Originally Posted By: Don FischerThe one made by Darrel Holland, maybe that was the 223 she got? Didn't it have a blue stock?
Miss reading your stuff Steve, good to have you around!
EDIT: I just had another though about that 250 Ack, wasn't that the one you though would make a great walk around varmiter? She is a shrewed woman!
Friend Don,
Yup, the .223 Ackley with the BLUE STOCK was the one made by Darrell. It's a real pretty McMillan with blue and white gel-coat. It still shoots wonderfully.
I also had a 7SGLC (7-08 Ackley, but I hate the name 7-08) made in a Walking Varmint style. I've killed some decent bull elk with it and quite a few mules and antelope.
My original .280 Ackley is still going strong and has killed more critters than I can count. It's missed once, but the Alberta whitetail made the mistake of stopping at 300+ yards and we made up for that mistake 
Quitting writing was the best thing I ever did. I fully realize that the reading/shooting public is no longer able to share Karen and my lives, but we went from that to volunteering at our local parish. We are literally trying, in a personal way, to improve the lives of others.
Not that it is anybody's business, but I'll give you a "feel good" for the day:
Literally EVERY SINGLE PENNY I ever made in writing for gun mags was donated to our parish Grade School. The money funds an Endowment that pays for the education of children who are worthy, but whose family cannot afford the quality education our school provides. Children who graduate from our parish school have a 99% success ratio of graduating from high school. And if they go on to graduate from the Catholic High School associated with our parish, they have a 95% success rate in graduating from a four-year university. YES, all the hours I spent writing for gun mags went to a great cause.
So, I'm no longer writing, but folks still appreciate what we do. And we can see it up close and personal.
Happy New Year to ALL,
Steve Timm
