There are some pretty close parallels between his stories and Corbett's as well. But as you say, they're still enjoyable.
As for the .405, his son Donald said that he was just an old-timer using an old-timer's gun. Kids!!
"An archer sees how far he can be from a target and still hit it, a bowhunter sees how close he can get before he shoots." It is certainly easy to use that same line of thinking with firearms. -- Unknown
