[Old and Reliable]

And I list 21 books, not 29- I have two of his, and now that he is no longer with the living, I will treasure them all the more, as I do my Gene Hill books.
My best recollection about Michael McIntosh is his discussion about his father, who shot a Remington 31 12 bore, later a 11-48 16 with a choke device. What lead him from a 'down to earth' guns are a tool, a means to an end during hunting season, into his serious study of fine double guns is, IMO, one small part of why his books and magazine articles, no matter the exact number, will remain part and parcel of the shotgun sporting scene for years to come..

On balance, I think almost all of us bitten by "Parkeritis" or "Foxitis" or "Elsie-itis" can make a strong case for our favorite make, model and gauge- Michael had that rare ability as a shotgunner and a first-rate wordsmith to let us all feel our preferences were right. Yes, he most likely held the fine A.H. Fox guns as "America's Best", if that was the case, he had also shot and hunted with many of the other fine American mfg. doubles before he wrote his well-researched books on the Fox guns.

Those of you in the PGCA who had the chance to shoot with him and savor the day afield, no matter how the birds and dogwork might have been, are rich indeed for that experience. The late Paul A. Curtis said "The field is the touchstone of the man" and that rings as true today as it did in 1930.