In memoriam - RIP cal pappas

[deewayne2003]

I just recently received my signed copy of “Double Rifle Primer”….. And that’s after picking his brain countless times.

The world is a lesser place without him.

 

[SAFARIKIDD]

Lost a good friend on his way to Safari..Cal Pappas

Just learned of this..been good friends since 2005 and met up wirh him several times in Alaska..We had alot in common but mainly Big Bores..aka 4 Bore and 600 Doubles...He was a great guy and avid firearms enthusiasts and been on Safari at least 20 times!! He will be missed by many! RIP CAL

 

[50Gunner]

Damn! much too young, awhile back i was going through a box of stuff i got in a gun trade deal, saw a big bag of 12 gauge brass hulls, guess who's name instantly came to mind?, i PM'd Cal and sent him those cases, Rest In Eternal Peace Sir.

 

[Buffalo1]

Very sorry to hear. Know this was devastating news, especially under the circumstances. It is truly hard to lose a close hunting or fishing buddy. So many good times to remember.

Thoughts and prayers to his family and to you.

 

[Jaegger]

Oh Man … I just bought some reloading bullets from Cal last month & we had an enjoyable PM exchange & possible Meet/Greet on a planned Alaska hunt in 2023. Thoughts w/ Cal & Family … Happy Trails Beyond.

 

[Still alive]

I just bought his books recently after talking to him. I asked him to sign them. My condolences to everyone who knew him and to his family.

 

[Velo Dog]

Cal,

I’ll see you on the other side of the river.

Your old friend,
Paul.

 

[Frederik]

Sad news and very sudden he was always there to help when asked for info.

 

[Frederik]

Sad sudden news a big tree has fallen.

 

[sierraone]

Cal, Paul, Don and myself at the 2017 Double Gun Shoot Alaska

 

[Spooksar]

Sad to hear a real loss of knowledge. RIP

 

[double rifle newbie]

there arent very many people on the planet that know the deep, rich history of all things double rifle. i always wanted to meet him in anchorage at one of the double rifle shoots he would set up since i travel there a few times a year. i will miss his thoughtful posts pertaining to doubles since picked up a couple doubles a few years ago. R.I.P. Cal.

 

[Nyati]

R.I.P. Cal

 

[rigbymauser]

Here the day after it was announced of Cals passing I feel a void. Cal was a driving force of inspiration. I spoke with him only once on the phone, but exchanged emails on few accations. My first artical I read from Cal was of a guy who buys a 1886 Winchester in .33cal and get Griffin & Howe to convert it to .50-110. As I was collecting Winchesters earlier like Cal I mention this in the conversation. Cal said “ oh…that was me who had that gun made and wrote the artical”. Later we wrote with eachother in regards to his Borerifle book and a rifle he wanted to have in it.
Cal had a passion for Winchesters and Colt revolvers too. He wrote to me some years back he was also thinking about to write a book on the .50ex Winchester.

cal!..you are missed.

 

[bassasdaindia]

RIP .

 

[Kevin Peacocke]

Gentlemen and gentle ladies, all of you, all of us, sooner or later our time runs out. Please, I emplore you, write books, articles, short stories, whatever the format, preserve it for posterity. I never got to meet Cal, just a few weeks and I would have, but I can know him through what he took the trouble to leave behind.

 

[CAustin]

Gentlemen and gentle ladies, all of you, all of us, sooner or later our time runs out. Please, I emplore you, write books, articles, short stories, whatever the format, preserve it for posterity. I never got to meet Cal, just a few weeks and I would have, but I can know him through what he took the trouble to leave behind.

Well said sir!

 

[Tanks]

Gentlemen and gentle ladies, all of you, all of us, sooner or later our time runs out. Please, I emplore you, write books, articles, short stories, whatever the format, preserve it for posterity. I never got to meet Cal, just a few weeks and I would have, but I can know him through what he took the trouble to leave behind.

And to add to that, never say, "One day..." to anything you wish to do. Cal was only a year older than myself, and as mentioned, this was unexpected.

 

[Paul Raley]

Really sad news about Cal . Condolences to his family and friends . I never met him but since I joined the AH forum he has been one of the prominent and most helpful members on many threads . He will be sorely missed , may his soul rest in peace !

 

[PerH]

Very sad to hear, one of the great teachers that are a walking libraries of knowledge and experience to share with everybody to make them reach some levels higher.