No, I wasn't influenced by either one. Although I did read some of O'Connor, I didn't really appreciate his writing at the time. I cut my teeth on Bob Milek, Clair Rees, Layne Simpson, Dave Hetzler, John Wooters, Bob Hagel, Craig Boddington, and even Clay Harvey. These were the guys writing in Guns and Ammo and the Shooting Times when I started.
