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The Bill Calfee I knew (part 2) When I returned from overseas, I thought I wanted to get back into centerfire benchrest but that did not last long. I knew I wanted to make contact with Bill Calfee, but everyone told me that was a waste of time. He had more work than he could do and without a...

Bill was a rare and special person. One could consider his life’s work to be advancing Rimfire accuracy. It would be fair to say he is and was Mr. Rimfire Benchrest (RFBR). But he was so much more than that. I didn’t know Bill as well as many others. He came into my life when I developed a...

The advice I can give you is to look on the IR 50/50 website for a match close to you and go have a look. Take your rifle and shoot it. If you don’t shoot they will not take you serious. Meet as many people as you can and they will share with you everything you need to know to bring you up to...

Bob, Good hearing from you. I wish it was under better circumstances. Thanks for sharing your information about Bill. Everyone that knew him knew he was a special guy. I hope more people will share their stories about Bill. TKH

This is a post I copied from Bill’s site. It was posted by Jeff Patterson. " It's with great sadness, a very heavy heart that I must announce that Bill Calfee passed from this world today. Renown Gunsmith, with a World of Records and achievements. There will Never Be Another....... My mentor...

Jerry, I agree completely. If Virginia is for lovers, Sporters are for shooters! TKH

Pedro, Thank you so much for sharing your story. It is very well written, and it will affect our sport for years to come. Anyone reading this will learn many things about RFBR but will learn even more about competition in general. Your way of putting it across is very special. One thing I...

Frank, Thanks for the kind words. Don't worry about your shooting. It will get easier as you spend more time behind your rifle. RFBR is not an easy game. Someone once said it appears to be so easy yet in fact is it so hard. Everyone across the country complains about the shooting...

My new build broke its maiden today. In case you haven't heard that expression before it come from the racehorse industry. When a young horse wins his/her first race they say the horse broke its maiden. In this case my new build won its first competition. The field was full of Hall of Fame...

Anthony, Thanks for the clarification. We appreciate any input you provide. And thanks for making the Turbo actions and all the other things you manufacture to support our sport. The IR 50/50 Nationals will be held at the Fairchance Gun Club in Smithfield Pa. It will be the end of September...

Etienne, Thank you for your question. This rifle was built as a result of me being able to obtain the parts quickly and easily. I have built a number of Turbo V1's and V3s. As you probably know the Turbo V1 has a longer bolt lift, longer firing pin fall, and of course two locking lugs...

Thanks Keith, I have spent a great deal of time and money trying to find out what really makes rimfires tick. I've often been surprised when other people's experience has been radically different from mine. I've been even more surprised by what can and often happens at a match. I recall the...

Pedro, Thank you for the kind words. I'm going to take that as an endorsement, and it means a lot coming from you. I truly enjoy building these rifles. There was a time when I was hell bent on winning matches, the big matches, but my situation has changed such as not to allow me to attend many...

It shoots well. It is limited only by ammo and the guy pointing it. It is a pleasure to shoot. The bolt lift and closure is smooth and progressive. The trigger break is consistent, feels like breaking glass. It tracks straight in the rest, and extracts and ejects as it should. Gives you the...

I have competed building and testing my latest project rifle. Some of you know I do this as a hobby and only build two or three rifles a year. My objective is to build fully capable rifles that can compete at any level in RFBR. Building these rifles can take more time than one would expect...

Tim, I can't remember the name of the original owner perhaps someone will post it here. But the rifle was built in memory of his wife and that is where it got its name. Marcia. He was not a serious competitor. I think Tom Shearer was the second owner, and he did not shoot it in major matches...

SPEC 8 was bought by Scott Siegfried, of Milton, Delaware. He is starting the evaluation process to access how the rifle's performance. The rifle was built a long time ago (14 years). I don't think it has been modified to any degree. It will be interesting to hear his assessment. TKH

Target is very much like our IR 50/50 target. It was shot at 50 meters and shot outdoors. All those shots that just make 10 s at 50 yards become 9s at 50 meters. These really are outstanding scores. TKH

Pedro and two members of his team shot 750s in their tournament this weekend. That is getting it done. Congrats to the entire team. You guys are tough!! TKH

The International Portuguese RFBR open match was held this weekend. Here are the results. Pedro shot a 1500 111Xs. That is getting it done. Congrats again on yet another outstanding performance. TKH