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General discussion => Gun Building => Topic started by: bama on October 03, 2025, 05:07:12 AM

Title: Rifle on the cover of Muzzle Blast April 1991
Post by: bama on October 03, 2025, 05:07:12 AM

Does anyone know who the builder of the rifle is who built the rifle on the cover?

Jim Parker

Title: Re: Rifle on the cover of Muzzle Blast April 1991
Post by: Bob Roller on October 03, 2025, 05:42:02 PM

Let's see that 1991 cover. There may be info on it inside the magazine if you have it.
Bob Roller

Title: Re: Rifle on the cover of Muzzle Blast April 1991
Post by: bama on October 03, 2025, 10:51:21 PM

Here is a photo of the cover, I do not have a copy of the magazine.

(https://i.ibb.co/nMNkgQWq/Muzzle-Blasts.jpg) (https://ibb.co/TMxhvPCD)

Title: Re: Rifle on the cover of Muzzle Blast April 1991
Post by: Robin Henderson on October 03, 2025, 11:23:04 PM

Jim, as a member of the NMLRA, You can log in on their website and then access the MB archive and open that particular magazine. Maybe there's an article inside the covers about the builder.

Title: Re: Rifle on the cover of Muzzle Blast April 1991
Post by: bama on October 03, 2025, 11:37:46 PM

Robin I tried that, I don’t think they go that far bark. The earliest issue I could see was 97

Title: Re: Rifle on the cover of Muzzle Blast April 1991
Post by: bluenoser on October 03, 2025, 11:54:55 PM

Rifle and accoutrements were made by Bill Ford in Springfield VA.

Title: Re: Rifle on the cover of Muzzle Blast April 1991
Post by: 2 shots on October 04, 2025, 01:26:41 AM

 enlarge the picture ;)

Title: Re: Rifle on the cover of Muzzle Blast April 1991
Post by: bluenoser on October 04, 2025, 01:30:21 AM

 :o Good catch!  Being not quite as observant, I went to page 2

Title: Re: Rifle on the cover of Muzzle Blast April 1991
Post by: Daniel Coats on October 04, 2025, 01:31:14 AM

Yep
(https://i.ibb.co/23vDkJBq/Screenshot-20251003-172809.png) (https://ibb.co/Xx7hCHTX)

Title: Re: Rifle on the cover of Muzzle Blast April 1991
Post by: Robin Henderson on October 04, 2025, 02:08:59 AM

I found the issue in the archives. Other than the cover credit which you already have, I found no other mention of the firearms nor builder.

Title: Re: Rifle on the cover of Muzzle Blast April 1991
Post by: bama on October 04, 2025, 07:21:16 AM

Thanks guys, I guess I couldn’t see the forest for the trees. I am not familiar with the builder, it looks to be a finely built rifle.