Tuck's Hard Life

[Drew Hause]

In 1899, Harvey McMurchy likely traveled through the West with both Col. A.G. Courtney (Remington) and S.A. Tucker (Parker)
"Harvey McMurchy and Col. A.G. Courtney (Remington Arms), two popular gun salesmen, attended a holiday shoot at Kansas city Feb. 22. In a live-bird sweep each killed 14 out of 15. Both did well in the target events."

"H. McMurchy, of the Hunter Arms Co., and S.A. Tucker, of Parker Bros., are now in San Francisco working the trade in the interests of their respective firms. They took part in the club shoot of the Olympic Gun Club on March 12; McMurchy killing 12 straight and Tucker 10 out of 12. In a six-bird sweep McMurchy again made a clean score."

Poor guy was then forced to attend the 1st Semi-Annual Tournament of the Southern California Inanimate Target Association March 1900 ;)
"With The Gunners"
https://books.google.com/books?id=JeFEAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA211&lpg

[Drew Hause]

February in Montana!! :eek:

February 23, 1902 The Anaconda Standard Anaconda, Montana
Messrs. Grannis and Ferguson, representing the hardware firm of Marshall Wells of Duluth, are in the city. Mr. Grannis, the regular hardware salesman, has with him the sporting goods representative, Mr. Ferguson, who formerly represented Parker Bros., gun manufacturers of Meriden, Conn. It is Mr. Ferguson’s special business to look after the trap shooters and others wishing to be measured for special guns or rifles of any make. As Mr. Ferguson, who shot under the nom de plume of Robin Hood, was for years a professional shot himself, his ability to do this work is unquestionable. They extend a cordial invitation to all sportsmen to inspect their samples at the Montana hotel.