Aus..,
I am thinking of building a new custom rifle so decided to go 'back to basics' and re-read two of JO'Cs books just last week. It was a surprise to learn everything I hold to be true about modern rifles came from O'Connor. And it's just as true today.
Elmer Keith's opinions on buffalo rifles, double rifles and handguns was spot on because by 1935 their development was pretty much done. And that's where Elmer stopped learning. Not trashing Elmer, I've been a .44 fan all my life mostly because of him.
But around 1935 is where O'Connor picked up the thread of the modern rifle and never looked back. Some of his writing is a little dated but by and large his stuff is going to remain current until we are shooting ray guns.
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