[Ol` Joe]

I`ve met a couple while small game hunting, and knew a couple rabbit hunters from work. I also know of a few counties where they have a fair presence during deer season, but know none that hunt deer personally.

I also meet an older gentleman once at the local range (mid 1980s ?) whom was a couple months from retirement. He just happened to be shooting a customize 98 Mauser in 416 Taylor done by the same smith that had just finished a barrel change to 708 Rem on a 22-250, M700 I had. He had never heard of a 708 at the time and I had only heard of a 416, and didn`t know a Taylor from a Rigby.

He worked as mantainance supervisor for a different branch of the same auto company as I, and while chatting he told me he was giving himself a retirement present of a African hunt for Cape Buff and a couple plains game along with a small tour of his "Old Country". The rifle was built with that in mind, and he was in the middle of load work-up at the time. We both shot each others rifles and commented on them for a hr or two, then parted.

I have wondered a time or two just how he did on his hunt and if the rifle preformed as he hoped it would. All in all, I found him a very interesting charactor at the time.