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M-Tecs
03-05-2023, 11:33 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zSt9GmrVdSE
white eagle
03-06-2023, 12:28 AM
thanks for putting that on
one of my personal favorites
versa-06
03-06-2023, 10:04 AM
Way Too Cool!! Fine Craftsmanship. & good to see that it was used & not just hung on a wall.
Thumbcocker
03-06-2023, 10:18 AM
Check out "In the Blood" for more on the rifle. They actually shoot it.
GregLaROCHE
03-06-2023, 03:17 PM
What a beautiful gun. Thanks for posting. I heard that he used to shoot on the lawn in front of the Whitehorse when he was president.
groundpounder
03-06-2023, 03:58 PM
Wow, beautiful. What a history and still available for us to see. Thanks for posting.
M-Tecs
03-06-2023, 04:01 PM
It was on loan in ND in the mid 70's. I've seen it firsthand under glass. I've wanted a high-end double rifle since.
Nazgul
03-06-2023, 05:52 PM
It resides in a museum in Louisville, KY. I have been there several times to drool over it.

Always told the family if I was to take on a life of crime, this would be my first endeavor . Just too cool.

Don
stubshaft
03-06-2023, 10:49 PM
Gorgeous rifle. Thanks for posting.
1Papalote
03-09-2023, 08:55 AM
TR did a lot of living in his short life!!
ChristopherO
03-09-2023, 05:02 PM
TR did a lot of living in his short life!!

He is said to have opined that he lived the life of ten men. Theodore Rex was a man among men. Something sadly lacking in today's world but a powerful example of what a good man should be.