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PhilOhio · 08-11-2009, 02:38 PM

John,

Here's the first one, the "Johnson Automatics" homepage. That was the name Mel gave to his company which produced the guns for commercial sale after the war. A James P. Pullen organized the site and runs it. Or he did in 2002. Mel's son is closely assocaited with it and accessible there, I believe. The site goes out in many directions and is very interesting.

http://www.johnsonautomatics.com/

I'm not sure what the tie-in is with this second site, which is a gathering point for people interested in the Johnson guns and this unusual 5.7 cartridge. This site also has a few interesting branches, and through it you can meet some interesting people.

http://www.imageseek.com/5.7mm/

I haven't woven my way through these two sites for a long time, so you'll have to check where the path to the current Mr. Johnson appears, but it is there. He seems to be a very nice fellow, and a shooter, and certainly interested in preserving the record of what his dad accomplished; which, in my opinion, was quite a lot and not often remembered or fully appreciated. I think he would be interested in approaches from anybody who understands this, and is seriously into firearms development history. When his dad's small company was briefly operating, this son was very young, but his dad had him helping in it. So he has good first hand knowledge of what went on; what was sold; what existed and what did not.

08-11-2009, 02:38 PM	#8
PhilOhio User Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Ohio Posts: 145 Thanks: 5 Thanked 17 Times in 14 Posts	John, Here's the first one, the "Johnson Automatics" homepage. That was the name Mel gave to his company which produced the guns for commercial sale after the war. A James P. Pullen organized the site and runs it. Or he did in 2002. Mel's son is closely assocaited with it and accessible there, I believe. The site goes out in many directions and is very interesting. http://www.johnsonautomatics.com/ I'm not sure what the tie-in is with this second site, which is a gathering point for people interested in the Johnson guns and this unusual 5.7 cartridge. This site also has a few interesting branches, and through it you can meet some interesting people. http://www.imageseek.com/5.7mm/ I haven't woven my way through these two sites for a long time, so you'll have to check where the path to the current Mr. Johnson appears, but it is there. He seems to be a very nice fellow, and a shooter, and certainly interested in preserving the record of what his dad accomplished; which, in my opinion, was quite a lot and not often remembered or fully appreciated. I think he would be interested in approaches from anybody who understands this, and is seriously into firearms development history. When his dad's small company was briefly operating, this son was very young, but his dad had him helping in it. So he has good first hand knowledge of what went on; what was sold; what existed and what did not.