Category Archives: Resources

Sierra Bullets

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founded in 1947
California

  • Frank Snow, Jim Spive, Loren Harbor, Clint Harris
  • in the Harris Machine Shop in Whittier, California
  • 1963 moved to a new plant in Santa Fe Springs, California
    – 30,000 square feet
  • 1968 the Leisure Group bought Sierra Bullets
    – hired Robert Hayden from Remington Arms, Lake City Army Ammunition Plant
  • 1990 moved to Sedalia, Missouri

Sierra Bullets
1400 W Henry St
Sedalia, MO 65301

(888) 223-3006

sierrabullets.com

Jerry Patterson

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November 15, 1946

  • 1969 Texas A&M University
  • 1972 volunteered for duty in Vietnam
  • 1993 retireed from the Marine Corps Reserve as a Lieutenant Colonel 
  • 1993 – 1999 Texas State Senator
  • 1995 sponsored and shepherded a number of Texas CHL bills
  • 1997 successful effort and the equally important Texas CHL revision
  • 2003 – 2015 27th Land Commissioner of Texas
  • June 5, 2007 named “Texan of the Year” by Celebrate Texas

Ken Hackathorn

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8/31/1946

  • 1966-1971  US Army 19th SFG – Staff Sergeant Weapons Specialist
  • US Army Special Forces Small Arms Instructor
  • Deputy Sheriff – Washington County SO, Ohio
  • 1975 Met Jeff Cooper
  • Gunsite Instructor
  • One of the FIrst Traveling Firearms Instuctors
  • NRA Police Firearms Instructor.
  • FBI Certified Firearms Instructor
  • 1975 wrote a column for Soldier of Fortune magazine
  • Writer for: Guns & Ammo, Combat Handguns, Soldier Of Fortune, American Handgunner
  • 1976 – Founding member of IPSC
  • 1996 – Founding member of IDPA.
  • 2016 – AZTEC Training Services

Pat Rogers

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1946-2016

  • New York City Police Department
    – 54 commendations
  • Chief Warrant Officer in the Marine Corps
    – Vietnam veteran in
  • firearms instructor at Gunsite Academy
  • 1989 E.A.G. Tactical
    – 25 years as a prominent firearms instructor
  • author: Make Ready With Pat Rogers

J&G Sales

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started in 1946

  • 1946 founded in Turner, Montana by Joe DeSaye called the J&G Rifle Ranch
  • 1977 moved to Prescott, Arizona
  • 1994 two of Joe’s sons took over the business
  • March 2008 Joe DeSaye, the founder, passed
  • large warehouse in Prescott, Arizona

J&G Sales
440 Miller Valley Rd
Prescott, AZ 86301

928-445-9650

jgsales.com

Weatherby

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 founded in 1945
California, Wyoming

  • 1945 founded by Roy Weatherby in Huntington Park, California
    – Weatherby’s Sporting Goods
  • original rifles  built on commercial Mauser actions
  • 1956  contracted Sako to build firearms
  • 1958 introduced the Mark V bolt action
  • 1964 .22 rimfire Mark XXII
  • 1967  first Weatherby over/under shotgun
  • April 4, 1988 Roy E. Weatherby passed
  • 1988 Weatherby Foundation International created
    – formed to“to educate youth and the non-hunting public on the beneficial role of ethical sport hunting and its contribution to wildlife conservation, and to protect our constitutional right to do so”
    https://www.weatherbyfoundation.com/
  • January, 2018 relocated from Paso Robles, California to Sheridan, Wyoming

high-powered magnum cartridges

  • .257 Weatherby Magnum
  • .270 Weatherby Magnum
  • .300 Weatherby Magnum
  • .340 Weatherby Magnum
  • .460 Weatherby Magnum.

Weatherby, Inc.
1550 Yellowtail Dr
Sheridan, WY 82801

307.675.7840

weatherby.com

Ye Connecticut Gun Guild

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  • Sunday evening May 7, 1944  five men met in the home of Walter MacGregor on Cumberland Avenue in Wethersfield, Connecticut to discuss the formation of a new organization to promote their interests in the preservation, study and collecting of antique firearms.

Gun Collecting, Buying and Selling

 

The Guild and it’s members have been gathering monthly since 1944 fostering the preservation of history and an appreciation for all things militaria. From the waning years of World War II to the present, the Connecticut Gun Guild has grown from five enthusiastic men to a diverse, multinational organization of over 350 members. The Guild continues to promote safety, responsibility, friendship, and research while attempting to preserve our constitutional rights and pursue our chosen hobby which includes the collecting and preservation of firearms.