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John,
I just received my copy of Sports Afield. I really enjoyed your article. I am leaning more and more toward Practicality.
Keep up the good work
“Go afield with a good attitude, with respect for the forest and fields in which you walk. Immerse yourself in the outdoor experience. It will cleanse your soul and make you a better person”
-Fred Bear
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Glad you liked it!
One of the nice things about working for SA is their high-quality paper, which allows photos of firearms with plenty of detail.
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Did someone demand a royalty for using the word "Panache" in the title?
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No--but if he had there would have been no panache.
The title was not actually mine--which happens frequently with some magazines far more often than others. Consequently I don't try to anticipate editors, instead titling articles very basically, letting the editors do that they want. In this instance my title was, as I recall, "Tradition and Practicality." But Diana Rupp distilled the essence very well--as a good editor does.
Part of the deal, of course, is that editors may end up with too many articles in the same issue with similar, simple titles--which writers can't anticipate. I know this from having been the head editor of three magazines.
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"Panache?!" I thought it was pancake! I guess I'll have to pass on the article as I thought Eileen had some recipes in it. I could go for some killer pancakes...
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I also enjoyed the article very much. Also noted that, as usual, you practice what you preach, ie. the 2 Burris FF2 3-9 scopes mounted on your favorite traveling rifles! Another example of Practicality before Panache, perhaps ??? 
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Wish the bastards would hurry up with my subscription. Paid two months ago. Better than Wolfe, I suppose. Paid last month, my first copy of RIFLE will be November.
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Mule deer another good read ! have you heard any bullet company making better and heavier grained 25 caliber target bullets yet ? i heard kinda Berger might be ? would you happen to have Berger`s phone number i can not find it ? P.M. me thank you,Pete53
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Not Mule Deer, but the Berger bullets website lists 660-440-2802 as the phone number for tech support questions.
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thank you much for the phone number ,Pete53 but now this is the # 660 460 2802 ,also i just got off the phone with Berger they are still thinking about making a heavier grained 25 caliber bullet .
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I always seem to head to John's articles before the others, regardless of which magazine they're in. Common sense in them, with just enough of the looney to spice them up.
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Funny, the older I get the more practical I find the cartridges and rifles that also have a certain panache!
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No--but if he had there would have been no panache.
The title was not actually mine--which happens frequently with some magazines far more often than others. Consequently I don't try to anticipate editors, instead titling articles very basically, letting the editors do that they want. In this instance my title was, as I recall, "Tradition and Practicality." But Diana Rupp distilled the essence very well--as a good editor does.
Part of the deal, of course, is that editors may end up with too many articles in the same issue with similar, simple titles--which writers can't anticipate. I know this from having been the head editor of three magazines. John, I really enjoy the inside glimpses you give us into your profession. Thank you.
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Paul,
Thanks. I sometimes wonder how much "insight" readers are interested in.
Professional writing, like most professions, is always a learning curve. Have learned a lot over the decades from my experience with a lot of magazine (and book) editors, and also from my own experience as a magazine editor.
One of the best parts of being and editor was seeing what showed up, whether in the mailbox or e-mail box, from a bunch of different writers. It was kind of like unwrapping Christmas presents! Some were the equivalent of a pair of socks, but others were astonishing pleasures to read.
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I like to blend a little panache with practicality. I like the the panache of a custom rifle and the practicality of the the older cartridges. I once drank the Creedmore Kool Aid and sold the rifle to fund a 6.5X55 build. My smith is currently tricking out a Ruger #1 action for a build in 300 H&H. I'll admit to being a big fan of the 7X57 with three rifles so chambered. My version of an English stalking rifle is marked 275 Rigby just for the panache of it. LOL
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Really enjoyed the article.
I have a mix of both. 222 vs 22-250
6.5 creed vs 6.5x55
30-06 vs 300 H&H
Mix of wood blue, synthetic cerakote and combinations of both.
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I didn't read the article but gather it was about practical over panache. Funny. I'm revamping my 30-06 for duty this fall <G>
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There’s no reason a fella can’t be practical with panache. Newest cartridge in my inventory other than the .30 Sneezer is over 60 years of age. Almost broke in.
I am..........disturbed.
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I didn't read the article but gather it was about practical over panache. Funny. I'm revamping my 30-06 for duty this fall <G> Nope, it WASN'T about practical "over" panache--or panache "over" practical. It was about both kinds of big game rifles--and I happen to own and hunt with a bunch of both, as do many of my friends.
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There’s no reason a fella can’t be practical with panache. Newest cartridge in my inventory other than the .30 Sneezer is over 60 years of age. Almost broke in. Exactamundo! My choice for big game is a .275 Rigby...it has both panache and practicality!
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