1954 24, August Browning Val John I am having a case made for the F.N.-Browning rifle for Laloux. I do not Washington, in dealings his of all on Laloux accompany can I that anticipate D.C. I could, However, be available for most of them. The Double Automatic production is far more important to us than the F.N.-—Browning rifle, and since Bruce is goang. e BErsVve on the United States in Le Havre on or about e because he would be lost otherwise. In this eieact if you could arrange to oe him or have him met at Havre to show him the way to Liege, it would be helpful. Big will write you further about orders and specifications for next year. We have been investigating possibilities of spinning off the sales company since passage of the new tax law and find that this cannot be done within five years from the J.M. & M.S. B. liquidation. We are now investigating a subsidiary idea. Harm Williams has compiled very elucidating and complicated comparisons of our discounts with those of our competitors. them over for your perusal. reports I will on the bring Let me hear what Laloux might have in mind in Washington, and I will see how far I think I should go. I do not, however, wish to tie myself up with nothing else but that from his arrival until his departure. Matt had a Double Automatic gun fitted with a Cutt's compensator which gave a little trouble in ejection of skeet loads. I cooked the spring under slight compression for two hours at 500°F, Its original length was 181.1 Mms. and after cooking was 177.3 Mms., and we cut the ejection Opening back 5/64ths inches. Then I fired 1,000 rounds with no trouble, returned the gun to Matt, and he and Marriner fired it since with no trouble. We are beginning to think matic for the future will lated it in rib with no your mind. that simplified specifications on the include only the matted plain barrels recessed the. r just mention The recessed rib does not give that so you can be turning the cooling properties or dress the side appearance of the gun up as much think, however, that a low ventilated rib not the ‘ 3 matic or eriver SlLUVEF Ee be the Super enqnidared SOLGCTCQ ag gd turning oe ea sees over if 12 ¢ Cee but with posts pecacaary Necessaly | fs methoas See. in that 11 Will BNiageme aes YVOUL he De Vet Mais are the the tin Double Autoand venti- soldered eventual eventda ventilated rib. as the old onto desirable 2Si1TI a & I Auto- the barrel or ib LO Y Ou 4 nt Mign =