Okay........Now with Pics of Loading Bench and Gun Vault

Well I took a bunch of pics of the shop and gunshop today, so here they are...........I'll show you guys all of them and not just the gunshop, the rest are all guy stuff as well if not necessarily gun related. I have way too many hobbies and likes.......Remember you asked for it........

So I'll start from the outside, here is what it looks like. The doors face more or less west and the shop is oriented more or less north/south on it's long sides. It's 50' wide by 100' long.





Now here's the inside, this is the mechanical room with the main service, compressor and 40 Kw emergency generator (which I built) on auto start, auto transfer..........if the power goes out just wait 15 seconds and resume life...........



The rest are just photos inside the shop, you will get the orientation from the overlap........the cars and boat are in the northern most bay and the mechanical room is in the south east corner.





















The rest are from inside what is the gunshop, as yet unfinished because I haven't figured out where everything will sit just yet and wired for it.









 
So I thought, just to eliminate any possible confusion between my Toy Box and my Man Cave I'd show some photos of the Man Cave..............it's not finished either but here it is as of now.............

For orientation sake, the windows face west and the room is on the north end of the house. It is 32X50' with 22' at the peak.















 
For those wondering how one hangs 200+ lb mounts on the wall, the entire room was first sheeted with 5/8" plywood, floor to ceiling, and then 1/2" drywall over the plywood. Then all one has to do is run in a 1 1/2" #8-10-12 or 14 wood screw and there they hang, Cape buffalo, eland or bison, without any concern of the drywall letting go and your priceless mount falling to the floor and being destroyed. Ask me how I know this happens..............There are still quite a few to come yet, a hippo, a zebra rug and a zebra pedestal mount, two giraffe base mounts (head and neck mounted on a base that stands on the floor) and back skin rugs, life mount leopard and lion, shoulder mount puku, a walrus head mount, a shoulder mount mountain reedbok, a life mount upright standing grizzly and a life mount wolf standing and a croc skin............probably some more that I have lost track of but I'm sure the taxidermist will call when he wants money.............

Johnn, thanks for the kind words........I look forward to sitting in the Man Cave and sharing a good single malt and a Cuban cigar with you someday and discussing the different hunts. This invite is open to all gun and hunting nuts that may pass through southern B.C. There is always a bed with clean sheets and the potential for some good food, good scotch and some good hunting stories. If the weather co-operates maybe even some shooting of oddball cartridges, big thumpers or old Winchesters.........
 
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I am lost for words... Add the gun collection to this, and you have a busy retirement ahead. Nice to see the four wheelers too. Vette, Mustang, 55 (?) Chev, Jag and a Ferarri (?).

Just WOW! You deserve it!
 
c-fbmi said:
For those wondering how one hangs 200+ lb mounts on the wall, the entire room was first sheeted with 5/8" plywood, floor to ceiling, and then 1/2" drywall over the plywood. Then all one has to do is run in a 1 1/2" #8-10-12 or 14 wood screw and there they hang, Cape buffalo, eland or bison, without any concern of the drywall letting go and your priceless mount falling to the floor and being destroyed. Ask me how I know this happens..............There are still quite a few to come yet, a hippo, a zebra rug and a zebra pedestal mount, two giraffe base mounts (head and neck mounted on a base that stands on the floor) and back skin rugs, life mount leopard and lion, shoulder mount puku, a walrus head mount, a shoulder mount mountain reedbok, a life mount upright standing grizzly and a life mount wolf standing and a croc skin............probably some more that I have lost track of but I'm sure the taxidermist will call when he wants money.............

Johnn, thanks for the kind words........I look forward to sitting in the Man Cave and sharing a good single malt and a Cuban cigar with you someday and discussing the different hunts. This invite is open to all gun and hunting nuts that may pass through southern B.C. There is always a bed with clean sheets and the potential for some good food, good scotch and some good hunting stories. If the weather co-operates maybe even some shooting of oddball cartridges, big thumpers or old Winchesters.........
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Thank you Douglas. That's something I definitely look forward to. Hard to turn down an opportunity and invite like that:).
 
NL-H........Yep that's a 2 door '55 Belair and the other question mark IS a 1988 Ferrari Testarossa. There is also another 'Vette in the corner, it's a '75 with a fuel injected 427. All I need now to fill out my NA muscle car wants is a '70 Challenger.
If you look through the photos you will see the motor for the 55, on a stand in a plastic bag..........The Jaguar is an '84 XJS V12, needs a little TLC and a paint job. The Mustang is a completely restored '68 GT 302, to which I added 100 Hp Nitrous set up with dual bottles in the trunk. The Ferarri is 100% original with the boxer flat 12 cyl engine, 425 hp and 180 Mph.....theoretically. The black rag top Vette is a '69 small block with the LT1 350/350 in it, factory Muncie 4 speed, completely frame off restored and 100% original. I need to start work on the 55 again, I have everything to complete it, just have to find that old initiative again.
 
Your pet Komodo Dragon is hiding under the Chevy. Probably trying to warm up near the headers.
 
Had a 71 Z28 with LT1 and Muncie. Sold it to Georgia USA. A friend here have a 55 with custom frame/suspension. Rides on rails.

Lost interest in cars some time ago.
 
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C-fbmi,
What were your top 3 hunts - memorable/favourite for whatever reason.
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Well DG, that's a tough question.......Elephant was thrilling (read really scary) and super tough due to the heat and walking mile after mile in the Botswana sand. It is really hard to say DG, they all had their moments and memories. Some were excruciatingly tough some were a breeze, some outstanding weather and some super ugly, life threatening weather.......met really good people for the most part. Travel varied from enjoyable to unbearable..........However if someone said to me I'll pay for you to repeat any hunt you have done.......I would hunt elephants again, and shoot as many as I could find..........
Had some excellent sheep hunts with my old buddy and son, really enjoyed getting my son his first ram. It was a bowhunt and he took #4 all time in Pope and Young, helluva ram. That is probably one of the top hunts for me. Didn't put anything on my wall but still one of my proudest moments in hunting.
My first trip to Africa was a super thrill, seeing all the game, visiting Rhodes grave in the Motopos Zim. Took an outstanding sable and a good buffalo, bombed on leopard but generally had a great hunt with a super PH. Saw two sable bulls, in the Chewore, right down on their knees battling it out..........PH said he was born, raised and had hunted Zim all his life and had never seen that before, it was pretty exciting to watch.
I REALLY REALLY enjoyed the Congo, unfortunately due to a less than stellar outfitter, I have no trophies to show for it, but I have to say, although not comfortable, camp or food wise, I really enjoyed the hunt and the game. Seeing the huge gorillas almost daily and them nasty bush elephants, all the different duikers and then there were the butterflies......I have never seen anything like it anywhere in my life. All day long the air was completely filled with butterflies, all shapes, colors and sizes. Every cubic foot of air would have 10 or more butterflies. We came back from tracking a herd of buffalo for about 3 hours and the truck was completely covered in butterflies, you could not see a single square inch of paint. A most amazing sight. The ants were impressive as well, not likely to see anything like them again either. They would be flowing across the roads and trails in rivers, anywhere from a single strand up to 20 feet wide and a solid mass like water moving across the road.
I think I'd have to say I have enjoyed every hunt, not all have gone as planned, the Congo hunt left me with a bitter taste, the polar bear was exceptionally cold, the lion/leopard hunt was exceptionally hot, but it's all part of the game. I have truly enjoyed most of my life to this point and hope to enjoy the rest........
 
c-fbmi said:
Well DG, that's a tough question.......Elephant was thrilling (read really scary) and super tough due to the heat and walking mile after mile in the Botswana sand. It is really hard to say DG, they all had their moments and memories. Some were excruciatingly tough some were a breeze, some outstanding weather and some super ugly, life threatening weather.......met really good people for the most part. Travel varied from enjoyable to unbearable..........However if someone said to me I'll pay for you to repeat any hunt you have done.......I would hunt elephants again, and shoot as many as I could find..........
Had some excellent sheep hunts with my old buddy and son, really enjoyed getting my son his first ram. It was a bowhunt and he took #4 all time in Pope and Young, helluva ram. That is probably one of the top hunts for me. Didn't put anything on my wall but still one of my proudest moments in hunting.
My first trip to Africa was a super thrill, seeing all the game, visiting Rhodes grave in the Motopos Zim. Took an outstanding sable and a good buffalo, bombed on leopard but generally had a great hunt with a super PH. Saw two sable bulls, in the Chewore, right down on their knees battling it out..........PH said he was born, raised and had hunted Zim all his life and had never seen that before, it was pretty exciting to watch.
I REALLY REALLY enjoyed the Congo, unfortunately due to a less than stellar outfitter, I have no trophies to show for it, but I have to say, although not comfortable, camp or food wise, I really enjoyed the hunt and the game. Seeing the huge gorillas almost daily and them nasty bush elephants, all the different duikers and then there were the butterflies......I have never seen anything like it anywhere in my life. All day long the air was completely filled with butterflies, all shapes, colors and sizes. Every cubic foot of air would have 10 or more butterflies. We came back from tracking a herd of buffalo for about 3 hours and the truck was completely covered in butterflies, you could not see a single square inch of paint. A most amazing sight. The ants were impressive as well, not likely to see anything like them again either. They would be flowing across the roads and trails in rivers, anywhere from a single strand up to 20 feet wide and a solid mass like water moving across the road.
I think I'd have to say I have enjoyed every hunt, not all have gone as planned, the Congo hunt left me with a bitter taste, the polar bear was exceptionally cold, the lion/leopard hunt was exceptionally hot, but it's all part of the game. I have truly enjoyed most of my life to this point and hope to enjoy the rest........
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Okay, let me rephrase the question.
What are the top 3 hunts you would suggest guys put on their bucket list? (Nothing crazy expensive like elephant though - it's just not realistic for guys like me)
 
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Awesome shop. Maybe someday I'll win the lotto max. For now ilk try to get the wife to expand her business lol. Not many good paying jobs around here and she refuses to move away from her family.

Are you keeping the chev original or going to modify it? Altered wheelbase Gasser style would suit that car nicely. Don't know if that's your thing or not
 
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