#981490 - 08/27/06 05:52 AM
"Gun Writer" Backgrounds
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Mule Deer
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Recently it was suggested by some readers that we post the backgrounds of the various gun writers (and others) here so that we could all know what each poster's qualifications were. I believe some of this was done, but on a rather informal basis. Why not do it again and have a permanent post up there alongside the articles at the head of this forum?
I am off to an appointment right now, but will log on later with a brief outline on Mule Deer.
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#981491 - 08/27/06 10:17 AM
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XXBob
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Anyone that has read your stuff for any length of time knows your background I would think.
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#981492 - 08/27/06 10:37 AM
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VAnimrod
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Yeah, but having him pony up first is a good start.
Not to mention, it would be interesting to know the backgrounds of some of these fellas.
I'm interested.
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#981493 - 08/27/06 11:04 AM
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OUTCAST
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It would e a good idea to post who the "gunwriters' are vs the numerous crackpots who post here.
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#981494 - 08/27/06 11:07 AM
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I'd probably be in the crackpot category...
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#981495 - 08/27/06 11:13 AM
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RickBin
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I am in favor of the idea, for those that want to do it.
I would certainly respect the wishes of any that didn't, although it sure would make a lot of sense in terms of the Board.
I appreciate the motion John. Consider it seconded.
Rick
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#981496 - 08/27/06 11:22 AM
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Ken Howell
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I'd rather let my work speak for itself.
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#981497 - 08/27/06 11:53 AM
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Lonny
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I'd be in favor of the idea.
I would find it interesting if they would tell where they were born how they got into shooting, hunting, etc... What the writers started out doing and how they ended up where they are now.
The article by Brian Pearce in the latest RIFLE magazine about why he wears a cowboy hat was great entertainment. It really let the reader know where he started and where he is now..
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#981498 - 08/27/06 01:44 PM
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MHWASH
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I dont buy too many magazines, so this would help me identify who all the writers are. Also if a certain writer has never left the East coast and gives an opinion on Western hunting that he has pickup from several guided hunts. I can take this opinion for what its worth.
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#981499 - 08/27/06 02:39 PM
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Mule Deer
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Ken, I don't think you have any explaining to do!
Mostly I want the folks who ask questions here know who they are addressing, and who is answering. They might either want to direct a specific question to a specific writer--not to limit the answers, but to get that writer's attention. Or they might be interested in evaluating answers depending on who the identity of who responds.
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#981500 - 08/27/06 03:07 PM
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Royce
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Mule Deer
I am going to make a liar out of myself and make a post here.
I think your idea is splendid. Here is why.
In your case, i have read enough of your stuff to know that among other things, you have a science degree. When I read some of your tests, I know that those techniques came from late afternoons spent in Roberts Hall. ( I have had some of those late afternoons, too)
Knowing Brian Pierce's background, I know that he IS NOT an Elmer Keith wanna be, but a real life ranch guy, and in the final analysis, what he is seeking guns, bullets, scopes and loads that work in the field. You probably aren't going to see an article by Brian on where to get ear rings that match your McSwirly stock.
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#981501 - 08/27/06 03:17 PM
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Royce
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Continued
The drawback to this posting of information is that some are good at stretching the truth. I remember reading a statement from a gunwriter ( one you know, Mule Deer) that he had hunted cototes "From (a state I won't name) to Texas". I was familiar enough with the guy at the time to know that he had basically hunted in Texas and the other state 2500 miles away he had named, but stated his experience in the above manner to puff himself up. The real writers on this forum would never do that. Undoubtly, some others will. Astute readers will likely see through most of the puffery, others will have to suffer their own gullibility.
One thing I think would be not only tacky, but counterproductive, is taunting people into posting how many animals of each species they had killed, with all pertinent details, including B&C score, and relative humidity. Some people will learn more from five years experience than others will from twenty.
Royce
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#981502 - 08/27/06 03:35 PM
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Ken Howell
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El gato escaldado del agua fría huje (pls s'cuse my gringo accent!).
The Mexican has it right — and maybe I'm just another scalded cat who's fleeing cold water.
Several years ago, on another board for shooters, somebody asked me "Are you the Ken Howell?" I answered that that'd depend on which the Ken Howell he meant — that there were then more than 350 Ken Howells in the US that I knew of — that I wasn't the Ken Howell who used to pitch for Oakland — that I wasn't the Ken Howell who's a crackin'-good pistolsmith in Wisconsin — that I'm the Ken Howell who used to edit Handloader and Rifle and wrote the Custom Cartridges book.
Right away, some borborygmic fundament belched back that I was bragging.
So I shrink from posting any treatise on my background, even in outline or resumé form.
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#981503 - 08/27/06 04:44 PM
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kecatt
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Yea, but you had a right wicked curve ball....... 
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#981504 - 08/27/06 04:51 PM
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Ken Howell
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... but not as good a tan!
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#981505 - 08/27/06 05:06 PM
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Ken, that made me snort when I laughed.
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#981506 - 08/27/06 06:08 PM
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Royce
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A point I meant to make but didn't is that it should be self evident that no one should feel compelled to post their pedigree on here. To some, that I am sure it would feel like an invasion of privacy, and there are certainly other good reasons for not wanting to partake in "Axel Varney, This is Your Life".
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#981507 - 08/27/06 06:18 PM
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I'm thinking John's lead won't be too hard to follow for most of the real writers on here . I bet he has it pretty well thought out to encourage the other guys to share .
I agree that Ken's work speaks for itself and beyond that , he has revealed much of himself to us over the years . BUT --- we are getting so many members that some of them would appreciate a little " snapshot ".
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