Any info on J. W. "Bill" Hall, gunsmith from Abilene, Tx????

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22 December 2014, 04:54

Gatogordo

Any info on J. W. "Bill" Hall, gunsmith from Abilene, Tx????

I just bought a rifle on AR that was stocked and worked on by him. Nice work and I'd enjoy knowing more about him if anyone has any info, I'd appreciate it. I suspect he has passed on, but don't know that for sure.

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22 December 2014, 06:39

ColoradoMatt

I grew up near Abilene. Never heard of him.
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25 December 2014, 05:58

Stonecreek

Yes, Bill was from Abilene and I'm almost sure he is no longer with us. He did some very nice work. I once owned a Ruger 77 in 6mm Remington restocked by Bill. It was a beautiful piece of work. Unfortunately, it was something of a waste of his talents in that the rifle was from the era (error!) of very poor Ruger barrels and never shot well, so I eventually traded it off. Its lack of accuracy certainly didn't appear to have anything to do with the stock work as the bedding was precise and no amount of tinkering would shrink the groups appreciably.

Bill used a diamond with "BH" inside as his trademark.