Pete Hylenski died last month. I got to know Pete in the late 90's when he was Chief Design Engineer at USRAC. Pete was responsible for the resurrection of the CRF/Pre-64 Model 70 in the early 90's. He also introduced the little "ships bow" into the M70 feedramp, and later, the little gas flange on the bolt shroud. Pete was a South Paw, and was solely responsible for the LH Model 70. Later, when he went to Kimber, he struggled to get a LH Model 84 or 8400 made, but to no avail. He designed it, and it remains on CAD, but he couldn't persuade the owner of Kimber to go ahead with the project.
Pete was a kind gentleman, and we exchanged a lot of emails and spent a fair bit of time on the phone over the years. He monitored various internet forums, including 24hourcampfire, to "fact gather." His handle here was "Headache" and I know there are a number of guys here who knew Pete and his position. Pete was always open to ideas, and I was privileged to have some small input in a few of his projects both at USRAC and later at Kimber.
Bless you Pete...
https://www.guns.com/news/2022/04/11/noted-firearms-engineer-pete-hylenski-passeshttps://www.jowdykanefuneralhome.com/obituary/Peter-Hylenski
