Favorite gun/shooting writer

[Bottom Fodder]

Reading articles by the late great Skeeter Skelton got me started in handgun hunting and shooting 45 years ago, I Somewhat feel like I’m carrying on his Legacy every time I pull the trigger

 

[Doug Casner]

Jack Oconner

 

[alf]

Bob Milek

 

[hogpatrol]

Capstick

 

[snert]

Since you mention "shooting" not just guns, Patrick McManus for humor, and Will Dabbs for channeling the inner child.

 

[Dimner]

Big fan of Mr Ken Waters

 

[Spoonbill]

Bob Jourdan. I am partial to him because he was an outstanding writer and benchrest shooter on top of being an outstanding riflesmith and neighbor

 

[Bill K]

I really can not name a favorite. Everyone mentioned in prior posts are or were good and I enjoy their articles and a lot of others, on gun stories and humor type.

 

[Bill Norris]

Most all of them are good at what they do but I like the writings and findings of P O Ackley. Recently purchased his Volume "Handbook for Shooters & Reloaders" Hard to put it down once you get into it.

 

[Gary in MD]

Ken Waters, Bob Hagel, Jim Carmichael and most of the ones already mentioned.
Craig Boddington, John Barsness, Rick Jamison and Brian Pierce are all also quite knowledgeable.

 

[Hotshot]

I'm a varmint shooter so Steve Timm always appealed to me.

 

[Gary in MD]

I'm a varmint shooter so Steve Timm always appealed to me.

He was my favorite from the old varmint hunter magazine,

 

[Geronimo Jim]

Elmer Keith and Skeeter Skelton. I am lucky to own a first gen
Colt SAA that belonged to Skeeter.

 

[Bottom Fodder]

Elmer Keith and Skeeter Skelton. I am lucky to own a first gen
Colt SAA that belonged to Skeeter.

Yep them two got me on the single action revolver band wagon

 

[Bat Rastard]

The 1st writer I noticed I enjoyed more than others was Bob Milek.
Of the current crop, Craig Boddington.

 

[PopCharlie]

Rick Jamisson, Layne Simpson, Finn Agaard, Elmer Keith Skeeter Skelton, Jim Carmichel.

PopCharlie

 

[357Mag]

Reading articles by the late great Skeeter Skelton got me started in handgun hunting and shooting 45 years ago, I Somewhat feel like I’m carrying on his Legacy every time I pull the trigger

Bottom feeder -

Howdy !

Right now.... it's " Fredo " and " Snert ", whose writings about Fredo's wildcat work are the best as anything gun-related that I've read ! Superb pictures are included, and I can relate to the whole wildcatting / varminting experience. They hand it to you as if you were standing right there with them at the bench; on the range' and in the field. And, they show real world results from the use of Fredo wildcat(s). All-in-all just superb !

For decades, a long-time favorite writer has been Homer Powley.
Homer knew inside / outside ballistics well...... inside & out ! Powley was superb at relating technical and math-related internal ballistics principles to the average shooter; yet also could teach the highly experienced ones a thing or 2.

I'm on my third copy of " Guns & Ammo 1974 Annual " , which has an extensive article in it titled " The Powley Papers ". These were excerpts of tech writings and articles Homer had written over the years; and provided a treasure trove of useful info.

I wore out my first 2 copies of " The Powley Papers ", hence my needing #3.

I also liked Skeeter Skelton's work, and my 45+ yr of carrying an "N"-frame
.357Mag can be easily traced to having read Skeeter's writings, also Bill Jordan's; and from my having seen " Magnum Force " when I was 19 y.o.


With regards,
357Mag

 

[cabenchrest]

Bob Milek
The reason I got into shooting, once I saw an XP 100 I was hooked
Dan

 

[c3d4b2]

Hunting: Nash Buckingham
Gun Information: Glen Zediker
Africa: Peter Capstick
Humorous: Gene Hill, Jim Carmichel

There is a full list of post WW2 author's

 

[Knotwild]

Alive today
Mike Venturino His articles are always in detail and interesting even when not in my area of interest
Layne Simpson He is also good with detail. In fact Shooting Times has an article up by him now
titled "A Close Look at Laupa and SK Ammunition".
I grew up reading Elmer Smith and Skeeter Skelton. I credit them with distracting me from finding a single niche in shooting. I still have a 6" Mauser Luger I bought in the 70's (a run by Mauser on original Luger tooling). Skeeter had taken a junker Luger and put a heavier 6" barrel on it and milled a dovetail in the toggle to hold an MMC adjustable sight. It was impressive and I was a young dreamer, but mine stayed original.