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Second readings are always a good indication of how well the book/article is written.  Waiting on my copy of "Selecting And Ordering A Custom Hunting Rifle." Shameless plug there. 
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Great book, I always learn something new when reading John's stuff.
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Thanks!
I learn something new about rifles and handloading every week, which is probably why I've kept fooling with both for so long....
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My copy just arrived in the post John at work. I opened it and just looked through the start of it, but hastily put it away for fear I'll get nothing done today!
Looks great, thanks to you and Eileen.
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John,
I have completed my first reading of Gun Gack, and I especially liked the .30-'06 chapter since you used your NULA for the loads and I copied your specs for your M24 when I asked Melvin to build mine. Except my paint scheme is prettier of course.
Can you add the .375 Ruger to GGII, and also some words on the newer chronograph technologies, please and thank you?
Anyway, thanks for writing it...
jim
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Thanks, Jim. There will be several additions to Gack II, in fact it will probably be a totally new volume, rather than an updated version.
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John, very good idea on the completely new versus updated. Looking forward to it.
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It comes and goes, because it was put together on a now-obsolete program. Out web server is working on it, but apparently it isn't totally fixed yet--and he may be working on it right now. But it is up most of the time. If anybody wants to order a copy of GACK, the easiest way is to contact Eileen: eileen  riflesandrecipes.com or 406-521-0951.
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I've checked the website several times over the past couple of days, and only once was it unavailable.
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Phoning Eileen is easy for technologically-challenged old people like me; plus she is very pleasant to talk to.
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I read the introduction and the first chapter. At that point I contacted a buddy of mine and told him he had to buy the book. It's a different type of reloading manual. Most reloading manual's have a dry straightforward one page article about the cartridge. A couple of reloading manuals have many different authors discuss the cartridge. Again one page articles.
However, the "Big Book of Gun Gack" has about three pages dedicated to each cartridge. It's well written and I'm glad I bought it. Every cartridge that I shoot (except the 257 Roberts Ackley improved) is listed in the book.
I highly recommend it to all reloaders.
If you reload, there's no such thing as an obsolete cartridge.
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Thanks. Glad you like it!
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Bought one for a friend who called me a few days later and said that he could hardly put it down. Guess that I should buy one for myself...
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You bought it for him without knowing what was inside?
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You bought it for him without knowing what was inside? It came highly recommended.
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And I owed him a favor, and that was something that I thought that he wouldn't buy for himself.
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Bought my copy and found it highly fascinating and informative but.... When I got to page 333 I knew it was keeper for life!  ![[Linked Image]](http://i1176.photobucket.com/albums/x334/mojohand1/B1D58FBA-08DB-4503-9395-621CA74E2DB4_zpshqnbtq3p.jpg)
It ain't what you don't know that makes you an idiot...it's what you know for certain, that just ain't so...
Most people don't want to believe the truth~they want the truth to be what they believe.
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And he hasn't aged a day since!
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Just ordered a copy yesterday, can't wait to get it!
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