John Hunter and the Trap Grade Archived Message Posted by Drew Hause on January 24, 2019, 4:02 pm Dr. Jim and I had an article about the Trap Grade in the Double Gun Journal, 2012, Volume 23, Issue 2, Page 39. We suggested that the not particularly appealing nor well selling Trap Grade may have been inspired by Harvey Dixon's win with a Smith at the 1911 GAH. Turns out that John Hunter had been the Hunter Arms representative at the Interstate Association annual meetings, and was elected President of the BOD in Dec. 1910 for the following year; 1911 https://digital.la84.org/digital/collection/p17103coll17/id/28549 June 17, 1911 Sporting Life with John Hunter preparing the "throne" for the upcoming GAH Soon occupied by Harvey Dixon, amateur of Oronogo, Mo., who won the 1911 Grand American Handicap on the third day with a score of 99 from 20 yards http://books.google.com/books?id=hnXlAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA402&lpg https://digital.la84.org/digital/collection/p17103coll2/id/28163 1911 was a good year for John Hunter and his brothers Wish they had tried a bit harder on the cartoon engraving though Message Thread: John Hunter and the Trap Grade - Drew Hause January 24, 2019, 4:02 pm Re: John Hunter and the Trap Grade - Tom Garver January 24, 2019, 5:31 pm Re: John Hunter and the Trap Grade - Ted Shoemaker January 24, 2019, 6:32 pm   Searching