Catfish1713
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Hello,
This question is not exactly about a rifle, but rather it's about rifle builder Ray Morgan.
In my father's papers I came across the attached letter and score sheet from a match held in Jordan, NY (about 15 miles west of Syracuse) at the Elbridge Rod and Gun Club. The sheets are undated, but I expect they're from the mid- to late 1940s. One of the shooters is listed as 'R. Morgan'.
Ray's shop was in New Haven, CT, and a trip today from there to Jordan, using interstates that didn't exist back then, would take close to five hours.
From what any of you may know, how likely or possible is it that Ray would have made a trip like this to participate in a match? Did he compete on a regular basis?
The reason I'm asking is that my father, a gun dealer, was at that match, and I'm wondering if he may have met Ray Morgan there, and discussed having a rifle built for him. I have Morgan serial number 31, with a Johnson barrel dated 1948.
I've not been able to connect with the gun club, and I'm not sure if they still exist, so I thought I'd check here.
Thank you very much for any information.
(Edit - files are too large to upload; I'll try something different).
Larry Maher
This question is not exactly about a rifle, but rather it's about rifle builder Ray Morgan.
In my father's papers I came across the attached letter and score sheet from a match held in Jordan, NY (about 15 miles west of Syracuse) at the Elbridge Rod and Gun Club. The sheets are undated, but I expect they're from the mid- to late 1940s. One of the shooters is listed as 'R. Morgan'.
Ray's shop was in New Haven, CT, and a trip today from there to Jordan, using interstates that didn't exist back then, would take close to five hours.
From what any of you may know, how likely or possible is it that Ray would have made a trip like this to participate in a match? Did he compete on a regular basis?
The reason I'm asking is that my father, a gun dealer, was at that match, and I'm wondering if he may have met Ray Morgan there, and discussed having a rifle built for him. I have Morgan serial number 31, with a Johnson barrel dated 1948.
I've not been able to connect with the gun club, and I'm not sure if they still exist, so I thought I'd check here.
Thank you very much for any information.
(Edit - files are too large to upload; I'll try something different).
Larry Maher