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Just ordered 2; one for my brother in law. Been reading Mr. Sundra's articles since he started writing, because he used a lot of Ruger No.1s. At SHOT a few years back, I got to meet him. Only because I was close enough to read his name tag! Great short conversation and I managed to talk him into selling me one of his No.1s. It was a custom, one of the 7mm Lazaronis and I can't remember now which one. I do plan to hunt it and shoot somnething with it some day, if I live long enough.
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Jon, Am well into your book and loving it. I got to the part when you were at the 1981 NRA Convention in New Orleans and Joyce Hornady's twin engine plane crashed into Lake Ponchartrain. I was there, too. I remember the announcement over the PA system and the hush that fell on the crowd. It got real quiet as people reacted in disbelief to what had just happened. Mr. Hornady was on approach to Lakefront Airport when his plane hit the water. I remember seeing pictures of boats and the recovery operation on the lake. I was also there in 1970, remember seeing Elmer at the Ruger booth. Mr. Vogle, Bill Ruger's son-in-law, was there. Elmer wandered in wearing his big hat, was shown the Security Six they had just rolled out. Elmer handled it, aimed it briefly a time or two, gave Mr. Vogel his blessing, told him to "wrap it up". Mr. Vogel was a real gentleman, was very courteous to all of us. My brother had one of the first .41 Mag Blackhawks, loved that gun. He double charged a Unique load, split the the cylinder. He sent it back to Ruger, stating what had happend, bragging on how strong the gun was, didn't even hurt the top strap. I mentioned it to Mr. Vogel. He remembered, said it was the first time a customer didn't blame Ruger. They rebuilt that gun, no charge. It's the slickest factory Blackhawk I've ever handled. My brother still has it. I also remember Charley Askins, heading from the Hilton to the French Quarter, alone at night. I thought about telling him I wouldn't do that, but he was already moving out. After reading "Unrepentant Sinner", I don't think he needed my advice. If the locals had accosted him, he'd have had them stacked up, ready for NOPD to haul them off. And don't you know, he WAS packing.... Wonderful book. Great memories. DF
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So glad to come across this thread.
JRS was always one of my favorites when I was madly consuming everything "rifle" I could get my hands on in the 70s.
Jon - any chance you will be at DSC or some such, signing books?
I had the pleasure of watching Jim Carmichel sign a couple of his books for me at DSC and would love to have the chance to buy from across the table, so to speak.
And FWIW, I love the pic of the rifle atop the Lambo!
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This is for you, Brad: my current Lambo. I've not shot off the top of this one.
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I've tried sending a photo but don't know how to do it. When I tried to open the first link, it took me to a log on screen for google. I don't have a google account. Not sure if the link is the problem or if google has restricted access. Try opening the photo on your browser. Then right click with your mouse pointer directly over the image itself (i.e., not in the address bar), select "copy image location" from the drop down menu. Then "paste" that image location into the IMG tags and see if that works. If it doesn't, then the google account is not a good image host for sharing pics. You can either use another image host like imgur or create an Image Gallery in that forum towards the bottom of the 24hourcampfire forums list, then do the same procedure after establishing that gallery. Tutorial on creating an Image Gallery: New Image Gallery - Simple Instructions for Secure Images
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Who is this 'Brad' that you speak of ?
**** You are ignoring this user***
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Brad I the guy who said the picture of me shooting from atop my Lambo was "pathetic." I guess he lost his sense of humor...assuming he ever had one.
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Yep, I think you got it.
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Brad I the guy who said the picture of me shooting from atop my Lambo was "pathetic." I guess he lost his sense of humor...assuming he ever had one. Maybe it would have helped if you were in Montana, shooting a Montana. You might have received two thumbs up.
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Welcome to the Fire. At least you were warned... We're glad to have you here and look forward to your posts. DF
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Dwayne,
In 1997 I was one of several writers who put together a book titled THE COMPLETE HUNTERS CATALOG, and among other things we solicited short essays from a few dozen well-known writers. One was a Canadian, the late Jerome Knap, who along with writing quite a bit became a well-known booking agent for hunting and fishing trips. (I am sure Jon knew Jerry, who I also contacted, asking him to write a short essay on handloading. He did, and it's in the book as well, explaining why handloaders always spend more money than non-handloaders.)
Here's Jerry Knap's story:
When still a young fellow I served a stint as a forest ranger in some of northern Ontario’s best moose country. One fall afternoon I was driving down a logging road in my government pickup when a scarlet-clad hunter jumped out of the bushes and excitedly flailed his arms about. “Boy, am I glad to see you!” he shouted excitedly. “I just got a great big moose over there!” “Congratulations,” I answered,” but what’s the problem?” “The problem is I don’t know what to do,” the hunter stammered. “I’ve shot deer before, but no one told me how big a moose was. Can you come and show me what to do? And maybe take a picture of me with the moose? I’d be glad to pay you.” The man’s hands shook like poplar leaves in an autumn breeze. “Yeah, I guess I’d better show you what to do,” I replied, shaking my head. “Payment won’t be necessary.” The first problem was finding the moose. The man couldn’t remember exactly where to look, but eventually found the young bull, not very big as moose go. The second problem was finding the rifle. While trying to take a picture of his moose, the man had laid his rifle down and couldn’t remember where. I finally found it 30 feet from the moose in a pile of slash. After emptying the magazine, I posed the hunter and his .300 Weatherby with the moose and took a roll of photos with his camera. Next I dressed the moose, while the hunter marched around saying, “This animal is bigger than a horse.” It turned out he was a farmer from Indiana who’d had a bumper corn crop, so had decided to go moose hunting. He’d heard northern Ontario was full of moose, so drove up. “How are you going to get this moose home?” I asked. “Oh, I have a car on a side road up a ways.” “Once this moose is cut up and wrapped, you’ll be able to get him into your car,” I said. “Are you kidding?” the farmer said. “I’m taking this moose back whole! I want everybody back home to see him.” I suggested he rent a U-Haul trailer, and that a few $10 bills would probably get a tractor with a fork lift from a nearby logging camp to load the moose. With that I left to do my job. Returning a couple hours later, I found the Indiana moose hunter on the logging road with a tractor and a couple of lumberjacks, just finishing a bottle of Old Moose Hunter. The moose was tied to the roof of a big, late-model Buick. The animal hung over the roof on all sides, and there was no way it would stay on for the ride down the logging road, let alone the trip to Indiana. Even worse, the moose had completely flattened the Buick’s roof. “Well, that was a stupid fool thing to do,” I said, in slightly more colorful language. “It’ll cost a lot to get that roof fixed.” “Don’t worry about that, son,” said the farmer. “In Indiana we got lots of Buicks, but we ain’t got no moose!”
Now that's funny! Twice I brought Moose home whole from New England just so the folks back here could get to see what one looks like.
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Wow, what a treat to have JRS added to our illustrious list of contributers.
I also am a long time fan. I enjoyed my annual hunt for "The Complete Rifleman". The copies are still stored in a box under the bed with old copies of ST and Rifleshooter. I longed to have my own 24 in barrel chambered in 7mmJRS. But I had hungry kids needing shoes in those days and custom barrels were not on the table. I made up for it a few years later with the purchase of a rifle in a chambering developed by another of my favorite gunwriters. The chamber is in 7mmSTW.
If I remember correctly, JRS once wrote about a hunt to a remote area which once was a part of USSR. While exiting the nation, border guards confiscated his rifle. But the author was amused that the thieves had aquired a rifle chambered for a wildcat for which they had no possible way to gain ammunition. And to top it off, the bolt for the rifle was packed in a different bag which made it home.
That has been one of my favorite gun writer stories. Please correct me if I have attributed it to the wrong auhor.
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Just want to thank everyone for the kind words; they're much appreciated. JRS
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And a BIG THANK YOU for your years of top quality contributions to our sport.
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And a BIG THANK YOU for your years of top quality contributions to our sport. I SECOND that emotion. Please stick around here more often. Jerry
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And a BIG THANK YOU for your years of top quality contributions to our sport. I SECOND that emotion. Please stick around here more often. Jerry I agree but he's probably smarter than that.
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Got my copy a few days ago. Really looking forward to it.
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You will enjoy it! My only complaint is,Jon Sundra has a picture of him and a lion he killed with a .284 Winchester,but he does not tell the story of how he killed it. Other than that it's a great read.
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Hey, Jon! Let's hear that story.
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