Magnum Research

founded in 1979 Minnesota, Pennsylvania 1979 Magnum Research’s founders, Jim Skildum and John Risdall in Pillager, MN January 1983 filed a US patent for a gas-actuated pistol 1985 – 1995 pistols were manufactured by Israel Military Industries (IMI) 1995 – 1998  manufactured by Saco Defense in Saco, Maine 1998 – 2009 manufactured by Israel again – 2005 … Read more

Pope and Young Club

Pope and Young Club

started in 1961 Chatfield, Minnesota January 27, 1961 officially came into being – Glenn St. Charles as the Chairman The Pope and Young Club PO Box 548 Chatfield, Minnesota 55923 https://www.pope-young.org/ About Pope and Young Club The Pope and Young Club is the recognized record-keeping body for North American big game taken with a bow … Read more

Bruce Nelson

1948 – 1995 born on Jan 3. 1948 in Duluth Minnesota became an NRA member when he was seven years old 1954 worked for John Bianchi in Monrovia Ca shot in the Southwest Pistol League 1969, he became the fourth member of the Fillmore (California) Police Department California Department of Justice, Bureau of Narcotics Enforcement … Read more

Federal Premium Ammunition

Federal

April 27, 1922 in Anoka, Minnesota April 27, 1922 Charles L. Horn founded Federal Cartridge Corporation in Anoka, Minnesota – four factories – 700,000 square feet 1941 Federal won an $87-million contract from the U.S. government – to build and operate the $30-million Twin City Ordnance Plant (TCOP) 1977 William B. Horn introduced Federal’s Premium line of centerfire rifle and shotshell ammunition … Read more