Mac-when did Ralph start making his version of the short maqs?
Dober
Ralph started with his short-mags in the late 50's/early 60's I believe Dober. I've talked with him about it at length and that's the date I've got stuck in my head anyway. Ralph did buy much of Roy Gradle's machinery out of his gun shop in S. California when he was getting out of the business in the 50's and Ralph's cats look a lot like the Gradle, including the Wby radius shoulder.
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