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<blockquote data-quote="357Mag" data-source="post: 2595653" data-attributes="member: 106883"><p>Cornchuck -</p><p></p><p>Howdy ! </p><p></p><p>Yes.... Fred Sinclair of New Haven, IN was the founder of Sinclair International. </p><p>He used to shoot BP in Friendship, IN at first, then got into " benchrest " shooting. Fred became a ICON in benchrest, both as a Hall of Fame'r, and as a reknowned accuracy rifle 'smith. He was a contemporary of guys like Walt Berger, Ally Euber, the Hart's, Homer Culver, Cecil Tucker. L.E. WIlson..... Mount Rushmore of benchrest guys.</p><p></p><p>His shop at first, was in his garage in New Haven. As his operation grew, he took on more help. Fred had a young guy named Tom Meredith doing things like stock painting for him, using a plywood " booth " to do it in.</p><p></p><p>Sinclair had a local area following, and for a few years was heading up short range BR shoots @ the Blue Creek range on the NE Indiana / NW Ohio line. Fred held a couple of world records for small group.</p><p></p><p>After using my first bolt action varmint rifle on groundhog ( a custom M-98 .22-250 out of P.O. Ackley's shop in UT ),</p><p>I went to Sinclair to have my first full-tilt, no kiddin', wildcat-chambered; anti-groundhog rifle made.</p><p>The chambering was my own design.... " .22-35 Remington ", which gave me a terminal performance and engagement range boost of over a .22-250. Going out in the 'beans w/ a Sinclair-smithed varmint rifle gave me a tremendous amount of confidence, and even more so.... capability.</p><p></p><p>Fred passed the operation on to his son-in-law Bill Gravat, and Sinclair International was eventually absorbed into Brownell's.</p><p></p><p></p><p>With regards,</p><p> 357Mag</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="357Mag, post: 2595653, member: 106883"] Cornchuck - Howdy ! Yes.... Fred Sinclair of New Haven, IN was the founder of Sinclair International. He used to shoot BP in Friendship, IN at first, then got into " benchrest " shooting. Fred became a ICON in benchrest, both as a Hall of Fame'r, and as a reknowned accuracy rifle 'smith. He was a contemporary of guys like Walt Berger, Ally Euber, the Hart's, Homer Culver, Cecil Tucker. L.E. WIlson..... Mount Rushmore of benchrest guys. His shop at first, was in his garage in New Haven. As his operation grew, he took on more help. Fred had a young guy named Tom Meredith doing things like stock painting for him, using a plywood " booth " to do it in. Sinclair had a local area following, and for a few years was heading up short range BR shoots @ the Blue Creek range on the NE Indiana / NW Ohio line. Fred held a couple of world records for small group. After using my first bolt action varmint rifle on groundhog ( a custom M-98 .22-250 out of P.O. Ackley's shop in UT ), I went to Sinclair to have my first full-tilt, no kiddin', wildcat-chambered; anti-groundhog rifle made. The chambering was my own design.... " .22-35 Remington ", which gave me a terminal performance and engagement range boost of over a .22-250. Going out in the 'beans w/ a Sinclair-smithed varmint rifle gave me a tremendous amount of confidence, and even more so.... capability. Fred passed the operation on to his son-in-law Bill Gravat, and Sinclair International was eventually absorbed into Brownell's. With regards, 357Mag [/QUOTE]
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