Blast from the Past, Jeff Mulliken

[Bill Murphy]

It has been hard to get contact with our old friend, Jeff Mulliken. His job and his Cobra have seemed to keep him away from Parker and PGCA activities. I had a Jeff sighting a year or so ago when I passed the Cobra on the road to our gun club. I turned around and accosted him, but after a short conversation, never saw him again. However, HOWEVER, on the news tonight, a reporter here in Montgomery County, MD was interviewing Jeff and inquiring about his uniform of the day, which was shorts and not a lot more. He answered the reporter by saying that he was from Michigan and the 9 degree temperatures didn't call for much more than shorts for a walk to the supermarket. Jeff, we would love to hear from you.

[Dean Romig]

I always enjoyed Jeff's posts.

[Kevin McCormack]

Bill:

Yeah, I'd really like to hear from him too; after repeated phone messages left and numerous unanswered e-mails sent to him, I was left to work through my Browning A-5 addiction completely on my own, the afterward forced dispersal of my rarest guns (short-chambered 16 ga. w/ 25.5" solid rib and CYL barrel; A-5 Special for Pigeons), and rehab program all on my own with no help from him. He lured me into the pre-war 2 9/16 chamber genre, then bunkered down and dummied up for more intricately detailed technical info on the wonderful guns. The only way I came out of it without drugs was ordering the 1929 A-5 shop manual, which allowed me to school myself on the complete disassembly and subsequent assembly of the mechanism. Once I could do it twice in a row and have no parts left over, I knew I was good to go. Incidentally, I never bought off on the new job responsibilities and the Cobra replica car as the reason he went mute; my money's on him having found an FN A-5 Grade 5 32" solid rib 3" Magnum straight grip gun. (Jeff, if I'm right and want to be forgiven, bring it to Baltimore).

Dean: All 4 of them?

[Dean Romig]

Kevin, on the old forum he was a frequent poster.

[Kevin McCormack]

And he had the best close-up pics of how to tell an original short-chambered 16 ga. A-5 vs. one that had been modified from 2 9/16" to 2 3/4". Thanks, Jeff!

[Larry Stauch]

Murphy, did you get my PM?

[Bill Murphy]

Yes, and I replied. Thanks.

[Destry L. Hoffard]

Jeff had some very serious health and family issues. I talked to him last about two years ago. His health was improving but his interest in guns and shooting had waned drastically. Glad to hear he made the news and is doing well.

[Phil Yearout]

Destry, did you get my PM question about your call lanyard?