Jeffer1942, Thanks for the kind words. I read lots about H.V. Perry, he was an accomplished shooter and rifle maker in the Slug Gun era. He also had a reputation for challenging other shooters then negotiating his wy out of the match when he couldn't get his way. He tried it one year with Horace Warner and after several weeks of hassling Warner backed him into a corner and Perry could not get out without ruining his reputation as a gun builder. They each built a new gun for the match which was 4 or 5 10 shot string measure targets winner take all (don't remember the cash amount). Warner won easily. Seems Perry showed up with a .45 cal and Warner showed up with a 96# .68 cal shooting a 1250 grain two piece bullet. Perry didn't learn anything from that experience cause a few months later he was challenging other shooters. Ron Wozny from Chicago a fellow Slug shooter from Friendship owns both the Perry and the Warner used in the Match. He brought the Warner to Friendship one year and allowed some of the shooters to shoot, unfortunately I missed out. In my opinion I believe that Warner was the best rifle maker of the late Slug Gun era. The ASSRA has some of his letters in the archives. I have a set and loaned mine to Pete Mink who took on the task of transcribing the hand written missives in to type written form that is currently available from the archives on CD form for I understand a very modest cost, I learned a great deal about shooting from those letters. I think Pete deserves the gratitude of us shooters as this material is not lost like so many others. Thanks Pete! A moment of nostalgia here as I recall that I have shot Slug Guns for 20 + years and have made many friends and learned from them, Marlin (Bass) Bassett, Ken Bresein who made my first slug gun, Gerry De Vaudreul (spelling) Ron Wozny, George Mitchell, Branch Meanly, Don Warner and many many more, each of whom taught me. I dearly love to shoot those guns, it is a labor of love, lots of work, yes a strong back is a must, and as my back is giving out on me my Slug Gun days are about over, but what a great time I have had. Shooting at Friendship, Canal Fulton, Camp Perry, Tusco, and Phoenix. I am now in a new venue meeting new friends and learning to shoot these wondeful Single Shot rifles. Those are wonderful guns but they aint a Slug Gun!! Ed
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