Just wanted to give all the .35 Whelen fans (lovers) a heads up. They should be released in mid summer (August 2004) Quilly this is right up your alley The 7600 in .35 Whelen will be available again in a few weeks also

Yep these are a special run for Grice's gunship in Clearfield, PA I'm getting a 7600. Remington's website lists the contact info for Grice's. Way I understand it Grice's is handling the wholesale distribution as well as selling them retail. I can tell you this much, I have dealt with Tom Grice on several occasions and have been completely satisfied on each occasion.

Hi thndrchiken,

Every year I've been in PA for the last 20 or so we make a habit of "checking out" Grice's.....at least once a year. Usually it is the weekend preceeding either bear, or rifle buck season in PA. My parents used to have a place at Treasure Lake!

Now when we are up that way....we either stay in Cook Forrest State Park, Parker Damn State Park, or Clear Creek State Park. The park cabins are a great deal!

They are worth the visit.....if you're near the area!

Dave

thanks for the heads up. unfortunatly my love in life. ( m1 ) has a bugger priority. hopefully they will sell them when i have the money

Hey AK, how are you? I have friends and family in the Clearfield / State College area. I usually stay with friends right outside of Black Moshannon when I'm up there. For a second there I thought that Cabelas would unseat Grice's for the biggest selection in the state, close but no cigar. Have you been in Bob's Army / Navy? they are only a couple of blocks from Grice's and have a decent selection as well.

I met the Grice bunch and helped quide them on a prarie dog hunt in South Dakota some years back. Good bunch of guys. Thanks for the info.

Hi thndrchiken,

Haven't been to Bob's yet.......had heard of it fairly recently! Except for the years in Alaska or Europe, we always manage to make it to Clearfield at least once a year. It's a small world.....Black Moshannon, (one of my topo maps on file is the Moshannon State Forrest). It's a great area up there.....especially around hunting season. (Television full of hunting commercials...like during my childhood.) Amazing how down to earth people can be when you get away from the major cities.

When I tell people what the Parker Damn State Park looked like immediately following the tornado damage they look at me like I'm either lying or exaggerating. Of course anyone that saw it in the first year or two following the storm knows! Looked like a scene out of a sci-fi following some calamity. It's so grown over now, you never suspect it existed.

Apparently the wife and I will be in Pennsylvania a little longer than anticipated, (sorting out some business), and we are giving serious thoughts to moving to that area until after our business is resolved, then proceed to Alaska. It looks like I'll be here for at least another year, though living in that area would at least make it much more pleasant!

Dave