The most beautiful stock

[E4 No More]

On Saturdays, I take my dog down to Lawrenceburg at Working Dogs for Vets for service dog training. This last Saturday, I decided to stop at their local gun store - Smith Gun Company - to see if they might have one of the new 6" Colt Pythons in stock - fat chance, I know - and I was surprised at the size of the store in a "small" town. They didn't have what I was looking for, but my eye caught sight of the most beautiful stock that I'd ever seen on a production rifle. This turned out to be a Winchester Model 70 in 6.5 Creedmore sitting atop a flame maple stock. I kid you not, this thing was so gorgeous that I asked the clerk to show it to me. Damn, I had to fight the urge to buy this rifle. What stopped me? I don't need a "long-distance" gun, and I have never messed with a Model 70 before. The deal-breaker was that it was so beautiful that I'd be afraid to shoot it, and I don't own weapons just to sit in the safe. At $1800, my wife was happy that I successfully resisted the urge to buy it.

 

[BigK]

what this thread needs is more pictures

[NoBanStan]

[hipower]

3 hours ago, E4 No More said:

On Saturdays, I take my dog down to Lawrenceburg at Working Dogs for Vets for service dog training. This last Saturday, I decided to stop at their local gun store - Smith Gun Company - to see if they might have one of the new 6" Colt Pythons in stock - fat chance, I know - and I was surprised at the size of the store in a "small" town. They didn't have what I was looking for, but my eye caught sight of the most beautiful stock that I'd ever seen on a production rifle. This turned out to be a Winchester Model 70 in 6.5 Creedmore sitting atop a flame maple stock. I kid you not, this thing was so gorgeous that I asked the clerk to show it to me. Damn, I had to fight the urge to buy this rifle. What stopped me? I don't need a "long-distance" gun, and I have never messed with a Model 70 before. The deal-breaker was that it was so beautiful that I'd be afraid to shoot it, and I don't own weapons just to sit in the safe. At $1800, my wife was happy that I successfully resisted the urge to buy it.

 

Understand oh so well how you felt! Many, many times have I done this. Now too old and decrepit to keep adding to the pile. I keep saying I'm selling. Actually have 8 on consignment at Belshire right now. 

[E4 No More]

On 3/24/2024 at 9:09 PM, BigK said:

what this thread needs is more pictures

I should have thought of that but didn't. I was mostly thinking about a Python, and later decided to post how awestruck I was at the sight of it.