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Hello everyone, What a great story, the last time I saw Roy was when he, Frank Bonaventura and Kim Pritula and I had lunch at a cafe in Newport in 2006. Several years before that, I don't recall when but, Roy and Bill had falling out and they agreed that Roy may be happier working somewhere else. Vo...

Hello Troy,

Don't leave out the RCA site, there are members there that are not ROCS guys that would be interested.

John

Good morning,

The article appears in RCA JOURNAL Vol. 35, No, 1 on page 20

regards, John

Good morning everyone, Walter Berger was indeed the original recipient of the #4 guns. After Walt's death his widow sold them to Hansen Guns in Southport, CT who assumed the serial number as well, and continued to receive guns until the program was suspended. Hansen sold them to Sonny Johnson in the...

Hello Guys,

The latest RCA JOURNAL, Vol. 35, No.4 has been printed and delivered to the RCA office. As I post this they are putting labels on them and sorting them. They will soon go to the post office.

Thanks, John

Merry Christmas everyone, The last JOURNAL, Vol. 35 No.4, for 2025 is at the printer and the proof copy may get completed next week, if not, right after New Years. We hope to mail it out by mid January. Following are the well thought out articles included in this edition. Noteworthy Blackhawks by Jo...

Bill,

I let Dalia know, she will probably send another, let me know when you receive it.

.22 RF Mag. are serial numbered up to around 342450, your friends gun is well within that range.

Regards, John

Hello Guys,

The carbine was named Deerstalker, not Deerfield. There is more information on pages 62-64 of Ruger ad His Guns, these cartridges are mentioned. There is an article that offers more info. that appears in a 2019 RCA JOURNAL

regards, John

Hello Bill,

Be patient a little longer, they have all been mailed out. If you do not receive it by mid-week let me know.

regards, John

Hello Guys, The miniatures were an RCA Special Offering, there were 12 Standard Pistols and 12 Hawkeyes made in Canada by well known mini maker David Cucer, Dave was an artist and well respected among his peers. The Standards were made in the late 1970s and the Hawkeyes a couple years later. I don't...