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#428905 12/10/15 09:02 AM
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Noted barrel maker that some here may have known. He was a friend of many years. Wonderful funny person, genuine good guy.

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How old, tw? One of the greats in my time.

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My grandfather did business with him through our gun shop and my Dad computed from his recollections he was 84.
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That is correct, he was 84. Sorry for the delay responding.

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Back in the 60s, I had little money, but had lots of wishes. One was a bolt rifle in 6mm Remington. I scoured the magazines, trying to figure out what was good for that type of gun.

I eventually bought a short Mexican Mauser action, a stock blank from Vineland , NJ, for $9.00, a Canjar single set trigger, and a Shilen barrel. Pete Grisel , who was at Robbie's Gun Shop at the time in Rapid City, S.D., put the metal together. I took 15 years to do the stocking, as I moved to Alaska, and that caliber was not really useful there. but I remember thinking that my Shilen barrel was as good as I will ever be able to do.

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I had a Shilen on an FN Mauser that I had made for me. My first custom and it shot like crazy but all I have are pictures as I had to sell it to pay bills.


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