Texas Twosome: Mr. and Mrs. King Enjoy a Martini Together
This is the kind of family-friendly, “feel-good” story we like. Texan Richard King created a rimfire benchrest rifle using a classic Martini Mark III smallbore action. He fitted the gun with a new flat, wide forearm and a new buttstock, allowing the gun to sit steady on the bags and track smoothly. The narrow action was also fitted with a cantilevered top rail to hold a high-magnification scope.
Here is Vicki King, with Martini Mark III and her trophy.
But here’s the best part. Richard provided this updated classic to his wife Vicki, who proceded to win a rimfire benchrest match (Vintage class) with the old Martini. Richard reports: “Here is my lovely wife with her High Overall Vintage trophy. That is a Martini Mark III that I re-stocked in walnut for 50-yard, .22-caliber benchrest matches. It’s great to have her shooting with me again.” FYI, last summer Richard and Vicki celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary!
Bravo Richard — kudos to you AND to your lovely bride. It’s great to see a couple shooting together. It’s also great to see a classic rifle brought back to the winner’s circle with some inspired stock-work and other upgrades.
Here is Richard King, with his handiwork — an updated Martini Mark III smallbore rifle.
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Tags: .22 LR, Benchrest, Mark III, Martini, Rimfire, Smallbore
I do like those Martini action 22lr. That bungie chord technique is interesting.
Awesome job to both Vicki and to Richard! If you’ve never had the pleasure of meeting them, you’ll not find two better people anywhere.
Richard is one of the most accomplished Gunsmiths in the world, and Vicki is an even better shooter than he is Gunsmith!!!
Well done my friends!!
What’s with the red bungee cord?
First Richard beats me with a barrel I sold him at P1 Zombies shoot.
I was thinking of shooting 22rf at the range where they shot, no way I going to get beaten by both of them.
But really thats Cool.
Terry,
The triggers on these old rifles only go down to 6-8 ounces. The cord keep from pulling the rifle way from the stop. This are local club matches – so anything goes. She has since stopped using it. She shoots against Kimber, 40X, and Anschutz with 2 ounce triggers.
This is what a good relationship looks like.
The guys that hide guns from and do everything without their wives are missing out.
Congrats Richard!
Those are some happy looking people…
2 of the best people ever & our friends fir 40 plus years & godparents 2 our daughter. Love u both.
Great job to my aunt and uncle.
Some folks learn to shoot well and leave it at that. But Richard King shares his knowledge and love of the sport, and masters the sciences behind it. As Mark W says about gun smithing, RK literally gifts the precision shooting community with his talent. And behind great men…