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Thanks for the input guys, and SDH you are very welcome, I want to come by and interview you one of these days if you are not too busy.

Hi Barry!!

Fisher is a legend!! and a great guy to boot! I was totally blown away by his work!!.... his shop is immaculate ,...you can eat off the floor..
Barry introduced me to him last June when I was in Montana we went to visit him one afternoon,..discussed work techniques saw a lot of nice guns, and later on that evening we all had dinner together....fresh Montana Rainbow Trout a la CJ..... remember Barry??

BTW,....I'm still waiting for all those pictures we took!!


Claudio

Wow!! Thanks, Barry, for the great story. What a display of talent. I only wish I had the ambition, let alone the talent to accomplish something like this. What a gorgeous piece of wood. I would like to see that when he is done. Maybe you can give us a follow up when that happens. Thanks again.

This might seem like a silly question, but do you guys ever get to see Bob Munden out there in Montana? If you do, I'll bet he is quite the character! Good luck.

Don't want to hi=jack...don't think Barry will mind adding another dimension.
This is Jerry at age 76 in October 2006 outside of Roundup, MT just a half mile from the Musselshell River. He is 6' 2" about 180 and hunts deer every fall. His rifle is a 7 mag pre-64 brld action in a custom Fisher stock (1967?) with the checkering worn flat. He says, "the rifling's worn pretty smooth." And was quoted in a magazine a while back as sayin he had, "shot a whole herd of mule deer," with that rifle.


Jerry & I same hunt. For those who are curious, my knarly whitetail (right) is out in the back shop and measures 18" spread. Fisher's Mule Deer was a monster, extra knarly old 3 point buck, just as he is. (Jerry's hunting buddy Jim, of 30+ years, shot the deer in the middle.)
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Best,
Steve
P.S.Barry, next time I'm up there I'm going to interview you!

My comments were not directed at Jerry or his work...,I'd like to make one post on here without some idiot jumping down my throat.

40k hmmmm!
I could point out some handsome Coopers 'n Kimbers that would match this maker at a fraction of the cost.
In fit finish and at range/game.

I honestly doubt that.

You are correct- that was the purpose- ditto a Mauser 98K for the German Mountain troops and some of their Airborne units-some had both heel and toe clips for that purpose you mentioned, some had a metal plate on the outboard side- and the "butter knife" bolt handle was designed to be close to the stock to avoid brush or debris from getting tangled- as the Mauser BA rifles can be "dis-abled" from firing by lifting up the bolt handle (some. if not all anyway)!!Hemingway sure wrote about them-even though he used a G&H 1903 Sporter in 30-06- usually with open sights in both "Green Hills of Africa" and "True At First Light"- women in his stories used the M-S rifles..

Just what in the hell is wrong with you people? We are being shown pictures of a rifle being built by one of the finest gunmakers in the world, along with commentary by two of his peers, and you feel the need clutter up the thread by pretending you are important enough to criticize it with your petty comments. Sure, you are entitled to your opinion, but just what makes you so damned superior that you feel compelled to rain on someone's parade?

I am sure you know more about fine gunmaking than all of the members of the Guild combined, but at least you could have the dignity to allow us to happily wallow in our ignorance and inadequacy. It is kind of like your 2nd grader coming home with a picture that you put on the refrigerator... Just hope you guest right if it is a goat or an elephant and tell us how proud you are.

Or heaven forbid, keep your own counsel...

Glenn Fewless