Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Ask The Gunwriters Hell, I'm Still Here!--by Jon Sundra

That surprises me a little given Jon’s propensity for high velocity, even as MD alluded to their other preferences.

Jerry

Bugger,

Started selling magazine articles in my early 20's, and been making most of my living as a writer since my late 20's, just like Jon--but not strictly as a gun writer, as he did.

Have written about far more subjects, for a wider variety of magazines, including National Geographic and Sports Illustrated, including "natural" and human history. Have also published 10 books on more widely varied as well, on subjects from flyfishing to bird hunting (including one on shotguns for wingshooting) to hunting stories

Thanks for the heads up on the book. Just ordered a copy.

Thanks from me , also.......... Gonna need a copy of that one. Sounds like one heckuva good read.

Jon Sundra is was of the very good guys. I have always enjoyed his writing.

Honestly, have never been a fan of Sundra.

Same here!

The 'writers' , books and magazines have been replaced by this internet we are reading here!

We are now the 'gun writers', the local newspaper is closed and filled with bicycle storage, there is no paper boy any more!

Sundra was fine with me but his job is obsolete.

Jon Sundra wrote 25 posts on the campfire before his last visit five years ago. His user name was 7mm JRS. I'm looking forward to reading his book.

In a thread from about 2008 Sundra posted a photo of himself with his Lamborghini.
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One hopes he didn't learn by experience about the need for padding in front of the muzzle on a car rooftop, especially on a Lamborghini.

If there is available a copy of his "Complete Rifleman" magazine, 11th edition from the year 2000, please contact me. My accumulation is otherwise complete. Thanks.

--Bob

John, did he come from money? Most writers don't have and drive a Lamborghinis. powdr

I've always wanted a .........................................7mm JRS

This is beyond lame... it's pathetic.

Can't fit any elk meat in that thing!

How old is Jon now?

powdr,

John's father was a Cleveland policeman, and his mother a housewife, at least while he was growing up. So no, he didn't some from money.

postoak,

Jon is 78.

Ground clearance is bad, never saw one with 4WD or mud grips...

Useless to me...

But, they do have style...

Agree with the post about burning the paint with muzzle blast. I see he has a pad in place.

Diffrent strokes for different folks, not my cup of tea...

DF

Jon was into sports cars from young adulthood, including doing some racing.

As I noted ealier in this thread, "performance" cars aren't an unusual addiction for rifle loonies, but they obviously don't use them for hunting. (Though Jon might have been shooting groundhogs, as they're known in the East, from the roof of his Lamborghini.) I know of a couple other well-known gun writers who're into sports cars, along with several non-writer rifle loonies, and one really well-known gun writer is really still into American "muscle cars," though I believe he's also in his 70's now. Brad O'Connor, Jack O'Connor's son, really likes fast Italian cars. In fact he drove one from his home near Seattle to his last prairie dog shoot in Montana, though once he rode into the PD country with friends in their pickups.

Think long legged blonds, redheads and brunettes! Won't take it home to moma but it is a nice looking Lambo .Had promised myself a new Corvette when my son graduated college. Went shopping and found myself thinking this is cool but. Can't pull the horses and trailer , won't hold 4 ice chests a tent my bow or rifle. Still liking my 4 door short bed 4x4 truck.

Some of my most favorite writers over the years have been, Seyfried, Barsness and of course Jon Sundra. I still have many magazines stashed away...