Man, I thought that might be Phil Shomaker with his trusted Mod 70 in .458. No?Yep, not the same picture, but it is a pre-64 Mod. 70.
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I'm wondering if @hps1 is Phil Shoemaker...Man, I thought that might be Phil Shomaker with his trusted Mod 70 in .458. No?
Man, I thought that might be Phil Shomaker with his trusted Mod 70 in .458. No?
Nope, picture is from his website & have no idea of caliber, but sure it is a Mod. 70. Looks like that fine old rifle has served him well.I'm wondering if @hps1 is Phil Shoemaker...
I was thinking it was a 30-06, but I could be wrong, likely am! But I've known all along he's a devout supporter of the 06!Man, I thought that might be Phil Shomaker with his trusted Mod 70 in .458. No?
It is a .458 Win mag. He named it "ol' Ugly". And it has served him well in Alaska. Heck of a guy.Nope, picture is from his website & have no idea of caliber, but sure it is a Mod. 70. Looks like that fine old rifle has served him well.
I had an opportunity on a Sedgley Springfield in '06, maybe 20 years ago. It had no rear sight, and while the holes for the aperture sight were clean, it looked like the scope base holes had been done in somebody's garage with a hand drill, so for $800 I passed. I really wish I had not; otherwise it was a clean rifle, and patching up a few holes wouldn't have been a huge trick. Oops...A couple of '06's built around milsurp rifles. At top is one by the the R.F. Sedgley Co. built on a .03 Springfield back in the 1930's. Nicely done in the Classic style with nice walnut and good quality fittings, the Sedgleys becane known as the "poor mans's Griffin & Howe as they were priced well under $100, and delivered just as you see it here. The other was built around a 1909 Argentine Mauser action with stock by Dale Goens and metal work by Dave Talley. Note now the receiver ring has been reformed into a scope base.View attachment 1205477View attachment 1205478View attachment 1205479View attachment 1205480
A 458 surely makes more sense, with clients on the line. Hunting a Brown Bear vs stopping a charging one is two different things altogether!It is a .458 Win mag. He named it "ol' Ugly". And it has served him well in Alaska. Heck of a guy.
On a charging bear, if you don't hit the CNS with a .458, it doesn't do any better job than a properly loaded 30-06.A 458 surely makes more sense, with clients on the line. Hunting a Brown Bear vs stopping a charging one is two different things altogether!
I believe in the past, I've read were Phil made pretty much this same statement? Memory? May not been a comparison of 06vs458, but similar!On a charging bear, if you don't hit the CNS with a .458, it doesn't do any better job than a properly loaded 30-06.
IF you do hit the CNS, either one works just fine,
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