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Here's two from my safari in 2018.

Yes, look up Specialty Restaurants Corp, they are listed there. Dave was one of the founders, he also formed MARC - Military Aircraft Restoration Corp to manage his aircraft collection. His collection included flyers and recovered wrecks. Dave passed in 2007.

Welcome. Where are you in Texas and what size are you? I just went thru my closet and to my surprise discovered my wife must have washed a bunch of my gear in super hot water which resulted in them shrinking a few sizes.

One of my early jobs was flying Viscounts. There was a company based in Burbank, CA who used them to fly bands on tours throughout North America. The Viscount was well suited for the operation.

I remember them well. Dave Tallichet, the founder, was a good friend and had quite a collection of WWII airplanes.

I flew the DC-3 at Pope Valley back in the 70s, hauling skydivers - perhaps you were one of the jumpers. In the aftermath of Katrina I flew Glen Hyde's 3, transporting supplies and medicine into Slidell, LA.

I flew quite a few different PBYs over the years. I maintained and flew 1 for a client for about 15 years, flew some of the water bombers out of Canada when they were purchased by Gary Larkins of the Air Pirates, did a tour of eastern Australia and then flew back to the US across the Pacific...

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These came in a shipment of ammo I purchased, I do not reload - is this anywhere close to what you are looking for?

Dan, Are you thinking of the P-38? This is a picture of me in Putt-Putt Maru, taken over Galveston in the 90's. The photographer, Bill Crump, was in the tail of a B-25 flown by my good friend Mike Burke. I was joining up on him for a photo shoot. The P-38 and the P-40 were the most famous...

Time - It seems the older I get, the more I must leave things unfinished.

Red Meat Lovers by Saka

I have a Hill Country 6.5 Creedmoore, primarily a range gun; but I used it on an antelope at 352 yds. He was standing still, head forward towards me, with enough angle to get a line across both shoulders. 147 gr Hornaday ELD Match - 2695 fps - hit just ahead of the left shoulder and exited just...

Kevin, I see a future for you as a supplier of these on the forum. Any info or link to manufacturer?

As I stated - 3 rifles - no problem. I've taken my double and 2 scoped rifles with room to spare.