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Ammunition; Hard to Find:
Big-bore hunting ammunition: A-Square Co. Inc., Liberty Centre II, Suite 220, 1230 South Hurstbourne Pkwy, Louisville, KY 40222. Tel: 502 719-3006. Fax: 502 719-3030.
Bullets, custom swaged lead for paper patching: Montana Precision Swaging, PO Box 4746, Butte, MT 59702-4746. Tel & Fax: 406 782-7502
Custom loaded ammunition: Tony Sailer, AFSCO Ammunition, 731 W Third St., PO Box L, Owen, WI 54460, Tel: 715 229-2516
Obsolete and big bore: The Old Western Scrounger. 219 Lawn Street, Martinsburg, WV 25401 Phone: 304 262-9870 Fax: 304 262-1658 http://ows-ammo.com/catalog/
Ammunition; Loading Supplies:
Dies, cases, bullets & loading equipment: Huntington Die Specialties, PO Box 991; 601 Oro Dam Blvd., Oroville, CA 95965. Tel: 916 534-1210. Fax: 916 534-1212. email: buy@huntingtons.com http://www.huntingtons.com
Dies & loading equipment: Redding Reloading Equipment, 1089 Starr Road, Cortland, NY 13045, Tel: 607 753-3331, Fax: 607 756-8445
Clips and Magazines:
Mostly vintage magazines: Richard A. Pearson, The Clip Joint, PO Box 69, Centerville, PA 16404. Tel: 814 827-2371 email: clipjoint@csonline.net
Mostly modern magazines: Tom Forrest, PO Box 326A, Lakeside, CA 92040. Tel: 619 561-5800. Fax: 619 561-0227
Factory Letters regarding individual collectable guns:
Colt: Colt Historian, PO Box 1868, Hartford, CT 06144. Tel: 860 236-6331. Fax: 860 244-1442. http://www.colt.com
Remington: Leon W. Wier, Jr., 8268 Lone Feather La., Las Vegas, NV 89123 Tel: 702 896-9283
Savage: John Callahan, 53 Old Quarry Road., Westfield, MA 01085
Sharps: R. L. Moore, Jr. 310 Magnolia St. Philadelphia, MS 39350 Tel: 601 656-4056
Smith & Wesson: Mr. Roy Jinks, S&W Historian, 2100 Roosevelt Ave., Springfield, MA 01104 Tel: 413 781-8300. Fax: 413 731-8980 Fee: $20. http://www.smith-wesson.com/index.html
US Military: Springfield Research Services, PO Box 4181, Silver Spring, MD 20904 Tel: 301 622-4103
Winchester, Marlin & L C Smith: Buffalo Bill Historical Center, Cody Firearms Museum Research Service, 720 Sheridan Ave., PO Box 1000, Cody, WY 82414 Tel: 307 578-4031 http://www.bbhc.org/
Grips: Vintage handgun grips. The Grip Lady, 6053 West Monte Cristo, Glendale, AZ 85306 Tel: 602 321-6254
Gun Collector Sites:
1911a1 US Army statistical data: http://www.model1911a1.com/
Gun Books:
Rutgers Book Center, 127 Raritan Ave., Highland Park, NJ 08904. Tel: 732 545-4344. Fax: 732 545-6686 http://www.rutgersgunbooks.com/
Tom Rowe Books, PO Box 370, Maynardville, TN 37807-0370. Tel: 423 992-4017
Randy L. Duckett, Duckett's Publishing Co., PO Box 4851, Buena Vista, CO 81211. Tel: 719 395-6794 Email: rldgunbooks@bwn.net
Gun Cases: Fine, custom-built, oak & leather trunk cases: Marvin C. Huey, Kansas City, MO 64114, Tel: 816 444-1637
Gun Parts:
For modern guns: Brownell's, Inc., Route 2 Box 1, 200 South Front Street, Montezuma, IA 50171. Tel: 515 623-5401, Fax: 515 623-3896 http://www.brownells.com
For out-of-production guns: Numrich / Gun Parts Inc. 226 Williams Lane, West Hurley, NY 12491. Tel: 845 679-2417. Fax: 877 486-7278 http://www.gunpartscorp.com
Gun Sights for vintage rifles:
Nick Stroebel, 1206 Silva Road, Belen, NM 87002.
Scott A. Swamer, 1232 Fatima St., Menasha, WI 54952. Tel: 920 722-7354 Email: ssights@athenet.net
Montana Vintage Arms. Fine, new, vintage-style sights for long-range single shot rifles: 61 Andrea Ave. Belgrade, MT 59714 Tel: 406 388-4027 www.montanavintagearms.com/
Gun Engravers: Firearms Engravers Guild of America: http://www.fega.com/
Gunsmith Supplies: Brownell's, Inc., Route 2 Box 1, 200 South Front Street, Montezuma, IA 50171. Tel: 515 623-5401, Fax: 515 623-3896, email: BrownelUSA@aol.com http://www.brownells.com
Choke Tubes and sub-gauge skeet tubes: Briley Manufacturing Co., 1230 Lumpkin Rd., Houston, TX 77043. Tel: 713 932-6995 or 800 331-5718 http://briley.com/
Holsters: Authentic vintage-style Western: R. M. Bachman, Old West Reproductions, Inc., 446 Florence South Loop, Florence, MT 59833 Tel: 406 273-2615 http://www.oldwestreproductions.com/
Pro-Gun Groups --- Please give them your financial support:
National Rifle Association, 11250 Waples Mill Road, Farifax, VA 22030-7400. Tel: 202 828-6279, 703 267-1000 & 800 392-8683. Fax: 202 728-0340. email: groots@nra.org http://www.nra.org
Second Amendment Foundation / Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms, Liberty Park, 12500 NE Tenth Place, Bellevue, WA 98005 Tel: 206 454-7012. Fax: 206 451-3959 email: jbarnsaf@adl.com http://www.saf.org
Gun Owners of America, 8001 Forbes Place, Suite 102, Springfield, VA 22151. Tel: 703 321-8585. http://www.gunowners.org
http://www.keepandbeararms.com A web-based firearms issues information site.
Well-done pro-gun site; appears anti-gun to lure knee-jerk gun-haters, then weaves the truth. http://www.cphv.com/
The Republican Party---our best hope. http://www.rnc.org/
Pro-Hunting Groups:
Ducks Unlimited, One Waterfowl Way, Memphis, TN 38120. Tel: 901 758-3825. Fax: 901 758-3850. http://www.ducks.org
Quail Unlimited, 31 Quail Run, PO Box 610, Edgefield, SC 29824. Tel: 803 637-5731. Fax: 803 637-0037
Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation, 2291 West Broadway, Missoula, MT 59802. Tel: 406 523-4500. Fax: 406 532-4581. http://www.rmef.org
Ruffed Grouse Society, 451 McCormick Road, Coraopolis, PA 15108. Tel: 888 564-6747 http://www.ruffedgrousesociety.org
Safari Club International, 4800 West Gates Pass Road, Tucson, AZ 85745. Tel: 602 620-1220. http://www.safariclub.org
Coalition of Connecticut Sportsmen: http://www.ctsportsmen.com/
Political Information Resources:
rkba - Arms Rights and Liberty Information on the Internet. Comprehensive directory of arms-related information resources. http://rkba.org/
The Federalist, a concise email journal of anecdotal rebuttal to contemporary political, social and media liberalism. Subscribe free at: http://www.federalist.com/
Complete contact information for politicians at state and federal levels: http://www.gunowners.org/activism.htm compiled by Gun Owners of America.
Exhaustive data on virtually all candidates' positions on a broad range of subjects: http://www.issues2000.org/
Regulatory Agencies:
Federal firearms licenses and regulations: Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco & Firearms, 650 Massachusetts Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20226. Tel: 202 927-8300. http://www.atf.treas.gov
Connecticut firearms licenses and regulations: Dept of Public Safety, Division of State Police, 1111 Country Club Road, PO Box 2794, Middletown, CT 06457-9294 Tel: 860 685-8230 http://www.state.ct.us/dps/special.htm
Connecticut hunting licenses and regulations: Department of Environmental Protection, 79 Elm Street, Hartford, CT 06106-5127. Tel: 860 424-3005. Fax: 860 424-4070 http://dep.state.ct.us/burnatr/wildlife/fguide/fgindex.htm
Shooting Facilities, open to the public, closest to our old location in Greenwich, CT:
50yd, 100yd & 200yd pistol & rifle ranges: Blue Trail Range, 316 North Branford Road, Wallingford, CT 06492-2714. Tel: 203 269-3280
Trap & Skeet: Thunder Mountain Skeet Center, 1 Mansion Drive, Ringwood, NJ 07456. Tel: 973 962-6377
Hallowell & Co., Inc., PO Box 1445, Livingston, MT 59047
Tel: 406 222-4770 Email: morris@hallowellco.com
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