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Dallas Arms Collector brings in .54 caliber rifle to NRA Convention
Houston, Texas - While on the road the Annual Meeting in Houston, the boys from NRANews kidnapped Philip Schreier (Senior Curator for the NRA National Firearms Museum) for the better part of a Sunday afternoon. With Phil hitting the road for an extended stay at your better Best Westerns and Holiday Inns for the better part of two months, there was a need to get a few episodes of Curator's Corner in the can. All they needed was a handful of guns and a quiet corner of the George R. Brown Center. Guess which was easier to find.
As luck would have it, there's a Gun Collector's Competition at every NRA Convention. Handpicking a favorite or two, Phil was about to convince collectors with the top displays to come on camera with a gun and a story. This week's entry comes from Dallas Arms.
Cletus Klein from the Dallas Arms Collectors Association to be specific. Seems Cletus got his hands on an 1850s era Plains Rifle made by a Mr. Samuel Hawken of St. Louis, Missouri. Just what Phil was hoping for.
"To see the exceptional work on such fine guns is a real treat," said Schreier. "There are a lot of people out there with a Hakwen's rifle, but there aren't many people out there with a Hawken rifle like that."
Unfortunately, we weren't able to get a shot of Cletus' rifle, so we're share shots of a similar rifle here at the National Firearms Museum. But that doesn't mean you have to miss it too.
Just make sure to tune in to Sportsman Channel tonight around 5:40pm as Cam & Company presents the latest edition of Curator's Corner from Texas.


Houston, Texas - There was plenty to see during the 142nd NRA Annual Meeting in Texas. Celebrities like Sarah Palin, Glenn Beck and Ted Nugent, manufacturers like Otis, Marlin and Colt along with plenty of shotguns, rifles and pistols for all. But unless you sneaked into a closed set filming of Curator's Corner, you probably didn't see this gun.

"Most shotguns require you to drop the gun down, open it up and the shells fly in your face. With this one, you can just twist it and pop it so the shells fly away from you. Makes perfect sense."
and the elephant. Each rifle is chambered for an appropriate caliber, from .30-'06 to 600 Nitro Express. The fine bulino engraving was executed by Master Engraver Angelo Galeazzi.
back alley streets of San Francisco. Sydney Greenstreet as the bad guy searching for the Falcon, Mary
Astor plays the damsel in distress and Bogie is everybody's favorite private eye — Sam Spade."
What inspired such ruminations from our Senior Curator? The Spencer Arms slide action repeating shotgun.
"The internal Rube Goldberg-esque design did not last long."
"This gun might be responsible for harvesting the Pilgrims' first Thanksgiving turkey," Supica said.
Fairfax, Virginia - Winter's arid chill has been replaced with the promise of warmth and honeysuckle as springtime returns to the National Firearms Museum. The coats are lighter, the sun is brighter, and the days are longer than those from long months past. Springtime brings but one thing to mind for Senior Curator Philip Schreier; shotguns.
"Problem is that to get that long shell to go up in the chamber, this is a big receiver back here, so it's a little awkward to work."
Tulsa, Oklahoma - April 6th & 7th marks the return of