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Outstanding!! Thanks for the update & wonderful writing that I grew up pouring over. Keep the hammer down on that Lambo.

Jon, I bought a 284 Win around 1990 after reading one of your articles. It still is a favorite rifle. I also have two of your jars stocks. Glad to know you are still writing.

Imgur is a good one and easy to use.

Contributors here, me included, would be more than happy to post your pictures. Send a PM for details.

Good to hear from you. Been a fan for decades, not inferring you’re an ole fart or something. But I’m one, recruiting others.

DF

Which means Hornady will probably cancel them soon.

Glad to hear you are still writing Jon.
Have enjoyed your work and looking
forward to more.

7mmJRS;
Good afternoon to you sir, thanks kindly for dropping by for an update.

I am another long time reader of your writing and enjoyed both the content and the way the stories were told.

For sure the biggest thing I can recall from back in the day was the articles about 6X scopes and Ruger No. One rifles.

Your work was at least in part the reason why this thing was my saddle hunting rifle for more than a decade.



On it is a 6X scope - one of 3 that sit on my main hunting rifles these days and that sir was definitely due to your writing.

Thanks again and all the best.

Dwayne

"That's good work, if you can get it." ;o)
I really enjoyed your latest book! Keep loving life Jon.
Rex

Jon
It’s great to see you posting again. Hope you hang around more. Just FYI the 7 REM Mag is as good as you said it was.

GreggH

Good to hear, we up in the frozen north enjoy your writing, not sure about your driving.

As an aside when I was a young man in my late teens I had a job in a bodyshop of a exotic car dealer, one night when everyone left I had Jensen interceptors, Jaguars, some race ready BMW's to play with, I chose to start up the Lamborghini V12, well to say it was awesome is an understatement, that was such a thrill to a young man, would have loved to take it out, but was not that stupid. Yet

I remember when you used to stop in the Federal Firearms shop and talk with Ole and Roy. Only 50 years ago!

Mike

I really like my Pre-64 M-70 with Krieger barrel, Jewel trigger in a Boyd Jon Sundra Classic stock. I glassed and free floated it. I finished it and had Errol Case in MO checker it in a classic pattern. That gun started off as a shot out .243 Win. It's come a long way since then.

That stock has just about ideal ergonomics, superior, IMO, to their current "classic" offering.

DF

You’re right. Welcome back.

The real question is, are you still shooting Lazzeroni’s?

If a guy wasn’t careful, he could burn Lambo roof paint shooting over the top. Sure Jon never did that.

😲

DF

Thanks for checking in and letting some of us know that you are here. Always liked your writing.

[quote=7mmJRS]Just wanted to stop in and say that I'm still alive and well and still writing. I'm still Field Editor for SCI's SAFARI magazine, Field Editor for RIFLE SHOOTER, and a regular contributor to BALLISTIC and AMERICAN FRONTIERSMAN (I do the food/wine stuff for the latter, and both food/wine and gun stuff for BALLISTIC. At 82 years young I'm still driving the Lambo like it's stolen.[quote=7mmJRS]
Do you still have a taste for Amarone or are you on to another taste treat?

I’m still drinking Bordeaux I got when the dollar was strong and the franc was weak (and Bordeaux unknown to Russian and Chinese oligarchs)🍷🍷

Loved the look of them. Waited far too long to get one, so I haven't. Boyd's version is not like Jon's at all.

Not even close.

DF

Great to hear that Sir! I always loved reading your articles!

Ron

Jon asked me to post this picture.

Suave dude, down to his matching Lambo orange shoes...

But, he's always been an erudite and knowledgeable guy.

If you don't have a copy of his book, "Hell, I'm Still Here", get a copy.

Very well done, of course, and a play on Elmer's "Hell, I Was There".

DF