The last time I saw friend John Buhmiller, I was in his shop sizing cases for the handloads that he was going to take on his first trip to Africa. After that, we "met" only through a voluminous exchange of letters. Much later, I bought his 4x5 Speed Graphic � one of my favorite cameras.
John and Elmer had long-running argument over doubles for dangerous game. John began to see Elmer's point when a wounded rhino (I think it was) chased him around a tree while he funbled to clear a jam in his bolt gun. I bet cuss words are still hanging from the branches of that tree!
Re my short list � one benefit � I've learned, painfully, the fallacy of assuming that artistic skill is a sign or parallel of integrity. John was the gen-you-wine article.
