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<blockquote data-quote="LiveEye" data-source="post: 180513" data-attributes="member: 9278"><p>Well.... Here is a comment by well known Gale McMillan on Shepard. I'm not defending Shepherd per say, but just say'in<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big Grin :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /></p><p>He had quite an extensive backgorund in such things. He was only 69 when he passed on but wow what a background!</p><p></p><p></p><p>From: Gale McMillan <gale@mcmfamily.com></p><p>Newsgroups: rec.guns</p><p>Subject: <a href="http://groups.google.com/groups?as_ugroup=rec.guns&as_uauthors=Gale+McMillan&as_usubject=shepherd+scopes&as_drrb=b&as_mind=7&as_minm=5&as_miny=1999&as_maxd=9&as_maxm=5&as_maxy=1999" target="_blank">Shepherd scopes</a></p><p>Date: 8 May 1999 08:12:59 -0400</p><p></p><p>There are numerous opinions of the Shepherd scope floating around. Some</p><p>founded I am sure and some far from the truth. As a manufacture in the</p><p>firearms industry I long ago learned that it is impossible to satisfy 100</p><p>% of the public with any thing. You could give away 20 dollar gold pieces</p><p>and there would be some who complain that they were too heavy! The</p><p>Shepherd scope is a unique scope patent that has a reticule on both the</p><p>first and second focal plane. This approach cures several problems inherent</p><p>in all other scope design. It allows for positive one shot zero. Allows</p><p>you to click off and return to original zero with no chance of getting</p><p>lost. The ranging system , while I feel is a little too busy for my likes</p><p>is fool proof and works as well as any I have used. It is a series of progressively</p><p>smaller circles. I wont go in to the use of the range finder but I have</p><p>talked to military snipers who evaluated them and loved the ranging system.</p><p>The scope is made by the best house in Japan and I have watched them being</p><p>made and I will say that their quality is equal to any other high quality</p><p>Japanese import such as the best B&L that are made on the same line. The</p><p>lens are equally high quality multi layer coating, equal to or superior</p><p>to any coming out of the orient. The Shepherd company is a small good old</p><p>boy company and Dan treats people like he wants to be treated. Having said</p><p>all the above I will say that I have no part of that business but have</p><p>watched it since it came into the market and am aware of growing pains</p><p>he had when working with some of the less reputable Japans firms before</p><p>going with LOW . In this time of imports chasing the cheap labor of China</p><p>and Korea you have to consider the Shepherd one of the best buys coming</p><p>out of the orient.</p><p>Gale McMillan</p><p></p><p>Here is the McMillan's family home page of businesses. <a href="http://www.shootingsports.com/mcmillan/home.htm" target="_blank">The McMillan Family Home page</a></p><p></p><p>More on Mr. McMillan:</p><p>Gale McMillan, hit bull's eye in work, life </p><p></p><p>By John Stanley</p><p>The Arizona Republic</p><p>Jun. 15, 2000 </p><p></p><p></p><p>Accuracy was his goal.</p><p></p><p>The kind of accuracy that allows shooters to place five shots from a high-caliber rifle within a quarter-inch of each other at 100 yards.</p><p></p><p>And that's the kind of accuracy Gale McMillan delivered.</p><p></p><p>The longtime Phoenix resident was a mechanical genius who could visualize a new design, then build it from scratch. His company supplied sniper rifles for the FBI, Navy SEALs and the Army's Special Forces, as well as for police units around the country. Competition shooters treasure McMillan rifles for their extraordinary accuracy.</p><p></p><p>Though he built a multimillion-dollar company from a shoestring, McMillan was an unassuming, down-to-earth guy, generous with his time and always willing to share his expertise with others.</p><p></p><p>Gale Alvin McMillan died May 29 of bladder cancer. He was 69.</p><p></p><p>In the late 1950s, McMillan began to compete in local ''benchrest'' shooting competitions where the goal is extreme accuracy. Wanting to improve his scores, he went to gunsmithing school and soon was crafting remarkably accurate rifles. He won the 1960 California State Championship with a .222-caliber rifle he built himself.</p><p></p><p>McMillan was in the Air Force for 20 years, serving in Oklahoma, Texas, Japan, California, Alaska and New Mexico. He retired from the military in 1968 and moved to Phoenix, where he went to work for Motorola as an engineering technician.</p><p></p><p>Wooden rifle stocks expand and contract slightly under varying weather conditions, degrading the accuracy of competition shooters' finely tuned rifles. McMillan wondered what he could do about it.</p><p>McMillan made his first stocks in 1972 but business was so slow he had to go back to work at Motorola. Soon, however, the military, impressed by the durability and accuracy of the rifles with fiberglass stocks, placed several large orders and the success of the company was assured.</p><p></p><p>McMillan, who was always more interested in solving technical problems than running a business, sold the company in 1987.</p><p></p><p><strong> Looking for a new challenge he founded the McMillan Optical Gunsight Co. and tackled the problem of night-vision scopes.</strong></p><p></p><p>Using a hacksaw, he shaped the pieces he needed and created a rifle scope that could be used both day and night.</p><p></p><p>Though his workshop was a jumble of tools and sketches, McMillan was a craftsman who was revered throughout the shooting world.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="LiveEye, post: 180513, member: 9278"] Well.... Here is a comment by well known Gale McMillan on Shepard. I'm not defending Shepherd per say, but just say'in:D He had quite an extensive backgorund in such things. He was only 69 when he passed on but wow what a background! From: Gale McMillan <gale@mcmfamily.com> Newsgroups: rec.guns Subject: [URL="http://groups.google.com/groups?as_ugroup=rec.guns&as_uauthors=Gale+McMillan&as_usubject=shepherd+scopes&as_drrb=b&as_mind=7&as_minm=5&as_miny=1999&as_maxd=9&as_maxm=5&as_maxy=1999"]Shepherd scopes[/URL] Date: 8 May 1999 08:12:59 -0400 There are numerous opinions of the Shepherd scope floating around. Some founded I am sure and some far from the truth. As a manufacture in the firearms industry I long ago learned that it is impossible to satisfy 100 % of the public with any thing. You could give away 20 dollar gold pieces and there would be some who complain that they were too heavy! The Shepherd scope is a unique scope patent that has a reticule on both the first and second focal plane. This approach cures several problems inherent in all other scope design. It allows for positive one shot zero. Allows you to click off and return to original zero with no chance of getting lost. The ranging system , while I feel is a little too busy for my likes is fool proof and works as well as any I have used. It is a series of progressively smaller circles. I wont go in to the use of the range finder but I have talked to military snipers who evaluated them and loved the ranging system. The scope is made by the best house in Japan and I have watched them being made and I will say that their quality is equal to any other high quality Japanese import such as the best B&L that are made on the same line. The lens are equally high quality multi layer coating, equal to or superior to any coming out of the orient. The Shepherd company is a small good old boy company and Dan treats people like he wants to be treated. Having said all the above I will say that I have no part of that business but have watched it since it came into the market and am aware of growing pains he had when working with some of the less reputable Japans firms before going with LOW . In this time of imports chasing the cheap labor of China and Korea you have to consider the Shepherd one of the best buys coming out of the orient. Gale McMillan Here is the McMillan's family home page of businesses. [URL="http://www.shootingsports.com/mcmillan/home.htm"]The McMillan Family Home page[/URL] More on Mr. McMillan: Gale McMillan, hit bull's eye in work, life By John Stanley The Arizona Republic Jun. 15, 2000 Accuracy was his goal. The kind of accuracy that allows shooters to place five shots from a high-caliber rifle within a quarter-inch of each other at 100 yards. And that's the kind of accuracy Gale McMillan delivered. The longtime Phoenix resident was a mechanical genius who could visualize a new design, then build it from scratch. His company supplied sniper rifles for the FBI, Navy SEALs and the Army's Special Forces, as well as for police units around the country. Competition shooters treasure McMillan rifles for their extraordinary accuracy. Though he built a multimillion-dollar company from a shoestring, McMillan was an unassuming, down-to-earth guy, generous with his time and always willing to share his expertise with others. Gale Alvin McMillan died May 29 of bladder cancer. He was 69. In the late 1950s, McMillan began to compete in local ''benchrest'' shooting competitions where the goal is extreme accuracy. Wanting to improve his scores, he went to gunsmithing school and soon was crafting remarkably accurate rifles. He won the 1960 California State Championship with a .222-caliber rifle he built himself. McMillan was in the Air Force for 20 years, serving in Oklahoma, Texas, Japan, California, Alaska and New Mexico. He retired from the military in 1968 and moved to Phoenix, where he went to work for Motorola as an engineering technician. Wooden rifle stocks expand and contract slightly under varying weather conditions, degrading the accuracy of competition shooters' finely tuned rifles. McMillan wondered what he could do about it. McMillan made his first stocks in 1972 but business was so slow he had to go back to work at Motorola. Soon, however, the military, impressed by the durability and accuracy of the rifles with fiberglass stocks, placed several large orders and the success of the company was assured. McMillan, who was always more interested in solving technical problems than running a business, sold the company in 1987. [B] Looking for a new challenge he founded the McMillan Optical Gunsight Co. and tackled the problem of night-vision scopes.[/B] Using a hacksaw, he shaped the pieces he needed and created a rifle scope that could be used both day and night. Though his workshop was a jumble of tools and sketches, McMillan was a craftsman who was revered throughout the shooting world. [/QUOTE]
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