Thread: LOST RIFLE.

A mate of mine's father sold his aerial topdressing business many years ago and decided to treat himself to a new Purdey sxs shotgun, flew to the UK for the fitting, paid the deposit and waited 2 years for it to be built. Upon receipt he took it out for a wander round some North Canterbury hills for a blooding. Back at the car he laid it on the roof to change out of his boots. An hour later he was home and couldn't find his gun, so another hour later he found it lying on the side of a shingle road. It went straight back to Purdey for refinishing. He never did that again! That would have been 35 years ago now. The gun is still in the family.