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Unread 01-16-2012, 09:23 PM   #11
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No one has mentioned J S Surtees or other english authors of the 19th cent.
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Unread 01-24-2012, 07:34 PM   #12
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Hmmmmm ,

1. George Bird Evans

2. Jack O'Conner

3. Nash Buckingham

4. Burt Spiller

5. William Harden Foster

6. Havilah Babcock

7. Charlie Dell (schuetzen rifles)

8. Bill Tappley

9. John Geirach

10. Frank Woolner

Of the folks mentioned I was only able to ever speak to one of them . Back in the mid to late 80's I spoke with George Bird Evans and his wife occasionally on the phone for about 5 years . Wish I could have met them in person as they certainly were graciouse on the phone !

Wait thats no totally correct , I chatted Charlie Dell a few times before he died or should I say he talked I listened and I tried to talk loud enough for him to understand me . Charlie had shot so much in his life along with being in loud places that his hearing was not good by any stretch of the imagination !
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Unread 01-24-2012, 07:40 PM   #13
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One I forgot that certainly needs to be in my top ELEVEN !

Archibald Rutledge !

Woops lets make this into the top DOZEN !

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Unread 01-24-2012, 08:46 PM   #14
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starbuck valley dont remember the author
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Unread 01-24-2012, 10:34 PM   #15
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"Soldier" by Col. Anthony Herbert. A book about responsibility and doing what was right when it was the hardest thing to do.A true story.
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One everybody should have is "The Golden Age Of Shotgunning" by Bob Hinman.
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Yup I agree Bill...A wonderful book!
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Let's not leave out "Shotgunning- The art and the science" by Bob Brister. He's the man who really got me thinking about shotgun patterns. I had the pleasure of meeting and talking shotguns with Brister and Gene Hill in the early 1980's at a pigeon shoot in PA. Both real genuine guys.
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Daryl, I agree a very informative book. I would have loved to have been with ya when you meet Gene. I really enjoy his writting style....it takes ya there....with a smile..
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Gene Hill was the most laid back guy and really loved double guns so we had a lot in common. Back then quite a few guys shot SxS's mostly Mod21's, Parkers and high end British guns. He really knew how to capture and put into words how we feel about dogs, guns, bird hunting, or whatever crossed his mind. There has'nt been a writer since to match his style and class. He would have loved the Parker/Smith challenge at the Southern.
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