I just read on a Contemporary muzzleloaders blog that Jack Haugh passed away a few days ago ..

What a great artist and gunmaker of many talents .
Also a nice guy to boot ...
RIP ..

Hate to hear. Jack built some beautiful rifles. I happen to have one in .500 Jeffrey. Very classy gentleman.

Condolences to his family.

Jack was a master craftsman and a fine gentlemen in every respect. I will dearly miss his guidance and willingness to share that knowledge.

Sorry to hear of his passing. Jack truly exemplified the old adage "a Jack of all trades" as he could due it all. Stockwork, metalwork, engraving, gold lining, blueing, leather pads, alkenet root staining and restorations. I'm sure I forgot plenty more. I have two of his rifles here, one a 30/30 single shot he did on a Stevens 44 1/2 and another being a 52 sporter with all his bells and whistles. His workmanship was without question. We're all going to miss Him...

Indeed sorry to learn of Mr. Haugh's passing, he was an exceedingly capable craftsman. His 52 Sporters were the best I've ever seen.

Hallowell has one of his Winchester 52 Sporters listed for sale.

It is a great loss, he was the master of master gunsmiths IMO..I will miss our talks on the phone. Ive owned several of his rifles and I now wish I had kept them all..I had one that I used for many years and it was beat up and rough, I never would let anyone refinish it, not even Jack, every nick had a memory but then some guy offered me an awesome price so I sold it to him and bought another Haugh rifle as new for half of what I sold the other one for..Wish I had that old .338 back..such is the life of a gun nut...I will miss his advise and all his help over the years although we never met in person, and I regret that. His son however is a great gunsmith in his own right and will hopefull carry on his dads vision..My prayers are with him and his family..He was truly a great man with a vision.

Don Klien and, now, Jack... Jack had an eye for line and proportion that few will ever come close to.I had the pleasure of spending quite a lot of time with Jack over the years and treasure the memory of every minute.

I have had the privilege of hunting deer with a little No. 1 .243 that Jack made years ago. I'm, now, getting too old to hunt deer (I can go hunting, I just can't handle a dead deer any more.) and the little gun is worth a lot of money. I just can't get up much enthusiasm for trying to sell it. Too much history... too many memories.

Jack was a man of taste... he particularly liked the taste of a good single malt. He spent a long weekend up here years back. We went to a really good gun show they used to have in Midland, MI and, as I recall, we went thru about three jugs of the good stuff. There will never be another...

Sorry, had to do this... My Haugh rifle by the master himself. So many memories with such a work of art.

A link to one of Jacks rifles with a nice testimonial. RIP.
http://www.champlinarms.com/De...StyleID=2&GunID=3087

Dick,

Don't be sorry. We should celebrate his work, and smile at the memories.

I met him one time many years ago, when I first moved to Indiana, at the ML shoot in Friendship. At 22, I had a vague notion of who he was, but had never seen his work. I recall him being very friendly to everyone, and a gentleman.

I hope to be as well thought of when I pass.

Jeremy

Jack,
I knew you and Jack were Buds. I know it was a great loss. I've seen that rifle many years ago.
Yes, we are diminished.

I owned several of Jacks rifles, I studied them daily, I copied his stocks..I learned to make a stock thick and strong through the center line that felt mean and lean like a featherweight..that alone is amazing in design..I believe him to be the best of the best stock makers in history. He was also a gentleman to talk to on the phone and we had some good conversations coaching me!..He was not the grumpy ole gunsmith some accused him of being.. He will be missed..But Ive already said this once on this thread, oh well he deserves all the praise I can put on him.