RicinYakima
High Steppes of Eastern Washington
That is why I have a 25/20 rifle and a 450 Watt rifle. Use the right tool is always a good thought.
Rick, this is heresy in some places, but I don't get the Cooper worship that abounds. He wrote as "The Gunners Guru" and took himself way to seriously. Seems like others do also.
I think you'd be hard pressed to find an author of any brand that doesn't take themselves a bit too seriously. I had an interaction with a pretty well known gunwriter 15 years back of so and his ego was beyond belief. "I happen to be a published author!!!!", he told me, like that meant he was beyond reproach. My dealings through private messaging with Ayoob were even worse. Seems to come with the territory.
I think you'd be hard pressed to find an author of any brand that doesn't take themselves a bit too seriously. I had an interaction with a pretty well known gunwriter 15 years back of so and his ego was beyond belief. "I happen to be a published author!!!!", he told me, like that meant he was beyond reproach. My dealings through private messaging with Ayoob were even worse. Seems to come with the territory.
Thank you, Outpost75.
I've never read Askins, and from the several writings I've read about him I've no intention of ever doing so.
Well, they ain't all bad. When I was a young fella in the late 70's, I wrote a letter to Guns & Ammo Senior Editor Elmer Keith asking about his favorite loads for the .357 Magnum and the .30-06. He actually took the time to type me a letter with his favorite loads. Still have that letter, and man, was he a terrible typist.
Don
Outpost - I grew up reading all the stuff those guys wrote or was written about them. Only met Bill Jordan.
Get a group of hard nosed, opinionated people together who are quite certain that they have all the answers...