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... I am much like Ross Seyfried in one regard and that is never trust a clean firearm. As Ross wrote that he shot his competition pistol until it literally "oozed" with gunk... ....trivia question for you jwp....as you know Ross was a devoted Pachmayr shooter. He didn't shoot a P-gun at the 2nd Bianchi Cup however---he did at the 3rd one and I don't remember if he shot the match again after that. Ross once said of this gunsmith, "nothing beats a Pachmayr, but (gunsmith's name) is the closest thing there is." Also, of this same gunsmith, Bill Wilson said that if he didn't build his own guns, he'd shoot one of this gunsmith's guns. Question------who was this gunsmith??????? Anyone know????????
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Question------who was this gunsmith??????? Anyone know???????? DF.
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... I am much like Ross Seyfried in one regard and that is never trust a clean firearm. As Ross wrote that he shot his competition pistol until it literally "oozed" with gunk... ....trivia question for you jwp....as you know Ross was a devoted Pachmayr shooter. He didn't shoot a P-gun at the 2nd Bianchi Cup however---he did at the 3rd one and I don't remember if he shot the match again after that. Ross once said of this gunsmith, "nothing beats a Pachmayr, but (gunsmith's name) is the closest thing there is." Also, of this same gunsmith, Bill Wilson said that if he didn't build his own guns, he'd shoot one of this gunsmith's guns. Question------who was this gunsmith??????? Anyone know???????? I am taking a total guess and would say Armand Swenson. Ok I need to know the answer please!
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I saw a few Swensons out in California, where he lived. Alas I never had the change to buy one. He influenced a lot of people with his designs. From I hear, his guns usually worked very well.
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This is killing me, I need to know the "right" answer.
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When it doubt, have one built or trick one out. Springfield/ Clark Custom "Champion" 1911
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JOG had it right.....it was Don Fisher. Here's Ross, showing me his Fisher gun----it had a 6" ported barrel just like the Pachmayr that he shot the next year. He introduced me to Don at the Bianchi Cup---Hackathorn also had one---Fisher did phenomenal work!! Here's Don shooting at the Bianchi Cup also:
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Thats good trivia right there. Thanks
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Swenson was a good guess----which leads to the next trivia question----anybody gets this one correct, I'll give them their choice of either a vintage Milt Sparks #1AT holster for a Govt. 5" OR a Gordon Davis "Realist" for a Commander. You pay shipping.
Question: According to Armand Swenson, who (single individual) did he build more guns for than any other person--i.e. who was his best(in terms of #'s) customer? Hint: he's not a famous shooter. Problem: As far as I know, this isn't written down anywhere--Swenson told me this personally, so you'll have to take my word for it.
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Swenson was a good guess----which leads to the next trivia question----anybody gets this one correct, I'll give them their choice of either a vintage Milt Sparks #1AT holster for a Govt. 5" OR a Gordon Davis "Realist" for a Commander. You pay shipping.
Question: According to Armand Swenson, who (single individual) did he build more guns for than any other person--i.e. who was his best(in terms of #'s) customer? Hint: he's not a famous shooter. Problem: As far as I know, this isn't written down anywhere--Swenson told me this personally, so you'll have to take my word for it. Hardin?
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Swenson was a good guess----which leads to the next trivia question----anybody gets this one correct, I'll give them their choice of either a vintage Milt Sparks #1AT holster for a Govt. 5" OR a Gordon Davis "Realist" for a Commander. You pay shipping.
Question: According to Armand Swenson, who (single individual) did he build more guns for than any other person--i.e. who was his best(in terms of #'s) customer? Hint: he's not a famous shooter. Problem: As far as I know, this isn't written down anywhere--Swenson told me this personally, so you'll have to take my word for it. Hardin? My guess for Armand Swenson's best customer is me, JOG. Of course that isn't remotely true, I just wanted to see our names in the same sentence.
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WOW talk about next to impossible! Seeing that its not someone famous the likely hood of us knowing is slim to none. Most likely it is a Marine or LEO that Armand had a close relationship with.
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Can I have three guesses? 1) way off the wall but hey. Edith Almeida 2) Sorta famous atleast in the shooting/LE world. John Pride 3) Maybe famous depends on what you call famous. Ray Chapman Ok laugh all you want atleast I gave it a try!
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Off the wall guess, since they were both in So Cal, and more or less contemporaries, I'll guess Bob Loveless.
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That is a really good guess but and its a big BUT how much more famous can a knife maker be?
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Sorry, all good answers but not what Armand told me. It was...................................................... ............................................................ ............................................................ ............................................................ ............................................................ ............................................................ ............................................................ ............................................................ ............................................................ ............................................................ ............................................................ ............................................................ ...........a pastor from Berachah Church in Houston, Texas, Col. R.B. Thieme, Jr. He was an unique pastor. He and Jeff Cooper were buds----Cooper ran classes in Houston for folks from his church and he had groups from the church go to Gunsite.
Good guesses all.
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tex_n-cal the problem is the "not famous". Unless you/I/someone knew Swenson they aren't going to know this person, or they knew this person and knew they owned a bunch of Swenson's pistols.
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ah, but the hint was "he's not a famous shooter" edit to add I see we have the answer, now. I wouldn't order a new 1911 custom to be done like one of Swenson's, with the squared trigger guard and S&W sights, but I sure would like to have one for the history of the thing.
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Can I still get the Milt Sparks for postage? I put a lot of burnt brain cells to use just to come up with something.
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