I never met or corresponded with Crossfireoops, but I learned from and thoroughly enjoyed his individual posts and his illustrated threads on using, repairing, and rebuilding black powder arms, whether the arm used loose components or fixed ammunition. I learned about his death today: I can't write anything that hasn't been better written by others before I got the unwelcome news. The best I can do is to imagine Pope, Freund, Brockway and others meeting him at the Pearly Gates to register him for a 200 meter "stand on your hind legs and shoot like a man" match a day or three after his arrival. May he rest in peace.
