GRANVILLE, W.Va. — This week, West Virginia basketball legend Jerry West passed. The native of Morgantown died at age 77 at his home in Granville, West Virginia June 5th. When he made it back to West Virginia, he told Forbes, “I need a lighter rifle.”“That kind of started Melvin’s thought process. Through conversations with engineering friends at the Allegheny Ballistics Laboratory in Mineral County, West Virginia, Forbes was able to get a better understanding of carbon fiber and Kevlar. Ellis added Melvin Forbes didn’t spend hours in the shop to create a collector’s item, he expected his firearms to be in the field.

Source: Forbes June 15, 2024 23:24 UTC