Mr. Idared:
Thanks for the clarification that you and Mr. John Duarte supplied for the correct first name for the Kalispell area gunsmith and barrel maker, Mr. John Buhmiller.
As mentioned, I based the answer on a story by Mr. Ed Nixon entitled, �Trophies to take With You�, which was published in the May 1987 edition of Peterson�s Hunting.
In the story, it actually does give the first name of Mr. Buhmiller as Fred, however it also stated that Mr. Nixon was supplied by Mr. Buhmiller with, �some super bullets that he�d proved in Africa.�
I suspect that a proofreading error turned a John into a Fred for the Peterson�s Hunting article. I�m satisfied that the mention of the African experience and the location near Kalispell combined with the Gun Digest reference material you�ve mentioned makes him the same man, given an incorrect first name in the 1987 article.
Thanks for the information as well as the link to the article in Smokelore, I really appreciate it.
Regards,
Dwayne
