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Flower Mound properity I may have some answers on the Gun Shop and the owners. I was the first Gunsmith working at this plant in 1972-3. I test fired the rifles in the 100 yd tunnel for accuracy. I knew the original owner of the land and and much more. Send me a private message and I...

Win.12 Mod. Win 12's which have had lots of shooting can have a problem if the locking area in the top of the receiver has failed to lock up properly. At one time Simmons Gun Shop would weld up the receiver and make a new locking area. It was expensive!! In the old days Win. made a new extra...

Old barrels not quick change We fitted barrel extensions, breech blocks, and locking bolts to Brownings. Some time in the 1950's was when Browning started making the barrels to exchange. You need to find a old shop with older gunsmiths that know how to do this work. If you need to fix a new...

I am working up an outline of things that I remember. When I have this complete I will send it to Duncan Koon. This should be done in a week or two. I hope he writes the book for all to see. I don't know any thing of the Hi Shear actions. I understand they moved the plant long after I...

Maverick223 and Others, I have been in contact with one other person that I know worked on both the Ranger and Omega rifles. We are trying to write up an outline of events in making the actions. This all started in 1966 when Homer came to me with his first project action. I barrelled the...

Questions, answer on Omega III Is this thread still open? I have first hand information on the Omega III and the Ranger rifles. I found this site a few nights ago looking for the site where we made the rifles using Google Earth fly over. The S10 rifle is not one of the high grade...

No Interest I supposed I didn't mean to HI Jack the thread on the Omega's, but some of us are still around that worked on the first models made in Flower Mound, Tx. I have the answers on WHERE, WHAT, AND WHEN. Also the RANGER ACTIONs that we made in Gainsville, Tx. The first models...

I need the contact information for Duncan Koon or Bennett Grayson. The thread on the Omega III's needs to be corrected. There is lots of misinformation floating around on both of these rifles. I need info by PM on this site to contact both before I post what we did at both plants. My...

Retired Gunsmith I am Les Brooks and have spent most of my life working in firearms. Over 50 yrs of experience with stocks, metal work, and custom building of guns. My interest now is to help all that I can before it is too late. Finished gunsmithing school in 1963 and went back in 1992 to...