Some industry people still listened to Finn even when he pissed them off. I was persona non grata with one major ammo company for a couple of years, after personally telling them their new big game bullet was a POS--but after Finn said so in print they got off their butts and designed a far better one.
John, as you know the industry folks are not fools ---- well not most of them anyway
---and popular writers who can walk the thin line and manage to stay in good graces with their editors can have an impact.
Keep up the good work
