Don't forget this web page.

Teenut was the "grand ole' man" of Accuratereloading back when this as a single threaded forum. I posted with him constantly and even briefly entertained a job offer from him to go down to Georgia. The Man had talent and is greatly missed!

Toolmaker

Robert Bastow

And his company The Express Rifle Company

RNS

He passed away; the company was sold but closed before producing any actions (I think they couldn't obtain a license).

George

The actions were his personal project, to take advantage of spare capacity in his tool & die shop.



Sadly, the specialised knowledge [and business acumen] to get the action project off the ground died with him.



He was a frequent poster to the rec.crafts.metalworking group on Usenet, and is still fondly remembered there, for his willingness to impart hard-won knowledge. Though it must be said, he wasn't inclined to suffer fools gladly.



There's a short bio and some pics, including a prototype action, here



And the story of what happened with the shop is outlined in a newsgroup posting here.

If you read the full thread, you'll see what I mean about his being remembered.

Thanks for the information

Robert was working on a .550" cartridge back in 2000 which he had cutrifled barrels and bullets worked out for. I wanted to find out who he was using and recontact them for my 550 magnum. Any ideas of how to find out???? Except calling everyone in the business.

Thanks
RNS