I told his son Mike that I would post this.


Tony was always nice to me, and I liked the man.

I will always remember the first time I met him. It was at the first Camden machine gun shoot.
I found out about the shoot fairly late in the game, and decided at the last moment to go. I didn't take any of my toys,
Just a bag of beef jerky (, private joke, you know who you are...).
I didn't know anybody there, was just wandering around looking and making small talk ("Want some Jerky?") .
Anyway, started talking to this guy with a table set up with machine guns and suppressors.
Said his name was Machine Gun Tony. We started talking about some of the guns he had, including a shorty "Tanker" M14. He said "Wanna shoot it? I've got a spot on the firing line. Here, you'll need some ammo, too...".
Who am I to say no to that offer? Fun gun but a beast to control, even with the fold down front grip.
Not that I'm complaining or anything.....

Had many an interesting conversation with Tony, over supper and/or drinks. I do miss those days.


He fought many battles with the foe that finally beat him.

You can rest now, Tony.

You don't have to fight anymore.


HKOVERKILL


UPDATE: Link for Funeral information, and to sign and view guestbook:

http://limestonechapel.com/?menuitem=1143&siteid=115&action=1&value=12&obituaries_action=2&obituaryid=120608

Sad news. Say howdy to his son for me, if you talk to him again.

Tony was a good guy.
And he fought that cancer like a lion for over a decade.



HKO,
the event you are talking about was Hank's Great Southern Freedom Shoot back in October 2002.

I met Tony at that event, and after spending a couple of minutes talking to him, he made me and USMC_LB
the safety officers for the guys taking his toys to shoot on the firing line.

That weekend is one of my fondest memories because not only was it my first ARFCOM function, and I got to shoot alot of cool stuff,
but me, LB, and Pappy also forged a couple of great friendships there.

Here's to Machine Gun Tony, and to my good friends I met there at Camden.

Amen brother.

Machine Gun Tony was the man that got me fired up to get into Class 3 stuff. That weekend at the GSFS you would have
thought we had known him for years the way he treated HermanSnerd and I. He was a great guy.

I will miss him.

LB

I too met MG Tony at the GSFS. He let my son run a belt of ammo through him M2s, Not something most kids get an opportunity to do. Thanks Tony.

First time I met him was after I lived in Alabama for about a year, it was out at Swan Creek, I was shooting a .22LR target pistol and heard the full auto from the next range over.

He was testing out a conversion he did for a PD, and answered some questions I had about ownership since I came from a state that didn't allow it. He then let me shoot a 30 round mag through it. Something I hadn't done since I was in the army. So fast forward a few years later and I aquired my first NFA firearm an M16.

may he RIP

Informational bump.


HKO

He and his son Mike own Precision Defense Systems, a firearms dealer and manufacturer, in Athens, Alabama.


HKO