I first was exposed to Ross when I went to Gunsite the first time (in the Orange Era when Jeff Cooper owned and operated the school). There was a life-sized image of Ross on the classroom wall celebrating his winning of the IPSC world chanpionship, IIRC (with the saying "You can't miss fast enough".) I understand he was on the staff for some while in the early days.
I have read Ross' stuff in the Wolfe magazines for some years, and I came to regard him in the same way I did Skeeter Skelton. I was always uninterested in handguns, but I always read Skeeter's stuff and I came to regard handguns as interesting as rifles because of his writing. I now regard those old rifles that Ross has illuminated as interesting too. For example if you haven't, take a read on his article on the Davide Pedersoli flinter. That is my idea of a hunter's primitive rifle in contrast to the flock of cheap inline MLs on the market.
From time to time I would disagree with Ross, but not very frequently -- and over what would seem minor arcana to most.
Overall I find his work wonderful, but then I don't know the person. I think I will bug the publications editor at SCI to consider Ross.
I must be on the SCI Board for some reason. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" />
jim
