<br>Also, Why would anybody think that the Outdoor life <br>position is so hot? <br> [/quote]
In the 1960's and later OD was in every barbershop, kids got subscriptions to it at Christmas, adults same.
Outdoor Life shooting columns provided a LOT of shooting and especially actual reloading & shooting information that you could not get elsewhere.
Warren Page held a similar position at Field and Stream, Pete Brown at Sports Afield.
A lot of the shooting classics had not been written.
Guys wanting to know specifics on sighting in, varmint rifle selection, H4831 application, etc learned it from the monthly columns.
At least to me, OD held the lead position and shooting editor was a very prestigious position to have. A lot of people read and hung onto your every word.
