Here are a few pics of the rifle. The barrel was done by Harry McGowen. He has barreled several actions for my father over the years and does excellent work. I currently have three rifles with his barrels on them. This .280 Ackley and a matched pair of .257 Ackleys, all three of which were built by my father. This .280 Ackley has a set and a hair trigger, butter knife bolt handle and a steel grip cap with my initials monogramed in it. The floor plate and trigger guard were engraved by Ken Hurst.
My father built custom rifles for years both before I was born and for several years after. He told me if I wanted another one, that I needed to figure out what I wanted before he was too old to build one. We were originally planning to go on an elk hunt together after I returned from Iraq and just haven't found a time that worked for both of us.
