Sir you are a fortunate man to have known the O'Connors and to have some of their rifles. I loved that man's writings from the age of about 8 and at 62 I still read his books over and over. I think that Mr. O'Connor may have had little tolerance for some people or things but that never took away my admiration for him. The only writer I think that compares today is our own John Barsness and I enjoy all of his writings very much. I gave up on Rifle magazine when John left. Thanks...