O'Connor on the .30-06 and .270

I used to enjoy the barbs traded by Skeeter Skelton and Bill Jordan, but these were made without rancor and the two men were close friends. When I'd get my latest Shooting Times, I'd flip to their pages to see who said what about the other; Jim Carmichael would have to wait. Skeeter in reference to Jordan saying, "The tall lanky galoot that shows up at the gun shows is hired away from a carnival side show!" being my favorite.
 
When I was a kid, the early '60s, my friend's Dad had the works that I dreamed of -
A Husqvarna .270 with a Leupold scope, Puma knife and Leitz binoculars.

You could hardly be better equipped today. Jack would have approved.
 
I could not stand the writings of Charles Askins Junior. Not because of his barbs at O'Connor, but becasue he was arrogant, cantankerous and a know-it-all.
Another writer of the time, who fit the description of Askins to a tee, was Robert Hutton. He once stated that there was not a powder on the market that made a proper load for a 30-06 with 180 grain bullets.
He also said there was no such thing as a pet load, an obvious whack at O'Connor who frequently quoted his pet loads.
Hutton stated that a load was either correct, or incorrect, but not a pet load.
Among the writers of the day with a big following besides O'Connor and Keith was, Warren Page, shooting editor of Field and Stream for 24 years. He won the US National bench rest shooting championship nine times, was a top contender in long range shooting, hunted on six continents, plus a developer of wildcat cartridges, including being instrumental in the developemment of the 243 and the 7mm magnum. Thus, he could easily be considered the greatest shooter of all time.
Some other good writers were Pete Kuhloff, shooting editor of Argosy Magazine, Col. Townsend Whelen, Mike Walker and even Bert Popowski, the famous crow hunter, etal.
 
Boomer said:
I used to enjoy the barbs traded by Skeeter Skelton and Bill Jordan, but these were made without rancor and the two men were close friends. When I'd get my latest Shooting Times, I'd flip to their pages to see who said what about the other; Jim Carmichael would have to wait. Skeeter in reference to Jordan saying, "The tall lanky galoot that shows up at the gun shows is hired away from a carnival side show!" being my favorite.
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... 'Always enjoyed " Bill Jordan"!... Enough that I've a personally autographed copy, of his book, "No Second Place Winner"...... Skelton was another favoriter,very readable, and informative. Definitely a lot of "Colorful " Writers in Times gone by. ....... David K
 
H4831 said:
I could not stand the writings of Charles Askins Junior. Not because of his barbs at O'Connor, but becasue he was arrogant, cantankerous and a know-it-all.
Another writer of the time, who fit the description of Askins to a tee, was Robert Hutton. He once stated that there was not a powder on the market that made a proper load for a 30-06 with 180 grain bullets.
He also said there was no such thing as a pet load, an obvious whack at O'Connor who frequently quoted his pet loads.
Hutton stated that a load was either correct, or incorrect, but not a pet load.
Among the writers of the day with a big following besides O'Connor and Keith was, Warren Page, shooting editor of Field and Stream for 24 years. He won the US National bench rest shooting championship nine times, was a top contender in long range shooting, hunted on six continents, plus a developer of wildcat cartridges, including being instrumental in the developemment of the 243 and the 7mm magnum. Thus, he could easily be considered the greatest shooter of all time.
Some other good writers were Pete Kuhloff, shooting editor of Argosy Magazine, Col. Townsend Whelen, Mike Walker and even Bert Popowski, the famous crow hunter, etal.
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No mention of Finn Aagaard?


And an old box of RWS 7x57 173gr H-Mantel
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1899 said:
No mention of Finn Aagaard?

He would be included in the "etal." Actually I forgot about him until you mentioned the name.

And an old box of RWS 7x57 173gr H-Mantel
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Yes, it was the H-Mantel I was trying to think of in a prior post.
 
I think the modern day combination of O'Connor and Keith is John Barsness.

John posts on 24hourcampfire.com as mule deer, I have exchanged PM's with him on a whole bunch of stuff over the years, great guy great writer.
 
In an effort to keep;) kamlookys history lesson going, I took another check of the book shelf in my den

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of items of interest for this thread and found a few more. ;)Oh the 'treasures' you find at a gun show:p.
A few more 'oldies';
  • The Still-Hunter by Theodore S. Van Dyke
  • Twenty-Two Caliber Varmint Rifles by Charles S. Landis
  • Unrepentant Sinner, autobiography of Colonel Charles Askins;), for the Askins fans:p
 
Hmmmm..............Lost............Hmmmmmmmmm??????

433?

Seakritt stash?

Hollow t'ween them binders?

Don't judge a book by it's binder?

Do tell?
 
Darn it Johnn, now you got me enticed to take a shot of my outdoor type books.
Well, most of them anyway, but you will notice the cupboard is full,so there are some left overs.
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When I looked at some of the left overs, I couldn't resist taking another picture. Glare from the light sort of wrecked the nice format of Nash Buckingham.
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H4831 said:
Darn it Johnn, now you got me enticed to take a shot of my outdoor type books.
Well, most of them anyway, but you will notice the cupboard is full,so there are some left overs.
June16006.jpg

When I looked at some of the left overs, I couldn't resist taking another picture. Glare from the light sort of wrecked the nice format of Nash Buckingham.
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I like what I see and one day, I'll have to pay a visit and take a closer look:).
 
"I like what I see and one day, I'll have to pay a visit and take a closer look."

Yep, I hope it workds out, Johnn.
 
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