February 15 in Firearms History

2 dates for gun owners on February 15

  • Birthday 1
  • Remembered 1
  1. Birthday1931 · 95 years ago

    Dick Casull – Born

    Richard J. "Dick" Casull
    February 15, 1931 – May 6, 2018

    Gunsmith and Wildcat Cartridge Developer
    Creator of the .454 Casull cartridge & More..

    1957 - .454 Casull cartridge
    1966 - Casull Model 290
    - 290-round detachable pan magazine
    - MSRP $1060 !!
    - only 87 manufactured
    1967 - all production of Model 290 stopped
    1970 - American-180, AM-180, or A180
    - 177-round pan magazine
    -  fires at 1200 rounds per minute
    1971 - Casull developed a mini-revolver design
    - Rocky Mountain Arms Corp
    - RMAC of Salt Lake City, Utah
    1975 - Rocky Mountain ceased operation
    1978 - Casull became partners with Wayne Baker in Freedom Arms, based in Freedom, Wyoming
    1983 - Freedom Arms Model 83, 5-shot prototypes on Ruger Super Blackhawk frames chambered in .454 Casull
    1988 - Freedom Arms ended mini revolver production

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  2. Remembered

    Maxwell Atchisson – Died (73)

    Feb 17, 1930 - Feb 15, 2003

    Maxwell G. Atchisson - (73)

    • AA12 (Atchisson Assault 12),
    • Lightning Link,
    • 1972 - .22 caliber conversion kit for the AR-15
    • granted twenty-four patents

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