It might be something that could be pinned at the top in the announcement section. I think it would be appropriate to honor and tribute to those in our single shot shooting community. What you might want to do Frank is to start a Poll to provide to the board for possible consideration.

The start a poll icon is right next to the new topic icon and I would be more than happy to post my thoughts on it.

J.Louis

Please vote one way or the other.

Frank

frnkeore,

A very nice idea. I'm all for it. 

Jerry_H

First off I'm very much in favor of having an "in memory of". I'd like to see it done the way it's done in Precision Shooting, an article or just some info/anecdotes about the person, what they did/accomplished and why they are important. I worked with a man at RCA Records who came to the company in 1949. He was a producer who worked with many of the famous names of Classical music and was one of the developers of stereo recording. To say he was an archive of information is an understatement. I asked him one day about writing down/recording at least some of his experiences/anecdotes. He said he would think about it. Several months later he died of a heart attack while sitting at his desk. All that he knew is lost. I was lucky enough to have heard many stories/anecdotes of his amazing career and I pass them on to others when I can. As I read the questions that members of this forum pose, I think often about so many of the oldtimers who were the trailblazers who created and invented tools, equipment, and their ideas, people like Pope, Schoyen, the Freund brothers, Peterson, Hubalek, etc. Most of what these men knew died with them. The same holds true for many of the gun companies. For example, today little if anything is known about case coloring processes used by Remington or Marlin on their Ballards. Luckily there are at least some sources where info about them is recorded, books by Kelvar, Roberts & Waters, as well as the Dutcher and Marcot books on Ballards and Rolling Blocks. Knowing at least a small bit about the oldtimers of our sport is a great benefit to all, tho more would be better.

In response to BP's friend's quote-   as a "young pup",  part of the reason I enjoy going to a shoot is to sit and listen and learn from the old and not so old timers.  If my bullets aren't finding the target to my liking,  the gab sessions make the trip  worthwhile.   So tell him to keep coming out.   

btw- I voted yes to the memorial page.  Hope I make it on the page in about 40 years!

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