Lee Jurras
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Lee Jurras
John Taffin sent word this morning that Lee Jurras passed away in the night. He had been battling cancer for some time. He was a pioneer and did more for the shooting industry than most folks realize. He will be missed.
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Re: Lee Jurras
Dang it! I don't like it when we loose another of the good guys.
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Re: Lee Jurras
Sorry to hear, Jim. The day I turned 21 -- a long time ago! -- I bought a Smith and Wesson Model 28 and two boxes of SuperVel ammunition. I was impressed by the gun and the loads.
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Re: Lee Jurras
I dislike hearing this type of news. Lee was big news back when I first got started.....still have a few boxes of his ammo...---6
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Re: Lee Jurras
That's sad, loved reading about his high velocity handgun loads, when I started in the 70's.
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Re: Lee Jurras
Oh no ..
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Re: Lee Jurras
Yes. My chosen duty carry, as soon as I learned of this phenomenal ammo, was SuperVels in my .357 and then later in my .45 ACP Colt Series 70.3leggedturtle wrote: ↑Mon Apr 24, 2017 12:20 pm That's sad, loved reading about his high velocity handgun loads, when I started in the 70's.
Mr. Jurras changed the landscape of modern ammo. I, too, have saved a few precious rounds as a historic memento.
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Re: Lee Jurras
Sad news indeed.
I used SuperVel in my .357 hand guns and Winchester 1892 .357 rifle. Very accurate in both.
I used SuperVel in my .357 hand guns and Winchester 1892 .357 rifle. Very accurate in both.
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Re: Lee Jurras
Lee Jurras was active on the net about a dozen years ago. I forget which forum I saw him on but we had several good exchanges. Later he was downsizing his library and I bought several books from him. He wrote a personalized message inside each cover.
I've actually wondered about Lee recently and thought he must be getting up there if he were still with us.
Godspeed Lee.
I've actually wondered about Lee recently and thought he must be getting up there if he were still with us.
Godspeed Lee.
Re: Lee Jurras
He is one that made my 80's and college years bearable reading during boring classes, He will be missed.
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When I was a LEO back in the 70's his ammo was highly prized by the guys I worked with. No telling how many lives he saved.
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Re: Lee Jurras
May he Rest Peacefully. Men like that leave a hole in the water which takes longer to close when they are gone. Louis L'Amour readers will understand.
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I had the honor of meeting Lee Jurras a few years back. I had bought a really nice S&W 25-5 and posted about it on one of the revolver boards. He PMed me through the site and told me he had a few items that would go good with my 25-5. We exchanged info and when he saw my address he told me he would be coming through here in a couple of weeks and how about we meet some place and make the exchange. It didn't take me long to reply back with a yes. It was a Saturday about noon , I had just got off the tractor from plowing all morning and was covered in dust and grime, and he called me and said he was in town. I jumped in my truck and meet up with him. We talked for about 30 minutes and I hate to admit I don't remember much of the conversation. We were standing outside by a busy street in town and I'm a little hard of hearing from shooting guns when I was young without hearing protection and working around jets when I was in the Marines, also Lee was one of the most soft spoken people I ever meet. LOL I didn't want to keep saying "what" over and over so I just stood there and smiled and nodded my head. What I do remember was how cordial he was to a old country boy who was dirty head to toe and spoke to me like he had known me my whole life. He had a lady friend with him and a couple of dogs and they were moving from Indiana to New Mexico. RIP Lee.
Ricky
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