what a nice welcome.
i was navy 1974-1997.
i was a special crewman in recips and rotors.
worked on suck and blows in mirimar and lemoore.
4 westpacs. uss enterprise.
retired as a master naval parachutist both army and navy qualed.
was navy liason to ft lee us army 266th airborne div (red hats)
i knew all the helo ropes, tested parachutes in china lake, and was stationed with east coast seals/SDVT2 for 7 years as the air ops officer(ltjg billet) filled by an enlisted was an honor.
shot on the navy shooting team rifle-pistol-shotgun. navy won gold in 1995 at the world shoot. im pistol distinguished and now im a gardener.
lol.
well, actually, living in va but have a cabin/shotgun range in the ozarks of mo.
come visit it...
www.vanzantclaypigeonfarm.webs.comand yes...im the guy who is/was involved with skeetmaster tubes inc.
though defunked and in stop production, i am the last owner of skeetmaster tubes inc.
competition from kolar and briley was too much. they got sponsors and teamed up with some real big corps...and it put this little mom and pop business out.
im too old and too tired to pursue it.
i use to hang out on gunbroker forums, but the mods and some members got way too evil and banished me. that ended in 2011. i never looked back.
i was born in new haven county conn, dont claim to be a m21 expert, but do enjoy the history of winchester in my home. my uncle owned the farm next to the old winchester club in bethany and i was a member of seymour fish and game for over 27 years. many m21's came in and out when i was there, and so began my sbs interest.
so there you have it.
bobski in a nutshell.
admin is working with me to get my new avatar up. until then, i got the old ww2 plane in place.
so, where to begin? whos the lefever grade a expert here? i like them. they are the poor mans m21. lol.