Jim Carmichael always seemed like a classy guy to me. I was delighted to hear of his new world record recently, and could not imagine it happening to a nicer guy.
Back about 1978, I had just purchased his (then) brand new book "Do it Yourself Gunsmithing". As a budding amateur teenage gunsmith, I wrote him asking for additional details on something in his book.
He took the trouble to write a reply, which, in retrospect, I should not have expected (this was pre-internet of course, so it was a real letter, envelope and stamp).
I had to get rid of many hundreds of pounds of books when I moved from Canada to Sweden, but I would never part with that book! In fact, it sits on the shelves behind me as I write this now.
If anybody is happens to be contact with him, please give him a friendly hello from long time fan now in Sweden (formerly Ontario)!
John
