Last month I lost one of my best friends. Nolan Santy was 87 when he passed, a genuinely good man and one of the nicest guys in the gun world. Maybe in the world, period.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I met him when I was a teenager and he was the master gunsmith at one of the all time great gun shops, Riley\u2019s Sport Shop in Hooksett, NH. I became one of the many shooters he mentored. He invited me to join him at the great old Wilson Hill Pistol Club in Manchester, New Hampshire. I got hooked on competition shooting \u2013 bullseye pistol at the time \u2013 and stayed hooked for life. A part-time cop, he got me into law enforcement, and the result was 43 years carrying a badge. When he was looking for an apartment, I got him into one at my parents\u2019 apartment building. We became neighbors and besties. He and his wonderful wife Sarah were close friends with me and my then-wife; as time went on, we became godparents to each others\u2019 children. Sarah passed all too soon in 2012, and Dorothy a few years later, but we stayed in touch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Nolan made fabulous custom rifles, and some of my favorite custom handguns. He had enjoyed retirement for some years before his passing, sharp as a tack to the end.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He leaves daughters Sarah and Rebecca, and son Jonathan. Nolan Santy was the quintessential Gun Guy, and he will be greatly missed. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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