338 allen xpress..

[nmbarta]

338 allen express, built by Kirby.
28" broughton 5c
jewel
pain killer
McMillan A5
About 1000 300gr otm's
About 200 pieces of brass.
Dies
Nsx 5.5-22. Older one, no ZS
Spur mount
Flatline level
I just got it zeroed, only shot it 5 times.
Kirby did the load development, plowboy shot it a few times, so I don't have exact round count, but it's really low.
Rifle is like new, scope is used.
300 bergers @2943
5000.00 takes all of it.
Did I mention cancer sucks? Wife is doing well, but this is going to take bit of time and a few bucks. That is the only reason for the sale.

 

[clemens]

CONDOLENCES on the wife dealing with that crud. My wife had leukemia and you are correct it sucks is leaving this thread politely family friendly. Best wishes and prayers. Keep your head up sir and by all means dont ever give up. Side note. While you wait to sell that beast touching off that gopher getter maybe the one thing that helps keep sanity in place. When time permits that's is. Good luck sir and best wishes.

 

[nmbarta]

Apl leukemai for her, very rare disease. She's a very strong woman, her prognosis is good given that she made it the first couple months. This stuff changes everything, changes priorities, changes life in general.
Thank you for your kind words, I hope you and yours are doing alright.
We do go touch a few off when we can, she drew her first bull tag this year.
When we first found out about this, she jokingly asked me " do you think this is going to screw up my elk hunt"
Oh man.......that was too much for me. Had to drink a couple quarts of water to replace the tears.
Prayers for you and yours.

 

[Bob Wright]

My son in law survived CML. It took chemo and a donor from Germany to match. He is thriving now, not just living. There is great medicine and specialists out there.
I'm sorry you must part ways with an outstanding rifle. It's a material thing. Praying for a quick recovery.

 

[clemens]

The wife had A.L.L. she is doing very well 3 different cancers in her life. 2 after I met her. She is definitely a rock star. Your wife sounds amazing. Great attitude.

 

[P7M13]

Pulling for you both.
Beautiful rifle.
BTDT, and all I did was watch while the wife fought hand to hand in the trenches.
Rifles, pistols, motorcycles, grand piano - all went down the road, and I'd be lying if I didn't say I miss some of it.
Cancer sucks. Insurance companies even worse. Don't get me started on "cancer charities."
She's a 10 year survivor now. At the end of chemo, she looks at me and says, "I'm not doing that again."
Every day is a gift.
Good luck to you both, and may the strength of the Lord help you walk together when you don't even feel like crawling.

 

[nmbarta]

Insurance companies are criminals, with no accountability. Her bills are approaching 400K, as of today, the insurance company has paid exactly zero dollars, I'm sure they will, but it's going to be fight like everything else.
Part of that is our own fault for not really paying close attention to what we had for insurance and trusting our agent rather than reading our policy line for line.
That part isn't any fun. You either learn from your mistakes and recognize that you screwed up, or.....your an idiot and you'll be cursed with repeating the same stupid mistakes your whole life while you point your finger at ghosts.
The fact is, we made a mistake. Hopefully we can get it all figured out. For now, I'm going to move a few objects around in preparation for things not working in our favor.
It's all just stuff, I'll get it back.
I do have say that I am amazed with Billings Clinic. They knew there was a good chance that the insurance company wasn't going to pay. They did not change anything about her treatment or the treatment that she's going to be going through for the next 7 months.
She spent 7 weeks in the hospital in the nuetropenic wing. Without the care she got, she wouldn't be here today, in fact she probably wouldn't have made it much more than another week or two. It was amazing to watch those doctors and nurses work. It was amazing to watch her as well. She walked two miles every day, circles around the 4th floor were she allowed to be. Didn't matter to her how she felt, the doctor told her to go for walks if should could handle it. Only 4 or 5 days that she missed her two mile goal.
Now we're going through what her doctor described as the "financial toxicity of cancer"
I put my work off for two months to be with her in the hospital every day (I did miss 3 days) and now it's time to play catch up.

 

[P7M13]

My hat off to you and your Mrs.
Seems her physicians were similar to wife's oncologist, a very pragmatic man. Chatting with him after a session one day, turns out he's close personal friends with Clint Black.

 

[nmbarta]

Dang, I love me some Clint Black!!. He's one of the best. Dr. Lee is in that class when it comes to oncologists. He had to have some scary talks with us, he has to do that every day with families. Her condition required changes to her treatment on an hourly basis for weeks. The nurses would text him in middle of the night and he would respond in minutes.....for one patient.......everyday.......every time. He's a man that lives for others, the sacrifice he's made is amazing. There is no quit in these men and women, they know the cost....they give up so much. Simply amazing, very humbling.

 

[nmbarta]

SPF,

Thank all of you for your kind words.

 

[Plowboy85]

Glad the rifle sold for you buddy, hope everything continues to progress well for your wife. We will continue to pray for gods will and peace and understanding for things in our lives.

 

[clemens]

Congrats on sale. Best wishes sir

 

[Marine sniper]

Good luck, hope everything works out for you and your wife.

 

[Bob Wright]

Glad you got this one sold. Prayers for all. Beat this thing!