Last spring, Buck Buckner notified the Board January 1951, Outdoor Life article about the that his friend, Ben F. Carter, Dallas Safari Club Pilot Ram. That’s sure to be an instant Executive Director, had donated a booth at the collector’s item! 2015 DSC. The convention runs from January The Center is actively seeking a new director. 15-18. Upon Mike’s departure, Dave Weisel provided For those of you who aren’t familiar with the invaluable assistance by serving as interim DSC convention, let me assure you that it is director until September 30. Thanks for a job great! I used to attend every year when I lived well done. near Dallas and frequently when I lived near San The Center had a group of international students Antonio. JOCHH&EC will get an opportunity from LCSC stop by in September. They were to meet some great folks in Dallas and I suspect participating in a program developed by HGSP that we will encounter a legion of JOC fans. and LCSC to give students from foreign Jeff Nesset has provided great leadership of the countries a taste of American wilderness and Marketing Committee, which is meeting at 7:00 culture. Everyone seemed to enjoy themselves. a.m. with more frequency as we get close to These are exciting times for JOCHH&EC. January. The members of the Marketing Committee, Joel Ristau, Darrel Inman, Shirley Phillips, Blair Hanson, and Mandy Miles, deserve a high-volume “Way-to Go!” for their input, creativity, and dedication. TheTheBoe Bo Boardoard approved taking the Pilot Ram to Dallas at the Septp ember meeting, so we are sure to have a greaeat exxhih bit. We will also have copies of thhe Jannuary 1951 OOL story dete aia ling Jaca kk’s takiingn theh ram. Herbb Klein wass on the same huntt, bubut arriveed 3 wweekks latet r and shot hiss trophy shoh rtlyl after getttingg intto camp. Herb’s ram is in stoorage at thee Ross Perot Muses uum of About the Co-Chair: Howard Erdman is a Natural Historry in Dallas. Effof rts ara e undeerwr ay Benefactor member of the NRA and charter to borrow Herb Klein’s ram to did spplay alongsside member of Friends of Jack O’Connor. He is the Piloot Raam. Jack wrote an artr iccle abob ut also a member of Dallas Safari Club and HeH rb’ss ramm thah t was publb ished in theh Febe ruary Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation. An ardent 199515 issssueu of OLO . fan of JOC since his mother gave him his first Brradfordd and Anne will be attennding DSC wiw th Outdoor Life subscription in 1957, Howard has O’O Connorr #2 and the Beretta dooubu le that JOC served on the Board since 2011. He is a Navy declc arede to beb the best handling shotgun made. veteran and lives in Pullman, Washington with Braddfoordr will also autograph coppies ofo theh his wife of 44 years, Phyllis. He is also the Direr ctor of Institutional PlP anniingn , Reesearch & Assessmem nt at Lewis-s Cllarrk Stata e CoC llege.

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The 30-06 Spr g eld By A es

If you consider the velocity advantage of our I’ve been doing a series highlighting some current 30-caliber Magnums enjoy over the of Jack O’Connor’s favorite cartridges. I 30-06, you can see how revolutionary this find a lot of people fail to realize his was a century ago. affection for the venerable 30-06 Versatility remains a marvelous 30-06 Springfield. I’ve written about the 270 attribute. It is the largest 30-caliber case The Winchester, the 375 Holland & Holland, and only newcomers in the 30-caliber family that the 7x57mm Mauser; it is time to visit the rival the versatility of the 30-06 are the 300 most popular American big game cartridge Winchester Short Magnum (300 WSM), the ever. 300 Ruger Compact Magnum (300 RCM), and the 300 Remington Short Action Look at Anderson’s JOC biography—Jack UltraMag (300 RSAUM). Yet they have a startedd with the 30-06 after graduating from limitation: many new ultra-premium bullets college. The 270 Winchester was not are quite long for their weight, and those introduced until 1925. It certainly fits those bullets heavier than 180 grains encroach attributes that Jack espoused in his writings: deeply into the small-capacity cases and can limit velocity gains. The 30-06 is much less power; flat trajectory; accuracy; and susceptible. versatility. For handloaders, the high cost of propellants Although over 100 years old, the 30-06 still lately raises the issue of how much velocity shhiines b ri ghtl y. It st art ed so f ar ah ead of th e advantage is worth the extra propellant used. competition that it remains a relevant I prepared the chart below from actual Speer cartridge. Case capacity compared to its data. It looks at the propellant charge weight contemporaries was huge. That extra that gives the highest velocity with a 180- capacity meant the ’06 could drive some grain bullet. Using the 30-06 as the baseline. bullet weights up to 400 feet faster than its The chart indicates whether an increasee in nearest rival of the time, the 30-40 Krag. propellant gives a similar increase in velocity. The results may surprise you.

Velocio tyy andn Chaarge Weeigi ht Comparison (180-grain bullets) Max.. Charge Weight Velocity Velocity, CaC rtriidge Chargee, Increase Increase ft/sec grainss Factor* Factor*

30-06 Sprinngfield5588.02756 — — 300 Rem SAS UM 65.0 2921 1.12 1.06 3000 WiW nchester Shorrt Mag 68.5 2978 1.1 18 1.08 300 Win Maag76.6 030 05911.311.11 300 Weatherby Mag8g 7.031091.501.13 300 Remington Ultra Mag94.031461.621.14 30--378 Weatherby Maga 123.3 0332492.1.1211.18 * — relativev to 303 -006 3

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To read this look at, for example, the 300 WSM and say, “an 18-percent increase in propellant produced an 8 percent increase in velocity over the 30-06.” For the 300 WSM and the 300 RSAUM, the increased velocity compares favorably to the extra propellant required. Although we did not have 300 RCM data at Speer when I retired, current Hodgdon data shows it fares slightly better, with a roughly 3 percent increase in propellant charge producing a 7 percent velocity gain.n With the 30-378 Weatherby, you need over twice the propellant to get a 18 percent increase About the Author: Allan Jones had a 161 -year in velocity. That doesn’t condemn the 30-378; career as a forensic firearms examiner before rather it means that the cartridge needs a new moving to Lewiston ID and taking over the roles of data developer and technical editor for generation of slower-burning propellants than Speer Bullets. He produced Speer Reloading we had at Speer in 2007 for it to realize its Manuals 12, 13, and 14. He retired in 2007 and potential. The 30-06 still looks good today for now volunteers at the Jack O’Connor Center the handloaderh . And it remains popular with and writes a monthly ballistics column for handloaderrs. My friend Kent Sakamoto, RCBS Shooting Times magazine. Prrodduct MMannageg r, kindly furnished the die poopupularity rankings over a recent five-yyear periodo for the 30-066 and theh 2700 Wini chese tet r. AvA ereraga ing thhe nummberss, the ’066 rannked att Number 4, surpassed only by the 222 3 Remingtoon,n theh 308 Winchc ese ter,, and the 45 Auto cartridges; the 270 Winchester coomes in aat Nummber 8. ThT e 30-006 iis 108 yeears old this yeear. I hope I still look andd perfoorm so well when I reach thaat mmilesttono e!! End

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By Bradford O’Connor 1 1/2 pound prawns 26 to 30 count Remove shells from shrimp. Set shrimp 1 pound bay scallops aside. In large skillet, heat half the olive oil and 1/2 medium onion, finely chopped half the butter and sauté shrimp shells until all 2 cloves garlic, finely chopped shells turn reddish pink, about 2 to 3 minutes. 1 large shallot, finely chopped Remove shells with slotted spoon and discard. 1/2 cup chives, finely chopped There should be enough oil and butter 2/3 cube butter remaining in the pan to sauté the prawns. Sauté 1/2 cup extra-virgin olive oil prawns until all have turned reddish pink. Salt 1 1/2 ounce grappa and pepper to taste. Remove prawns, set aside. 4 to 6 ounces pale ale Sauté shallots and onions until translucent, salt and freshly ground black pepper add chives, continue cooking for about 1 minute, then add garlic and continue cooking until garlic is golden, adding a little butter and olive oil if necessary. Using slotted spoon, carefully remove shallots, onions and chives, then set aside. Add ale to pan then simmer scallops until cooked thoroughly, but still tender. Remove scallops with slotted spoon, and set aside. Add remaining olive oil, butter to pan. On medium flame, reduce by about half, then return scallops, prrawns, garlic, chives, shallots and onions to papan too reheae t. At last moment, add About the Author: Bradford O’Connor was born in June grappa, lliighht wiith matchc and wait for flame too 1933, in Flagsg taaff, Arizzona.a He moved with his family to subside, abobout 30 secondn s, taking grg eat cacare not Lewisstonn in 191 48 and graduated from Lewiston High Scchool in1952. He served in the military as a policeman in to ignitte clothing, hair or innterior of kitchen.n Korea 1953-1955. Bradford graduated with a BA in Remove prar wns, serve immediaately as an English and Journalism from the University of Idaho in antipasto. 1959. He worked as a cub reeporter for the Los Angelees Mirror-News 1959, copy and city editor for the Walla Walla Union-Bulletin 1960-1976, and last but not least, CCreated by Brad O'Connor, January 266 , 1999 4, was the outdoor reporter/columnist/editor for the Seattle ffor dinner partyy with George andd Patty Gibbs, Times 1967-1991. Bradford has written several articles and Cuddddlel s (AAnne)) O'CConnor, Gary annd PaP tty provided numerous photographs for several publications, including Outdoor Life, Sports Afield, Petersen's Hunting, Settle, Claudid o ViV scoli and niece Frrana ceescs a Road & Track and dozens of Associated Press membership newspapers. His hobbies and interests include SeServrves 8 as anntit pap sto photography, travel, food and wine, shooting, hunting, fif shing and bicyclinng.g Bradford married his high-school sweetheart (Anne) in 1953. They will celebrate their 60th wedding anniversary this year. The O’Connor’s have two children (John in Deenver; Pamela in Seattlt e) and six granddchhildl ren.n

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The O’Connor Ca dge Jack’s enthusiasm for the .270 matched his endorsement of gunmaker Al Biesen. By Wayne van Zwoll

Others of Jack’s era were as adept with the Millions of readers called him Jack. language. Warren Page, an English prof, could Though he taught English and has been lauded turn a phrase as deftly as drilling one-hole as the dean of American gun writers, little of the groups in Benchrest matches or killing game professor showed in O’Connor’s Outdoor Life with 175-grain Noslers from his 7mm Mashburn columns. As Arms and Ammunition editor from Super Magnum. His tenure as Shooting Editor at 1941 to 1972, he used plain words in pithy Field& Stream ran from 1947 to 1972, sentences. He injected enough jargon to make paralleling Jack’s career. John Jobson was for the great unwashed feel at home. The cadence of more than 20 years Sports Afield’s Camping, his writing carried you; its precision impressed then Hunting Editor. you. The barbs kept you reading. Jack did not suffer fools. In print he skewered them gently – reminding me of Churchill’s wicked wit. When An able wordsmith, he shared Jack dismembered a myth as “the purest of O’Connor’s passion for custom hunting applesauce,” or judged someone “full of rifles and the 7x57 cartridge. Jobson died in prunes,” there was no recovery. 1979, a year after Jack. In their heyday, writers from Russell Annabel to Ed Zern Hunnters and shooters believed Jack beecacause hhee kneew more than most of them but delivered adventure, insight and humoor diidndn’t pretend to know everythhinng. He waw s no through the pages of thick 35-cent enngiinneer, but he couuld craft an ennterrtaining magazines. seentence from a paraagraaph off engineee ringn You could rank Jack a cut above, could gobbleedyggook, and leeavve yoou ini foormed. He was insist that better than anyone else he brought to no stockc -maker, bbut he faashioned them on the readers a sense of his time, an era too short and page with lal ngguuage as clean annd ele egant aas the quickly gone. Elk hunting in the Thoroughfare, rifles he described. Jack did littt lee competitiivve the Selway and the Dannaher, on 30-day trips shootit ngg; stili l,, he knew the makkini gs of a for Stone’s sheep, moose and grizzlies in the mam rkksman. His taales ofo bulletss wele l and poorlyy Cassiars, Jack made room for his readers in the plp aced hellped generations of hunu teers shoot saddle and around the campfire. He handed bbettere . them, in text, battle-weary Springfields ($29.95 from Klein’s!) that became lovely sportinng rifles in the shops of R.F. Sedgely and Griffin and Howe. He introduced readers to industry celel brities: Roy Weathere by, Frede Hunntit ngton,n Jooycy e HoH rnaddyy, P.OO. AcA kley, RoR ckc y Gibbs.

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Back tthhen, when Vernon Speer made bullet without promotion. A rejoinder might be thattht at jackets from spent rimfire cases, you could buy a soon after the cartridge arrived in 1925, new Model 70 Winchester for $135.00 and, if Depression put a lid on rifle sales, that no other you weren’t quite satisfied, have it stocked by round then used .270 bullets, that softpoints of the likes of Shelhammer, Linden or Goens. Or the era couldn’t handle impact speeds near 3,000 Al Bieseen. fps. At the .270’s debut, the 7x57 Mauser was 32 years old. The 7x64 Brenneke, circa 1917, gave .284 bullets a flatter arc. It differed little, at a glance, from the .270.

Lighht recoil endeears the .270 to shoooters like this youngn lady, with her first kudu. A oneͲshot The .2270 arrived in 1925 with a 130Ͳ kill! grain bullet at 3,000 fps. It’s still hugely popular among hunters. “Jack O’Connor made me the most famous gunmaker in the world,” Al told me long ago. Proud of his work but not vain, Biesen Perhaps thhe Great War put Germaan knew Jack’s blessing gave him a terrific roounds out of favor Stateside. Perhaps O’Connor convinced riflemen they’d kill more game with a boost. “Shortly after he started writing, I .270. approached Jack about building a rifle for him. He sent me a Titus barrel, a Springfield action. I put them together and stocked the rifle. He didn’t like it, so I made him a .30- 06 on Mauser metal.” Jack paid for that job, and followed with many others. Thhe beb st kknowwn arare a pair of Featherweighht Model 70s,, bob th chaambbere ed in .270 Winchesster. Jaack’s lol ng and unbridled praise for that ror unu d (aammong the many he used) ensurede its The limited-edition Jack O’Connor ssuccc esss at markek t. Yes, you could argue the .2270 Tribute rifle, in .2270 of coouru se, mim micss isi so gooodo it woulu d have climbed theh chah rts JaJ ck’ss Beisen-n buillt M70s.

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\TThe cartridge didn’t have an easy childhood. A decade later the .280 Remington joined them HuntersH used to .30-30 30 30 bullet action whined that – and withered in the shade of the .270. 270 StifferS tiffer thhe fast-stepping spitzers wrecked a lot of meat. competition arrived in 1962 with Remington’s They did. Compared to 170-grain .30-30 7mm Magnum in the brand-new Model 700 sooftpoints, they still do! The first .270 bullets rifle. Early factory loads for this belted 7 had were particularly troublesome, often little on the .270, but brilliant marketing made it fragmenting. Winchester sought to mollify an instant hit. Winchester’s concurrent make- cuustomers with a 150-grain load throttled to over of the Model 70, in essence replacement of 2,675 fps. Nobody bought it. Improved bullets at the Hope diamond with costume jewelry, full speed soon gave reliable upset across a infuriated the faithful. The 700 and its 7mm raange of impact velocities. Magnum profited.

Hunting tough country in our Desert Southwest nudged Jack toward lightweight, flat-shooting rifles. Remington’s 700 in 7mm Magnum dented .270 sales. Many, many 700s have since been sold in .270 . The .2707 made its debut in the Winchester 54, reeplp acceedd in lal te 1936 by the Model 70. Among Roy Weatherby’s frrisisky .270 and 7mm ththe 700’s charterr – and subsequent – Magnums beb att the 7mm Remington chhamberiings, onln y thhe .30-06 has sincee solld Magnum to market by 20 years. But these bebettere than thhe .22700. In 19448 Remiingtoon were proprietary rounds, chambered only in inntrroducedd its Model 721 bolt riiflf e ini .330-06, .2270 annd .300 H&H Magnum. costly Weatherby rifles. Also, at the end of World War II, hunters still considered the .30-06 a giant- A .270 or a .2800? ThT e two Tim Brandt got this are twt ini s in fine billy with a apa peara ance, .270 Weatherby, pep rforrmance. which outpaces the Thhe .270 is by .270 Winchester by far tht e best 300 fps. ses ller.

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And even in the West, many sportsmen still Federal and Hornady upped the ante with high- used iron sights. Weatherby proved years octane loads for the .270 and 7mm Remington. ahead of his time. During the next four A long list of frisky loads with polymer-tipped decades, demand for flat-shooting magnums bullets have since supplanted these, which wring about as much speed and energy from these would validate his work. Norma-loaded rounds as currently possible under SAAMI ammo in Weatherby boxes and the pressure lids. chambering of Weatherby cartridges in other rifles have benefited the California firm. Bullet Velocity Energy Here’s how traditional Weatherby loads weight (fps) (ftͲlbs) compare, ballistically, to those of the .270 (gr.) and Winchester and 7mm Remington Magnum: type .270 Winchester 130 Power 3150 2865 Bullet weight (gr.) Velocity Energy (Win. PP Plus) Point and type (fps) (ftͲlbs) .270 Winchester 130 SST 3215 2983 .270 130 Power Point 3060 2702 (Hornady LM) Wincheester .270 Winchester 140 Trophy 3100 2990 I40 AccuBond 2950 2705 (Federal HE) Bonded

150 Power Point 2850 2705 .270 Winchester 150 Power 2950 2900 7mm 140 Pointed SP CͲL 3175 3133 (Win. PP Plus) Point Remington 7mm Remington 139 SoftͲ 3250 3300 Magnum Magnum (Hornady Point 150 Swift Scirocco 3110 3221 HM)

1660 NoN sler 2950 3091 7mm Remington 1550 Powew r 3130 3264 Partittion MaMagnnum (WWini . PP Point PPlus) .2707 130 Nooslerr 33755 3288 WWeata heherby PaP rtitioon Magnum The growing list of fast sub-.30 big game rounds 140 Nosler Ballistiic 333 000 3385 Tip includes another .270. Just over a decade afield, the .270 Winchester Short Magnum, or WSM, 1550 Noosler 32454 35007 has a true short-action case, 2.10 inches long. Its Partition .535 base mates with bolt faces machined for the 7mmm 140 Nosler 333 40 34433 .532 base of most belted rounds. The .270 WSSM Weaatheerbby Partr ition has a rather steep 35-degree shoulder. Factory Magnum loads outpace the .270 Winchester but fall shy of Weatherby chart ffigures. 150 Nosler Ballistic 3300 36277 Tip

161 0 NNosller 32000 363 338 Partition

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Winchester loads for the .270 WSM

BuB llet weight m. m. annd type velocity energy 100 200 300 400

1300 XPͲ3 3275 3096 1.1 0 Ͳ5.5Ͳ16.1

140 3200 3184 1.4 0 Ͳ5.77 Ͳ16.5 Accuc Bond

1500 3150 3304 1.4 0 Ͳ6.5Ͳ19.4 Power Point

I was treated to one of the first prototype rifles in .270 WSM, a Browning A-Bolt. Factory- loaded 130 Ballistic Silvertips crossed my The short-action .270 WSM, now barely a Oehler sky screens at 3,290 fps, matching decade afield, edges the .270 Winchestere advertised speed even from the relatively short ballistically. 23-incn h barrel. This A-Bolt was also exceedingly accurate. At Browning’s range near Charles Evans and Bliss Titus also gave their Mountain Green, Utah, two Fail Safe bullets cut names to this .270. Jack O’Connor no doubt an oblong hole at 200 yards. I posted another approved. He might also have liked the .270 bullseye at 300 yards and drilled a 1½-inch Howell, essentially a “stretched .270 triangle. Allowed to keep the rifle for a do-it- Winchester” .1 inch longer, with a 25-degree yoourrses lff elkk huunt, I carried it into the Wyoming shoulder set forwardd to furtr her boost case hiilll s for three ddays. On the fourth, stilll-hhunu ting cac pacity, The HHowell performs about like a .270 seecoond-ggrowth Dooug-firs under clclouudyy skik es, I WSM. sls ipppep d iintoo a here d.d A cow rege arded me warily ffor lolong minutes, tthenn ambled ofo f.f When a But O’Connor’s long affection for the .270 younng buull ghostted througgh an opeening 90 yards Winchester is well founded. A better deer away, I trigggereed the Brownin ng offhand. HeH cartridge is still hard to imagine. Most 130- hunched, sprinted and fell dead. Theh stormm broke grain bullets also handily take elk. Jacket as I tugged and rollede himi dowown-slope to a and core integrity can count for more than beb ncch. weight in thick muscle and heavy bone. A The WSW M iisn’t the first shorrt-t aca tiiono .270. A bull I shot with a fragile 150-grain bullet RRemington 78 in my rack fires the .2270 Reddid nng, trotted off because the shoulder stopped a nnecked-down .308 brought to my attention by penetration. Fortunately, a second hit Richhard Beeebe at Redding Relloao ding. Another shattered the animal’s neck. Another bull, shorrt .270 came along in the 19940ss, when F.R. hit on the run with a 130-grain Nosler KrK auuses of Albuquerque and Roy TrT ipplett of Partition, somersaulted, as did one struck by CiC marron NM necked down the .3300 Savage.e

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It’s hard to a 140-grain Swift A-Frame that drove from imagine a the first rib to the off-side ham. betteer deer cartridge than the .270 Winchester, especially in the open West.

Wayne used a Mauser M12 in .270 – a fine mountain rifle – to kill this chamois in the Austrian Alps. They’ve shot well with it because the rifle A client once put a 130-grain Hornady doesn’t induce a flinch. O’Connor noted that through the ribs of a huge six-point bull. The too. When Al Biesen built the two Model 70 elk reared up and toppled backward, its Featherweights that would define Jack’s antlers driving into the earth. No movement taste in rifles, the chambering was hardly in thereafter. A Colorado game warden, doubt. Flat bullet flight, with a gentle shooting elk on control decades ago, chose manner that belies its powerpower,, gives the ..270270 the .2.2700 Winnchc ester over more potent as much appeal now as when M70s sold for roounndsd . He killled huh ndreds of elk annd sas w $135 and O’CConnnor hied off into the hills in noo reason to chaangge. hih s storo iei d quests for wild rams. You’ll look hard to find a more versatile big game One reason theh .2270 eendud res is that iit cartridge, even if yourr plans don’t include doesn’n t beb lt youu harrd in theh choopsp . Lethal elk hunting in the Thoroughfare, the Selway downrange, it is downrigghth civill in reecoil. and the Dannaher, or 30-day trips for Many women I’ve hosted on safari in AAfrica Stone’s sheep, moose and grizzlies in the have borrowed a .270, a weelll -wworo n Sako. Cassiars. END

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About the Author: Wayne van Zwoll is a full- time journalist for the outdoors press. Wayne has published more than 2,500 articles and twice that many photos for more than two dozen magazine titles, including Sports Afield, Outdoor Life and Field & Stream. His Rifles and Cartridges column in Bugle has run for 23 years - longer than any other in the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation's flagship magazine. Wayne has authored 15 books on hunting,huntting, shooting and history. He is a professionnal member of the Boone and Crrocockett Clul b ana d has served on the board of OOWWAAAA. Wayne has taught Enggliish and Fooreests ry clal sses at UtU ah Staatete Univev rssiti y,y wherre in 2000 heh earrnned a dod ctorate sstudyingg the efeffects of posstt-waar huntting mootivee on wilddldlife policy. Wayyne livi es in noortr h-ccentral Washingtonn Statate with Alice,e his wife of 36 years.

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International Students from LCSC Visit JOCHH&EC

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The Jack O'Connor Center opened June 3, 2006. It is the permanent home of the O'Connor wildlife collection, which is comprised of 65 mounted heads from around the world, numerous photographs and O'Connor memorabilia, as well as a complete collection of O'Connor books and many outdoor magazine articles.

Jack's famous Biesen stocked M-70 .270 is on display as is Eleanor O'Connor's 7x57 Mauser. These two rifles have appeared in more articles and had more written aboub t them than any rifles in history. Other O'Connor firearms are also on display.

The center houses a gift shop with clothing and other logoed merchandise as well as original O'Connor books for sale.

Stop by and say hello at DSC Booth A-8

January 15-18, 2015

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