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farm near Washington occupied most of his time from 1951 until 1960 when he was hired by the National Rifle Association. He was a life member of the National Rifle Association and a charter member of the Agriculture Research Center Gun Club. Some of his happiest times were spent on the club’s rifle range near Beltsville with his close friend and shooting companion, Colonel Townsend Whelen, an internationally-known gun writer and rifleman.
Another of his friends was Harry Pope, a world-famous rifle barrel maker. Mr. Stuart told me that Pope was cranky, eccentric, and very selective in choosing friends. Pope's shop and living quarters were on the fourth floor of an old factory building in Jersey City, New Jersey. Visitors made their presence known by yelling from the street. They were admitted only if Pope like them and was in a good mood. He always welcomed visits from Mr. Stuart.
Two precision target rifles with barrels and accessories made by Pope were among Mr. Stuart’s prized possessions. He once gave Pope the opportunity to rent the upper floor of the general store in Washington for use as a shop, but Pope felt that he was too old for such a long move.
Still another of Mr. Stuart’s famous friends was Colonel Edwin H. Harrison who retired from the Regular Army after a distinguished career in Ordnance, and then became a Senior Technical Advisor for the National Rifle Association. Colonel Harrison is one of the world’s foremost authorities on ballistics, and is especially noted for being accurate and meticulous.
He hunted woodchucks
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