You may not have ever heard the name Eric Johnson before, but it is a name many old timer match shooters and appreciators of fine rimfire rifles would know. A custom barrel maker of high regard. Famous for his ability to make rim fire barrels that seemed to be magical. The “Eric Johnson 5 StarContinue reading “Eric Johnson”
Category Archives: Historical
Lyman Junior Targetspot
A mint new in the box Lyman in 6X. You don’t see many like this anymore.
The Secret of the Old Master
by: Lucian CaryJoe Hill had two target rifles in cases of canvas and leather hanging from his shoulder as he walked down a factory-lined street in Jersey City of a hot Saturday afternoon in August. He guessed, after half a mile, that he had come to the right corner. There was the little red- brickContinue reading “The Secret of the Old Master”
Griffen & Howe Model 70
Karl got his hands on a real gem. A Model 70 pre64 in 300 H&H mag that got polished over by the legendary G&H shop.
Pope Rifle Barrels
By: Harry M. Popewith an introduction by Townsend Whelen THE POPE MUZZLE LOADING SYSTEM By Townsend Whelen THERE is a class of riflemen who indulge in shooting offhand at 200 yards at a bull’s-eye target, either the German ring target or the Standard American target. This form of shooting was introduced into this country byContinue reading “Pope Rifle Barrels”
The Colt/ELISCO 653-P
Ever been watching Platoon and noticed that the carbine carried by Barnes and Elias look a little odd? That’s because they aren’t XM177s. They are something different. Something dictated by filming location. The guns used in the movie are Colt rifles made under license by Elisco in the Philippines. The 653P is essentially the sameContinue reading “The Colt/ELISCO 653-P”
Pre 64 Model 70 Super Grade
1/1226 Pre-64 Model 70 Super Grade Africans- Karl How about that? A 458 Win Mag Model 70 Safari Supergrade.
Colt Canada C84A4 Concept Carbine
Man, this is pretty nifty. I know nothing about it yet. Be neat to get the details on it soon. C8A4 carbine as the conceptual prototype for the Canadian military’s ‘Canadian Modular Assault Rifle’ program
Townsend Whelen: Mister Rifleman
From the now long dead Rifleman’s Journal One of the most accurate, and at the same time lyrical and romantic, descriptions of highpower rifle shooting is found in Charles G. Finney’s The Old China Hands. The book is the wonderfully told tale of a young man’s experience as a private soldiering in the 15th InfantryContinue reading “Townsend Whelen: Mister Rifleman”
The Old Master The Story of Harry M. Pope
By John Scofield(from The American Rifleman June, 1941) The old man slowly climbs the stairs that hang steeply on the side of the warehouse, and lets himself into the fourth floor shop he has worked in for over three decades. Before him now the lettering “H. M. Pope” shows dimly for an instant through theContinue reading “The Old Master The Story of Harry M. Pope”
Scattered Shots 