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Norm always looked out for myself and Del Bishop or Larry Boers when we came to a shoot in Visalia. Saved us a loading table, frequently made a lunch for us, or guided us to a good restaurant for...

I also have a model 37 that I bought brand new in 1957. ( I was 15 years old)
Came with Redfirld Olympic sights and cost a whopping $114.00! paid for with my paper route earnings.

About all that...

Nut,

Thanks for the kudos. I've actually be lucky enough to win the Sniper King six times in '16, '17, '18, and '19 plus the two shown on the roster of winners.
I alway considered the winning...

I agree with 1911Nut's post on possible Northwest origin.

Back in the 60's there was a Dr. Rod Janson that shot with the Puget Sound BR Club. I never met him, but heard of him when I started in...

Remember in our Sporter class there is no barrel dimension rule, so a cylinder barrel is legal.

I have a Sporter the can handle a straight 1.2" barrel at 19" long.

With a light carbon fiber...

Marks winning Sniper King group was actually .257"

Even more amazing, on the 5 shot 100 yd. stage of the Wilson trophy, Mark fired 3 sub-.2 groups.
They were .098",.085", and.089". Had one small...

Allen Bench age 75
died Sept. 25, 2004

I had a new aftermarket bolt come in that over rotated when you opened the bolt such that the lugs went out of alignment with the race ways and would not pull back unless you wiggled the bolt around...

Calvin,

The oldest BR trophy here in the NW was started in 1944. I was 2 years old at the time! It is still contested, the famous "Sniper King" It is awarded for the smallest 10 shot group fired...

Calvin,

I've have been BR shooting for 53 years. Started in 1969. As a newbie I didn't pay any attention to what was going on with NBRSA/IBS, but I think it involved money and who and how it was...

WAY back when I started BR shooting I saw a lot of Unertl scopes on UNL rifles.

Several of the fellows had a "clamping" devise on the scope tube that locked the scope body to the front mount yoke...

While I don't shoot 22 BR anymore, I still have 2 Burris Minis, 2 Lyman 6x, and 2 Weaver KT-6's.

They may not be on a par with todays scopes, but were fairly light, had adj. objectives. and fine...

Parshal,

Thanks, I'll call them.

Have never used Manson tools so just didn't think of them.

Steve K.

Anyone have this size neck reamer they would be willing to sell?

Thanks,
Steve Kostanich

Sometime back I came across a You tube video showing the barrel making process Benchmark uses. It was done by some folks who arranged the tour of the shop.

For me the most interesting part was...

Al,

That rifle is pretty typical of the rifles John built in the '70's.

I remember one he did for himself where he threaded the entire length of a Rem. action. (can't remember which model)
and...

Al,

I shot with John Fry all thru the 70's and early 80's.

He was a tough guy to beat, and along with Manley Oakley, and Tom Sitez,(sp) was one to the top BR gunsmiths in the NW Region.

I'm...

After looking at your stock pics, I don't think that is Benchrest stock .

It is a McMill. Metallic Sil. stock. Forend is the wrong shape and a BR stock would never have a high cheek piece like the...

Is it Omicron season already, I still have my Delta decorations up!

Really sad news.

I met Larry 35 years ago shooting Hunter Rifle and did some 'smithing for him.
Re-connecting with him at our July UNL match was really great, first time I had talked to him I'm...

Butch,

I still have 10 boxes of the 30 American brass!!!

Steve

If I remember right the cartridge was developed by Harvey Miller. The MCR stands for Miller Custom Rifles.

It is very similar to a 219 Donaldson except with a 6mm neck.

Harvey had a fair amount...

Al,

Yes I remember Manley messing with the short 6 BR. I think Dan Dowling actually started it, and it was called a 6 Talldog. A few other guys messed with it too here in the NW area.
The cases...

Actually the bigger action was made by Hart, I believe, to compete against the big action Al Weber was making at the time. The Weber action looked very much like the Hart.

I started BR shootin in...

I remember being at a UNL 10 shot match in Visalia quite some years ago.

Elton, shooting a varmint rifle, won the 100 yard 10 shot agg.

Pretty impressive, but Elton just moved on to the 200...