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06-02-2016, 08:36 AM
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Passing of Bill Davis, noted gunsmith
I just heard today of the passing of Bill Davis, the noted revolver gunsmith, in early April of this year - the information came via a third party from his former co-worker and shooting teammate Jerry Eason. Those who have one of his PPC or "Smolt" revolvers know what a gem of a gunsmith he was; those of us who knew him remember him as a fine gentleman with a vast knowledge of pistolsmithing.
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06-02-2016, 08:57 AM
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Sorry to hear of his passing. I knew him and I have two revolvers that he built for me, one is my PPC revolver that I shot and competed with for years. And a Smolt which I have posted photo's on here before. His builds were considered the " gold standard" by a lot of PPC competitors, and I include myself in that group. He was one of the best.
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06-03-2016, 07:51 PM
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Sad, another mark on the calendar of life. He was a fine gunsmith.
Built a beautiful PPC revolver for me on a model 10. His work was top shelf.
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06-07-2016, 09:12 AM
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Sad to hear of another great gunsmith that is gone. His work was well respected. The guns with his name on it were very accurate and some had a lot of work done to make them look good. Larry
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07-09-2016, 01:35 AM
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I just heard this news today. Very sad. My father and Bill were good friends in the late-70/early-80s. I even spent a week one summer when I was a teen living at his house and working in his Sacramento shop.
RIP, Bill. You were a hell of an interesting guy.
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07-30-2016, 01:24 AM
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bill davis
What a great guy, was very generous to young shooters, years ago at least to me. Sold me a grade 3b for all I had in my pockets about 250, in 1982. What sweet, friendly , jokester, guy Bill was..
Was 2 man PPC team champion in 1982 with Jerry Eason. Thanks Bill!!!
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