Paul Bruchet. The man who single handly rescued the Darne gun. I had the pleasure of being his company rep on the western side of planet earth for a decade. Richard Levi. Owns a company named G. Granger. If the stereotypical image of a hell raising, fun loving guy with the soul of an artist, from the south of France rings true in any human, it is him. Kirk Merrington. Every phone call is an hour, even when we are trying to keep it short. Dewey Vicknair. A guy with more gun talent in his little finger than I have in my whole body.
The guy who kicked it all off for me, however, was my Dad. He only owned one double, and never took the shine to it that I did. But, he saw to it that I had my chances to hunt and shoot, and spent 22 years of active USMC duty, and 8 years as a reservist, ready to come home in a body bag. He was the most squared up troop I ever met.
I didn't realize how few hunting partners I had until he was gone.
I still have his Beretta.
Best,
Ted
