Shootists Holiday 2025

[JimT]

A few photos to start ...

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Bill Bell - Tom Peterson - Mic McPherson

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Andy Rowe

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Bill Bell - Milt Morrison - Scott Tschirhart

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Matt Olivier - Mark Hargrove

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Waiting for the morning Briefing

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Leverguns Andy Larsson 3rd from Left

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Phil Shoemaker with The Ugly Rifle (it is a beauty ... over 40 years of service hunting bears ... 458 Winchester)

More to come ....

[LeverGunner]

That's great! Some of those names I know, some I don't. I've not had the pleasure to meet any of them however. Thanks for sharing.

[Bill in Oregon]

Thanks Jim. Boy, Phil's .458 really is ugly isn't it?

[Walt]

Thanks, Jim. It's great to be able to put faces with familiar names.

[JimT]

Thanks Jim. Boy, Phil's .458 really is ugly isn't it?

It is ... and I would say it is his favorite. Much of the ugliness is just practical things done to it to make it more useful in very dangerous situations ... and done in the bush, far from gunsmiths. The forend can be held onto during recoil in very cold or in wet weather, for instance.

He told me when he had to shoot that bear with his 9mm that he was sure wishing he had the ugly gun!

[Bill in Oregon]

Jim, I believe the late Finn Aagaard appreciated Phil's rifle as well.

[Scott Tschirhart]

I had the opportunity to shoot that rifle and it feeds rounds from the magazine slicker than you would believe. It’s not uncomfortable to shoot as the stock is set up correctly.