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Post by Encore64 on Sept 7, 2024 14:18:45 GMT -5
That was from the Heyday of Contenders.
When Herrett and Ugalde were in the game. To some extent,
Elgin Gates.
Then came J.D.Jones and the tide turned to Hand Cannons.
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Post by sixshot on Sept 7, 2024 19:51:50 GMT -5
Wow, we're going back a long way Stan. Shot my very first match on New Years Eve in Filmore, Utah in 1976 in a lot of snow using an 8 3/8" 357 S&W & shooting single shot with 180 gr Sierra's. It was legal then. A few months later I put on the first match in Idaho & later that summer I sent a TCframe to Vern Juenke to be tricked out for my 30 Herrett barrel. Once you did this it was only good for that barrel. At least that's the way I remember his frames. The early frames had one piece bolts & had a reputation for vertical stringing. Then came the split bolts.
Before I even got the frame back from Nevada my buddy Frank Hough had talked me out of it & in his 3rd match he shot a 39 in production class, tying a world record. And the race was on. Soon after Skip Talbot of Fallon, Nevada shot the first 40X40, perfect score. My IHMSA # was 2046. Skip Talbot built me 2 unlimited guns over the years, a 6.5 Ugalde & a 7 MM Talbot.
Dick
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Post by AxeHandle on Sept 8, 2024 17:06:15 GMT -5
Old guns...Old guys. Joined IHMSA early on and upgraded to life for 3304L. Never were any IHMSA matches anywhere close. Had to settle for NRA Hunters Pistol. Standing 100yards/meters, 1/2 size targets, and limited to straight wall pistol cases. Shot my first match and made A class with my issued service 1911 45. Bought a 357 TC and went to AAA the next weekend. Rules read that two matches back to back and BOOM you were reclassified. One club ran a morning match another ran an evening match. Won both with a AAA score.
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Post by AxeHandle on Sept 9, 2024 17:03:46 GMT -5
Interested old IHMSA member asked for more pictures of the 300 VJR. Thought I'd share them here. FWIW in a couple you can see the mark on the grip when it looks to have been dropped. I'm betting that drop fractured the rear sight too.
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Post by AxeHandle on Sept 9, 2024 17:04:08 GMT -5
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