a year ago, and the left now with a 95% blockage on the left. However at age 78 I guess some damage is to be expected.

Get well and go hunting!.............

Glad you gents are on the mend and I hope to see you both up here someday.
Mac: a few shots with my 4-bore will dislodge any blockage in your heart and my fee will be only 50% of what your cardiologist charges!
Cheers, mates.
Cal

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Originally posted by cal pappas:
Glad you gents are on the mend and I hope to see you both up here someday.
Mac: a few shots with my 4-bore will dislodge any blockage in your heart and my fee will be only 50% of what your cardiologist charges!
Cheers, mates.
Cal

................................................................... See you next spring! Your fee would be cheap at twice the price!