[BILLY D.]

only three of mine a named. my 458 win mag is called "miserable" and my 7mm mauser is called "osa". my 6,5 swedish is called swedeheart.

the 458 is not a good pasture poodle gun. but it sure puts bears to sleep. it is a 98 mauser conversion, detachable scope mounts a set of iron sights and loving care putting it together. i built it for my daughter when she hunted bears in alaska. she was very proficient with it. she could put three shots in the black on a target at 50 yds in around 4 seconds. she didn't have any more use for the gun when she moved to maryland so she gave it back to me.

my 7mm mauser was named after osa johnson. osa and her husband martin were wildlife photographers. they were from kansas originally. martin became interested in african animals so they went there to photograph them.

osas job was to protect martin so he didn't get scratched or squished by animals that didn't like having their picture taken. she must have been very good because martin died of old age in the u.s.

osas rifle and caliber of choice, following in the footsteps of walter dalrymple maitland bell, the 7mm mauser. so i built one of those. now i'm torn between my 6,5 swede and my 7mm as to my favorite rifles. choices, choices. my poor ol' 06's barely get used anymore. anybody wanna borrow an o6 in 98 mauser or a remington model 30s? they are not and "never" will be for sale.