I haven't seen any posts by Cal in sometime. Does anyone know if he's well? I know he was selling off a bunch of double rifle components this last spring.

He passed away some months back.

https://www.mat-suvalleyfunera...ituary/calvin-pappas

Oh no I was hoping that wasn't the case.
God bless

Cal was getting ready to leave for a safari and had all his bags packed and on the porch. He had to have been in a wonderful mood seconds before ...

I can think of a hell of a lot worse ways to go than passing with a smile on your face as you are leaving to do something you love.

Was only thinking of Cal yesterday as I bought some 600N dies and a mold off him and was discussing casting gear with a keen caster at a gunshop.

A broad church of knowledge has been lost.

RIP Cal.

Has anyone learned what the cause of death was for Cal?

Sad news!

He bought a Weatherby .22 and scope from me. I'd see him every now and then out at the USSA range. Nice guy!

I think he lived with his Mother. We're being hammered with snow. I hope she's OK.

Many of the details about Cal's passing and acknowledgement of his contribution to the world of hunting and shooting are in this discussion.

http://forums.accuratereloadin...1411043/m/4571018072

Eagle27
Thank you for posting this.

I knew Cal through Accurate Reloading. Over the years he and I bought and sold to each other quite a few times.

We all know him as the big bore double rifle guy here on AR. It wasn’t until we became friends on FB that I realized who Cal really was.

I am a teacher and Cal had retired(mostly) from teaching after a long career. I was impressed with the unbelievable number of his former students who posted on FB to tell Cal how much he had meant to their young lives. He was one of those teachers who made a positive difference in the lives of a huge number of students.

Once word got out that he had passed, the outpouring of love from his former students was unbelievable.

Cal was many things, but the positive impact that he had on his students was something special.

Oh, and all his students fondly recalled how he would entertain them with stories of his adventures in Africa. We need more teachers like Cal.

We swapped bullets and brass on a few occasions. He was able to set me up with a few old big bore cartridges for my cartridge collection. I sent him an arrow head display in appreciation much like a framed shadow box cartridge board.
And yes his students were extremely fond of him which is fairly rare with the generation he taught.
We lost a wealth of knowledge by his passing.
RIP Cal

I like the video of him and Mark Sullivan ,he missed a Buffalo with his 600 ,but still had a great attitude about it ,didnt swear or anything ,he was a good fella !