Jack O'Connor Center Visit

[DrMike]

If you've ever been in the store, you'd understand why there's not much on the website... a real old time gun shop... and I mean that in the best way; worn wood floor, stuff tucked everywhere, lots of used shootin' arms where you can actually touch them, the smell of IMR powder and Hoppe's #9, old dogs sometimes laying about.

Hard to believe such places still exist. Wow! Talk about nostalgia!

 

[SJB358]

If you've ever been in the store, you'd understand why there's not much on the website... a real old time gun shop... and I mean that in the best way; worn wood floor, stuff tucked everywhere, lots of used shootin' arms where you can actually touch them, the smell of IMR powder and Hoppe's #9, old dogs sometimes laying about.

Hard to believe such places still exist. Wow! Talk about nostalgia!

Jeeze Mike, this is how I kinda pictured your reloading room buddy! :lol: Scotty

 

[WYcoyote]

Like many here I grew up reading Jack's writings and a stop here would be a "spiritual" experience.
An entry on my stuff to do list for sure. (Not quite to the bucket list yet.)

 

[DrMike]

Jeeze Mike, this is how I kinda pictured your reloading room buddy!

To be certain, the air is rife with the aroma of Hoppes and the acrid hint of gunpowder. I believe I'm a bit skinning on bullets. I only have a few score thousand bullets at the moment, though I do have a few obscure lots of cases stowed in various obscure locations.

 

[bullet]

Yes, I would like to see that place. When I was young I could not wait to read Jack's articles and my first serious hunting rifle was a 270Win and Jack certainly was the reason.

 

[SJB358]

Yes, I would like to see that place. When I was young I could not wait to read Jack's articles and my first serious hunting rifle was a 270Win and Jack certainly was the reason.

I bought the 7RM cause of the writings and books I read about Bob Hagel. I was too young to read any of Jack's writing, but as I have gotten older, I have read some of it. Pretty great stuff. Scotty

 

[Teknys]

BK says
Definitely worth the trip, Guy. And as a bonus, you could stop at Lolo Sporting Goods and see if they still Speer seconds!

I agree on the trip, however I did pull up Lolo sporting goods web site a couple of weeks ago and I could find out nothing about speer seconds.

If you've ever been in the store, you'd understand why there's not much on the website... a real old time gun shop... and I mean that in the best way; worn wood floor, stuff tucked everywhere, lots of used shootin' arms where you can actually touch them, the smell of IMR powder and Hoppe's #9, old dogs sometimes laying about.

But heck, it's been quite a while since I've been in there.

I'll see if I can get a pic with my phone. Lolo is just 10 minutes from my house.
It is still like this.

 

[GF1]

Great pictures. I would like to visit it the next time im in Idaho. Very cool. I didn't win the JOC rifle by the Biesens so I guess I will have to get to the museum to see it in person. Scotty

You still have a chance at the last one in this series, to be drawn next spring. It's a dandy, have handled it:

http://jack-oconnor.org/rifle.html

Following this one, the JO'C Center will raffle a .375 H&H M70, done up by Roger Biesen to the O'Connor template. Saw the barrelled action at the Biesen's shop, along with the blank. I still can't quit drooling.

The Center is worthy of our support - the ideals and legacy of Jack O'Connor are worth preserving.

 

[BK]

The Center is worthy of our support - the ideals and legacy of Jack O'Connor are worth preserving.

Definitely. I bought a hat last time I was in there, and next time I go I'll buy another, even though I don't wear the one I have very often, in fear of getting it all gunky.