I spent a half day with him in is shop in Phoenix circa 1964.  He essentially gave me several of his handguns and rifles ("sold" them to me at well under what we both knew was market value).  They include a Peterson .22 on Ballard action, a Rem Rollingblock with Stevens Pope barrel, and a Tompkins.  I foolishly did not take his Enfield .375 H& H - offered at the same price as the others - $75 each!

He told me about Dr Smith, then in Alaska, who hired Mr Sukalle to come up each summer to clean his several hundred rifles, and do a bit of hunting.  He said it was the high light of his year.

He was Arizona pistol champion many year.  His barrels were as good as anything being made in that period, and I have since that visit bought a number of rifles with his barrels.

I have Two standing position Verein rifles ,which have W.Sukalle barrels chambered in .22cal,and both being on Ballards and shoot very well---Fritz

I do not have a 1963 Gun Digest or even access to one but would there be some way possible to get a copy of the artical on Sukalle ?
Is it in our archives ?
Thanks
Reg

Rich,

It's in the 1963 Gun Digest, page 129 and the article is titled "Shooting Steel."

Bob

This is an A O Zischang .25-35 WCF, not improved like your Sukalle.  Michael Petrov has been working up loads for an A O Niedner  Borchardt in .25 Krag; I'm amazed at the accuracy he has obtained.  I suspect your improved .25-35 might have similar ballistics to his rifle, and the cartridge is certainly capable of taking deer or antelope sized animals, not just varmints.   

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Rich: Get ahold of me I might have a forearm like the one in the picture I might part with... Don  rustyrelx