You guys wouldn't believe my Buddy. I may have mentioned that he found an old Rem700 and sent it to me for my project (arrives tomorrow or friday), and wouldn't take any $$$. Well, I get an email today that he said: (wait I'll quote him exactly):
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You know the 700 ADL isn't much of a build gun. It's real good just the way it is. I think you'll agree when you see it. Sooo I got messing around on the internet and I found the perfect build gun. A company in Pasadena called Santa Fe Arms imported a bunch of military mausers after the big war. They then put sporter barrels on them and resold them as hunting rifles. The ones that I try to grab are the ones with the German proof marks still on the reciever cuz then you know what you have. Well I found one for you and your pop to mess with. You can go to gunbroker.com, click on the home thing and type "Santa Fe Field mauser" in the search box. Then change the search profile box to auctions ended or closed in the last week. There were a couple of them that popped up, yours is auction number xxxxxxxx. Notice who the old fart is that is the winning bidder! I'll send it to your dealer as soon as it gets here.
Call it Christmas in June if you like. The fact of the matter is I worked a couple real good paying side jobs this month and had some extra cash. I worked for some very well to do folk and I charged them accordingly. Heck I feel a little like Robin Hood. Them rich folk bought you a couple guns and they don't even know it!
I'll ta'k to you when I get back.......I never could keep a secret!
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That's the kinda friends I have folks. I just wanted to post this...because I've been so cynical lately, and was kinda just losing faith in people in general. Then something like this. 2weeks ago I was looking for a 30-06 action to build on...now...I'll be paying it "foreward" somehow.
Life is still pretty darn amazing sometimes.