Visit with Jack
Posted: Mon Sep 07, 2015 4:45 am
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The long anticipated trip to Montana from Florida was made and wife and I are back home after three weeks on the road.Mapping the trip with the assistance of "google map" the route took us north from Florida on our way to planned stops in Nashville,Storm Lake Iowa,Rapid City and finally Emigrant,Mt. I noted that we were traveling through Illinois from Nashville and thought about the promise to myself to see our member Jack1653`s cased rifle project in person one day. Emails and phone calls confirmed Jack would be available and he provided recommendation for a wonderful B&B in his small Illinois town. Visit was more than we anticipated. Restful two days and opportunity to make new friends of Jack and his wife.
The return trip from Montana included a stop in Cody,Wy and the firearms exhibit at the Museum of the West. It was impressive but somehow I didn`t get as big a kick out of it as I had thought I would. Kinda nagged on me rest of the way home until I realized it was Jack`s fault. While nice to view all the arms under glass at Cody, having the opportunity to see and touch Jack`s extensive collection left me spoiled for anything else. Not just touching but an afternoon of shooting at the farm with a dozen or so 8`s and 81`s chosen from the collection. I shot the "carbine" as seen in Cam`s video. I didn`t dump the entire magazine of 35 Rem but did rapid fire 6 or 7. I was surprised that with the short barrel that the recoil wasn`t as bad as I had feared. Think I actually hit the target a few times.
The visit ended too soon and many thanks to Jack and his bride for a memorable two days.
For those that may have missed earlier post of Jack`s cased rifle project the link was included above. While the photos are good ,seeing it in person is beyond words.
Joe
The long anticipated trip to Montana from Florida was made and wife and I are back home after three weeks on the road.Mapping the trip with the assistance of "google map" the route took us north from Florida on our way to planned stops in Nashville,Storm Lake Iowa,Rapid City and finally Emigrant,Mt. I noted that we were traveling through Illinois from Nashville and thought about the promise to myself to see our member Jack1653`s cased rifle project in person one day. Emails and phone calls confirmed Jack would be available and he provided recommendation for a wonderful B&B in his small Illinois town. Visit was more than we anticipated. Restful two days and opportunity to make new friends of Jack and his wife.
The return trip from Montana included a stop in Cody,Wy and the firearms exhibit at the Museum of the West. It was impressive but somehow I didn`t get as big a kick out of it as I had thought I would. Kinda nagged on me rest of the way home until I realized it was Jack`s fault. While nice to view all the arms under glass at Cody, having the opportunity to see and touch Jack`s extensive collection left me spoiled for anything else. Not just touching but an afternoon of shooting at the farm with a dozen or so 8`s and 81`s chosen from the collection. I shot the "carbine" as seen in Cam`s video. I didn`t dump the entire magazine of 35 Rem but did rapid fire 6 or 7. I was surprised that with the short barrel that the recoil wasn`t as bad as I had feared. Think I actually hit the target a few times.
The visit ended too soon and many thanks to Jack and his bride for a memorable two days.
For those that may have missed earlier post of Jack`s cased rifle project the link was included above. While the photos are good ,seeing it in person is beyond words.
Joe