Great gun writers and the internet
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Great gun writers and the internet
Some of you might like to 'google search' and go to Wikipedia encyclopedia and read about the great gun writers.
I'm sure many of you have done this.
Some of the greats, (and I know there are others I don't know or don't recall.)
Jack O'Connor
Elmer Keith
Warren Page
George Nonte
Craig Boddington (current)
Townsend Whelan
Bill Jordan
Skeeter Skelton
Charles Askins
Harvey Donaldson
Jeff Cooper
And others. Whelan and Donaldson go back quite a ways. For me, and I expect most in this group, O'Connor and Keith were the standouts.
Of course additions to this list are very welcome. Same for comments about these men.
I returned to also mention great names in the gun business that make for good reading on the internet. John Browning, Roy Weatherby, Griffin & Howe, Bill Ruger, and of course the great manufacturers here and in other countries.
I personally don't think anyone measures-up to John Browning. He's in a class by himself.
Don
I'm sure many of you have done this.
Some of the greats, (and I know there are others I don't know or don't recall.)
Jack O'Connor
Elmer Keith
Warren Page
George Nonte
Craig Boddington (current)
Townsend Whelan
Bill Jordan
Skeeter Skelton
Charles Askins
Harvey Donaldson
Jeff Cooper
And others. Whelan and Donaldson go back quite a ways. For me, and I expect most in this group, O'Connor and Keith were the standouts.
Of course additions to this list are very welcome. Same for comments about these men.
I returned to also mention great names in the gun business that make for good reading on the internet. John Browning, Roy Weatherby, Griffin & Howe, Bill Ruger, and of course the great manufacturers here and in other countries.
I personally don't think anyone measures-up to John Browning. He's in a class by himself.
Don
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Barsness, Scovill, Milek and Hetzler from a few years ago.
Byron
Byron
Re: Great gun writers and the internet
Ned Roberts, and Ken Waters would be good additions to a great list. I actively collect articles by most of those you listed. Great stuff.
Eric
Eric
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how about this guy?
http://fiveshot.org/paco_kelly_71.html
or any others on that site.
or this guy?
http://www.lasc.us/ArticlesTaylorLeverguns.htm
http://fiveshot.org/paco_kelly_71.html
or any others on that site.
or this guy?
http://www.lasc.us/ArticlesTaylorLeverguns.htm
careful what you wish for, you might just get it.
"BECAUSE I CAN"
"BECAUSE I CAN"
Re: Great gun writers and the internet
Dean Grennell, John Taffin, Jim Taylor, Ross Seyfried, Mike Venturino, Clint Smith, Massad Ayoob.
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Re: Great gun writers and the internet
I've always like to speculate what John Browning would be able to do with modern manufacturing tools like CNC, CAD, finite element analysis, 3D modeling, etc.
Bob in Friday Harbor
Bob in Friday Harbor
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Re: Great gun writers and the internet
Back to add: I've just been reading about Charles Askins Jr. Forgot the junior before. Very interesting. Some are very negative on him while others are on his side. I'm now at about "page 26" and along comes Charlie's grand daughter with her--forthright--comments to this group.
Recommend this discussion and you can find it at: http://www.24hourcampfire.com
It's for sure, Askins experienced a lot in one life time and best not to be in a gunfight with him.
A clue to his character would be his title to his autobiography: "Unrepentant Sinner." You can interpret this literally or as a man saying, 'This is my life and I approve of it and your opinion doesn't matter at all.'
Don
Recommend this discussion and you can find it at: http://www.24hourcampfire.com
It's for sure, Askins experienced a lot in one life time and best not to be in a gunfight with him.
A clue to his character would be his title to his autobiography: "Unrepentant Sinner." You can interpret this literally or as a man saying, 'This is my life and I approve of it and your opinion doesn't matter at all.'
Don
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Re: Great gun writers and the internet
Lucian Carey, Pete Kuhloff, Larry Koller, and Pete Brown. Match them to magazines and you win a Mars bar. (Figuratively, of course. They don't mail well..)
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Ted Trueblood
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One of my favorites was the late Bob Milek from Wyoming. He did quite a bit to popularize handgun hunting.
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I like to read Hobie - he writes well.
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Whenever I want to really learn something, I read my own journals. I should publish them for everyone to read and then know what NOT to do...
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Have a good story about one of the mentioned.
First hand account, I was there and involved.
It would change your opinion.
First hand account, I was there and involved.
It would change your opinion.
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Let me guess...Ross Seyfried
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Re: Great gun writers and the internet
bulldog1935,bulldog1935 wrote:I like to read Hobie - he writes well.
Yeah. Me Too. Wish he'd write more.
Don
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Shrapnel,
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