Clifford David Moore
May 5, 1935 -- October 28, 2023
He most recently lived in Swartz Creek, MI but for many years lived just outside of Holly, MI. He was a friend of our family and the first to teach me how to shoot a firearm. My Mom asked him to help not at all long after my Dad had passed away.
It was Mr. Moore's Ruger Single Six .22LR that was the first handgun I ever shot, and it was his Ruger Security Six that was the first center fire handgun I ever shot, and to this day I credit that experience with absolutely lighting a fire inside of me with this life long love of guns and shooting.
He was also a kitchen table FFL back in this day and four of my first guns (I still have them) all came through him. I think he had a good chuckle when I asked to interview him and use him as a source for an 11th Grade English paper on the subject of the Colt Delta Elite, of which he was an early adopter. (I pulled an "A" on that paper.)
I have very strong regrets today as I just learned of his passing -- I never made the opportunity to reconnect with him and make sure he knew how instrumental he was in my pursuit of this hobby/lifestyle.
I genuinely wonder if any of you gents, especially those in and around lower Michigan knew Cliff Moore. He was an avid hunter, handloader and shooter certainly through the 1980's and after, likely before, but that's when I knew him.
It was just happenstance -- or maybe not, but I took a break to post this while I'm turning out .357 Magnum at my load bench. Just got the text from my brother of his passing while I was pulling a press handle.
https://www.sharpfuneralhomes.com/obituaries/clifford-moore
I certainly am curious if any of our members older than me and from Michigan knew Cliff Moore.
Thank you, Mr. Moore, for getting me started right!
May 5, 1935 -- October 28, 2023
He most recently lived in Swartz Creek, MI but for many years lived just outside of Holly, MI. He was a friend of our family and the first to teach me how to shoot a firearm. My Mom asked him to help not at all long after my Dad had passed away.
It was Mr. Moore's Ruger Single Six .22LR that was the first handgun I ever shot, and it was his Ruger Security Six that was the first center fire handgun I ever shot, and to this day I credit that experience with absolutely lighting a fire inside of me with this life long love of guns and shooting.
He was also a kitchen table FFL back in this day and four of my first guns (I still have them) all came through him. I think he had a good chuckle when I asked to interview him and use him as a source for an 11th Grade English paper on the subject of the Colt Delta Elite, of which he was an early adopter. (I pulled an "A" on that paper.)
I have very strong regrets today as I just learned of his passing -- I never made the opportunity to reconnect with him and make sure he knew how instrumental he was in my pursuit of this hobby/lifestyle.
I genuinely wonder if any of you gents, especially those in and around lower Michigan knew Cliff Moore. He was an avid hunter, handloader and shooter certainly through the 1980's and after, likely before, but that's when I knew him.
It was just happenstance -- or maybe not, but I took a break to post this while I'm turning out .357 Magnum at my load bench. Just got the text from my brother of his passing while I was pulling a press handle.
https://www.sharpfuneralhomes.com/obituaries/clifford-moore
I certainly am curious if any of our members older than me and from Michigan knew Cliff Moore.
Thank you, Mr. Moore, for getting me started right!
