Phil Spangenberger has passed

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Phil Spangenberger has passed , apparently he had a heart procedure and didn't make it. Only knew him through his writings . RIP
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RIP Mr. Spangenberger. I enjoyed your writings.
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I got into muzzle loading and other BP guns because of his writings.A big loss to the to the firearms community
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barbarossa wrote: ↑Sat Oct 05, 2024 6:00 pm I got into muzzle loading and other BP guns because of his writings.A big loss to the to the firearms community
+1 I enjoyed and learnt a lot from his writings. Rest in Peace.
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I haven’t read any of his writings in a long time. But i remember them well.

Rest in peace.
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This is a good one from nearly 30 years ago G&A special edition on Colt SAA
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Fine writer and a horseman too.
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We are losing a lot of good ones this year
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I enjoyed his writing and feel that he did a lot of good work to popularize and renew interest in the old stuff, starting back around the late '70s, near as I recall.

I did meet him once and I will just hypothesize that maybe my run in was while he was having a bad day and refrain from speaking ill of the dead.

RIP. Godspeed, Phil.
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First Mike Venturino, now Phil. It's been a bad year for gunwriters.
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Sad news... Phil's articles alone, were worth the cover price of any publication that featured him. Condolences to his family and close friends.
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True West did a write up .

https://truewestmagazine.com/tag/phil-spangenberger/
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Molasses wrote: ↑Sun Oct 06, 2024 7:45 amI enjoyed his writing and feel that he did a lot of good work to popularize and renew interest in the old stuff, starting back around the late '70s, near as I recall.
I did meet him once and I will just hypothesize that maybe my run in was while he was having a bad day and refrain from speaking ill of the dead.
RIP. Godspeed, Phil.
Aye, he sparked my interest in muzzle loading, along with cowboy action in the early '80s... but it took until 1985 for me to find out -where it was held... some 3 years wasted... I met him 7-8 times... he musta had many bad days.
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Dang. I always enjoyed his articles in "Guns of the Old West" magazine and other publications. RIP.
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