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C.E. “Ed” Harris
Biography
Ed with his M1 Garand
Ed at the range…
Signore Harris touring Italy…
Ed casting away in Italy at a friend’s
home….
C.E. “Ed” Harris is well known to
readers of American Rifleman, the Gun Digest and the Cast Bullet Association’s Fouling
Shot magazine. During his 12 years on the Technical Staff of the
National Rifle Association, he was a consultant to numerous military, law
enforcement and firearms industry groups. Ed was officially commended by the
U.S. Marine Corps Development Center, Quantico, Virginia for expert
technical assistance provided during the Development and Operational Testing of
the M16A2 rifle. From 1984-87 Ed worked
in Sturm-Ruger’s Engineering Department in Newport,
NH where he was Quality Assurance Manager, being involved in developmental
testing of the GP100 and Super Redhawk revolvers,
Mini-14 Ranch Rifle, Mini-30 carbine and special order preparation for export
and government customers. Ed is a graduate of Virginia Polytechnic Institute,
holds the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s Professional Development
Certification in Emergency Management and is retired after for 22 years of
local government service in Northern Virginia.
He is now retired “outside the Moderate Damage Radius” in “Almost
Heaven, West Virginia,” where he enjoys the Sounds of Freedom daily, coming
from the Peacemaker National Training Center as well as from overflying C17s of
the 167th Airlift Wing of the West Virginia Air National Guard.
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