I first met him at a gun show in Salt Lake I'm guessing back in the 70s. I saved his card and then found it again in 1996. I bought a not so great carbine from a private party back when I knew enough about them to be dangerous. When I found his card I tracked down his new contact info and called him.
I traded the one I had for a saginaw that is beautifl. It is the updated version w/ lug and adjustable rear sight. It had a flat bolt but would not function. I called him and I had a new round bolt before I could get the old one sent off to him.
This was shortly after the problem with Cal. He told ne all about it on the phone. They dragged him out his front door in cuffs for all the neighbors to see and completly humiliated him.
I've had no contact with him since.
He kinda had a soft spot for Salt Lake because he took some training in Kearns Utah (west side of the valley) where he was issued his first carbine.
What a great guy. We are losing his kind at the rate of 1,000 per day.