The Contemporary Longrifle Association has a long list of talented members capable of really fabulous achievement. But let's just pull a list out out of the hat, Josh Wrightsman, David Rase, Ken Gahagan, Ian Pratt, and Brad Emig and ask them to collaborate on a special gun that they might come up with. Well here you have it, a weapon that is a expression of bold imagination and developed talent and sophisticated craftsmanship. This long gun is the crowning jewel in the Warriors Clutch that will be part of the CLA Live Auction in August at the CLA Show in Lexington, Ky.
When Robert Weil started collecting images for the Contemporary Makers book in 1973 the challenge to record contemporary gun work was daunting. Gathering material was difficult and time consuming. Few makers thought that there was any value in published documentation of their work. Electronic publishing has changed all that. Having a website or having one's work available to view on the internet is becoming a necessity. In spite of all the potential to finally have a true overview of what's being produced by the artists of today, a great deal of work still remains covered up and basically unknown. Our role is to make an effort to document some portion of what’s going on today. To comment on the established makers and to uncover the unknown. We welcome your comments and suggestions and look to you our readers to make us aware of the talented makers out there. Art and Jan Riser Robert Weil and The Makers
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