Mr. Howell:
I agree with you that we have become a "Donahue" society. Everybody gets to speak their mind on any subject, whether or not they have any insight, background, or knowledge to share (of course, my posts are perfect . . . . <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" />).
Unfortunately, I see the trend reflected in the work of many gun-writers.
I re-read some old Jack O'Connor today. I reads as well as Mule Deer's work. And the advice has not changed in 50 years! (What is really amazing is that O'Connor's Wife and Mule Deer's wife both uses the 7x57 on Elk. ) There must be something to this sensible advice about shot placement being more important than velocity.
As for Gunwriters changing over time, I sure hope they do! A man that never changes may well be showing us that he hasn't learned much over his career.
I remember an interview of Jack O'Connor that was published shortly after his death. He actually was a little disgruntled that he was so thoroughly linked to the 270!
IIRC he said that he had written a lot about the 30-06 and the 375 H&H, too and that somehow, those excellent rounds did not get lniked to him (He never withdrew his praise of the 270, just sounded like he was thinking out loud as to how he got so linked to one cartridge).
Just my 2 cents,
BMT
