Need Help with IDing Ball Gun Smith
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Need Help with IDing Ball Gun Smith
Picked up a ball gun to use for the Presidents 100 and CMP matches. Very old, but clearly a gunsmith build. I think it may be a Mike Curtis build but I am not sure. Any help would be appreciated.
mhayford45- Posts : 259
Join date : 2013-02-21
Location : MI
Re: Need Help with IDing Ball Gun Smith
It looks like R.G. Curtis, not Mike Curtis. How does it shoot?
BE Mike- Posts : 2587
Join date : 2011-07-29
Location : Indiana
Re: Need Help with IDing Ball Gun Smith
R.G. Curtis operated out of El Reno, OK in the 80's and into the 90's. He used to come to Perry to set up shop on Commercial Row back in those days.
Phil
Phil
PMcfall- Posts : 395
Join date : 2011-06-16
Location : St. Joseph, MO
Re: Need Help with IDing Ball Gun Smith
Not sure how it shoots yet. Just got it yesterday. Going through it, cleaning, oiling and changing old springs for new. The person who did own it said it shot very well.
What was R.G.Curtis's reputation back then?
What was R.G.Curtis's reputation back then?
mhayford45- Posts : 259
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Location : MI
Re: Need Help with IDing Ball Gun Smith
I bought an R.G. Curtis made Hi-Standard barrel in the 80's at Perry. Made from a Douglas blank. Very accurate.
Dr.Don- Posts : 816
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Location : Cedar Park, TX
Re: Need Help with IDing Ball Gun Smith
Greetings,
A name from the past.
I believe R. G. Curtis bought Richard Shockey's old business.
My friend had a Curtis Hard Ball gun and earned his points with it.
Cheers,
Dave
A name from the past.
I believe R. G. Curtis bought Richard Shockey's old business.
My friend had a Curtis Hard Ball gun and earned his points with it.
Cheers,
Dave
fc60- Posts : 1458
Join date : 2011-06-11
Location : South Prairie, WA 98385
Re: Need Help with IDing Ball Gun Smith
Hi All, The Curtis that bought Richard Shockey's gun shop in El Reno, OK, was named CW. My first wadgun was built by CW back in 1983. Never did know what the initials stood for, as he always went by "CW".
Cheers,
Roddy
Cheers,
Roddy
Roddy Toyota- Posts : 64
Join date : 2011-06-11
Re: Need Help with IDing Ball Gun Smith
Thanks for the info and blast from the past. I thought that I remembered him from Perry back in the day, but I didn't want to depend on my senile memory.PMcfall wrote:R.G. Curtis operated out of El Reno, OK in the 80's and into the 90's. He used to come to Perry to set up shop on Commercial Row back in those days.
Phil
BE Mike- Posts : 2587
Join date : 2011-07-29
Location : Indiana
Re: Need Help with IDing Ball Gun Smith
Sounds like maybe I'm the one with the senile memory, it appears the El Reno pistolsmith was probably CW. I might have one of his old price sheets, I'll check my files.
Phil
Phil
PMcfall- Posts : 395
Join date : 2011-06-16
Location : St. Joseph, MO
Re: Need Help with IDing Ball Gun Smith
So far 25 yard testing is a tight X ring with 4.7 BE with Zero 185 JHP COL of 1.24. Time to move to 50 yards for final tuning. I expect it will be acceptable at 50' for CMP matches.
mhayford45- Posts : 259
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