He was an early champion in the International Practical Shooting Association Matches and was never dependent on the gun industry to make a living. His interests were wide- ranging and esoteric and included some extremely powerful 19th century rifles and uncommon handguns from the same era.
When he started, the gun magazines were much more important to shooters than they are now. The circulation of Guns and Ammo and Shooting times are a fraction of what they were in 1990 or even 1998. ( they picked up a bit in circulation during the last six months).
It appears that material in the shooting magazines have narrowed in scope and there's not as much room for such things as two-bore double rifles and Webley-Wilkerson revolvers.
