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British Gunmaking Loses A Giant: Simon Clode #466243 12/21/16 12:04 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 144 Likes: 3 Coastal North Carolina Vic Venters OP Sidelock
OP Vic Venters Sidelock Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 144 Likes: 3 Coastal North Carolina	Sad news from England. British gunmaking has truly lost one of its most energetic leaders: https://www.theexplora.com/simon-dominic-clode-chairman-managing-director-1956-2016/#comments

Re: British Gunmaking Loses A Giant: Simon Clode Vic Venters #466248 12/21/16 01:03 PM
Joined: Feb 2009 Posts: 7,463 Likes: 212 craigd Sidelock
craigd Sidelock Joined: Feb 2009 Posts: 7,463 Likes: 212	Thank you for the note.

Re: British Gunmaking Loses A Giant: Simon Clode Vic Venters #466256 12/21/16 02:30 PM
Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 5,021 Pennsylvania treblig1958 Sidelock
treblig1958 Sidelock Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 5,021 Pennsylvania	That is sad news. He lived a full, rich life. "If I die tomorrow I wouldn't care because I have seen the elephant and smelled the smoke of Africa."

Re: British Gunmaking Loses A Giant: Simon Clode Vic Venters #466268 12/21/16 05:36 PM
Joined: Apr 2016 Posts: 718 Likes: 104 WNC Owenjj3 Sidelock
Owenjj3 Sidelock Joined: Apr 2016 Posts: 718 Likes: 104 WNC	Hard to believe. I noticed his posts had tailed off on the Blog, but I always thought he would be back online again shortly. Hopefully there is a succession plan in place for the wonderful WR&Co and we can continue to collect and shoot their lovely guns in years to come. Owen

Re: British Gunmaking Loses A Giant: Simon Clode Vic Venters #466276 12/21/16 06:20 PM
Joined: Oct 2009 Posts: 6,485 Likes: 391 Ontario, Canada canvasback Sidelock
canvasback Sidelock Joined: Oct 2009 Posts: 6,485 Likes: 391 Ontario, Canada	I really loved reading his blog. Very sad. Gone too soon and a hell of a contribution to double guns! The world cries out for such: he is needed & needed badly- the man who can carry a message to Garcia

Re: British Gunmaking Loses A Giant: Simon Clode Vic Venters #466279 12/21/16 06:42 PM
Joined: Feb 2010 Posts: 593 Likes: 12 Essex/Herts Borders, UK trw999 Sidelock
trw999 Sidelock Joined: Feb 2010 Posts: 593 Likes: 12 Essex/Herts Borders, UK	It is indeed very sad. I shall miss his wonderful photographs and really interesting musings on the Explora. Tim

Re: British Gunmaking Loses A Giant: Simon Clode Vic Venters #466285 12/21/16 07:10 PM
Joined: Aug 2011 Posts: 116 swoobie Sidelock
swoobie Sidelock Joined: Aug 2011 Posts: 116	Simon will be sorely missed! He took WR to the top of the English guntrade - and was a unique and forceful spirit...

Re: British Gunmaking Loses A Giant: Simon Clode Vic Venters #466298 12/21/16 08:54 PM
Joined: Jun 2015 Posts: 390 Likes: 8 Ohio 28 gauge shooter Sidelock
28 gauge shooter Sidelock Joined: Jun 2015 Posts: 390 Likes: 8 Ohio	Very very sad day, I'll truly miss his insights.

Re: British Gunmaking Loses A Giant: Simon Clode Vic Venters #466304 12/21/16 09:40 PM
Joined: Aug 2011 Posts: 704 Likes: 1 1cdog Sidelock
1cdog Sidelock Joined: Aug 2011 Posts: 704 Likes: 1	One of the good guys. One of the things I admired about Mr. Clode was his bringing along all of the young people that were employed by WR. A visionary in the sporting gun world.

Re: British Gunmaking Loses A Giant: Simon Clode Vic Venters #466465 12/22/16 10:20 PM
Joined: Jan 2002 Posts: 315 Likes: 1 Indian Trail, NC Tom Bryant Sidelock
Tom Bryant Sidelock Joined: Jan 2002 Posts: 315 Likes: 1 Indian Trail, NC	So sorry to hear of his passing. He was always very kind in his replies to my inquiries. RIP, Mr. Clode.

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