Al Ljutic was a professional heavy-weight boxer, competitive rifle shooter, and gun maker known for founding Ljutic Industries. and the creation of the

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Early years

Al Ljutic was a

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n of Croatian descent. A professional boxer in the 1930s he lived in

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where he and his father started manufacturing rifles. In 1955, Ljutic was invited to go trap shooting by his friend and Remington field representative AA Reil. After accepting Ljutic realized he didn't have a trap gun. Rather than purchasing one or going back on a promise he designed and built his own in a day. This served as the basis for the Ljutic Space Gun.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Ljutic, Al American male boxers American people of Croatian descent American male sport shooters Year of birth missing Year of death missing