'77 & '75 Turbo Look 3.0

[letsrollbabe]

928cs,

I have taken the summer off from working on my 911 projects, and instead have focused on building custom hunting rifles...a passion from my years in Alaska. In those days I spent much of the summer months getting ready for my annual backpack sheep hunt, poring over topo maps, talking with fish & game agents about winter sheep kill and other factors. Things like checking my favorite sheep rifle for accuracy at the range, gathering the latest light weight gear and getting myself and 2 sons in shape for a grueling 6000 ft climb to our favorite sheep camp site. Early this summer I talked with an Alaskan hunting guide and got infected with memories of all those summers in Alaska, and went to my gun safe to look at some of the rifles sitting quietly stored there. I haven't hunted since I left Alaska in '90, but the embers still smolder, and every once in awhile I think 'why not make one last sheep hunt in Alaska'? It isn't going to happen (most likely)...too old, too out of shape, too costly (must use a guide for 10 day sheep hunt...$18k). But that doesn't keep me from getting the bug to build another couple of light weight Winchester Pre 64 Model 70 or FN Mauser custom rifles.

I will be getting back into the 3.0 RS build soon. The time away has been good since my enthusiasm has been rejuvenated after going into my shop to assess the state of the project while also smiling with satisfaction at my Toad Hall ST. This has been a long-winded answer to your question, but it's what happens when another life passion gets stirred up in an old guy's brain.

One last bit of nostalgia...I just returned from the 50th reunion of my college graduation and homecoming weekend where I celebrated the 'good old days' with many fellow engineering grads. The pic shows three of us from the class of '66 who were inducted into the Athletic Hall of Fame in '94, and we swapped a few stories of how great we were...Ha.