I don't even HAVE a Pappas rest, I don't even shoot rimfire! And James sent me a big ol' hunk of machinery to play with....
This is where it's funny.
Things had been slow in my business at the time, we weren't buying personal toys in our house
none, and James offered me this prototype to play with, for just the cost of shipping... and I reluctantly "accepted" his offer (YEAHHH BAYBEEE!!!).... .And when UPS dropped off my package it had been "dropped" too (dropKICKED looked like)
So anyways, I get home from work and there's this big ol' box off on the side table, top kinda' ripped back, packing peanuts... And I'm off to the shower, and then supper, and then tucking the kids in to bed, and then "by the way honey, did you order something from Texas?"
hmmmmm, am I in trouble?
Now here I must digress a liddle..... my wife grew up in a tool and die shop. She was running punch press at 8yrs old standing on a box. She KNEW what she saw poking out of that box
Let me also add there was no judgement involved, just "is this yours honey??" I truly do have a marriage made in Heaven. AND, a wife who actually
can appreciate what I do and vice versa...
So I played it up a liddle because I could. "Well, you know, I got a good deal on it. Such a deal! I couldn't pass it up. THIS guy makes some of the best rests in the world!"
Long story short, when I finally fessed up that some guy sent me that thing FOR THE COST OF SHIPPING she about had a giggle fit. SHE went over and opened it. And just stared. She's like "honey, I don't know much but there's enough ALUMINUM there to sell for scrap and cover shipping! Not to mention the stainless parts and delrin slides and and... this guys has DAYS in this thing!!!"
So I dunno which the story is about.... Pappas or my wife.... but if I ever get into rimfire I'll be noodlin' on a Pappas rest!
LOL
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