Joey_the_Wolf
Member
Definitely George Hill (Mad Ogre from madogre.com) and Massad Ayoob.
I also have alot of respect for Oleg Volk, and Jeff Copper (RIP)
I also have alot of respect for Oleg Volk, and Jeff Copper (RIP)
who's your favorite gun writer?
- Thread starter tbreed725
- Start date
- Status
Here are some of my favorites, Jack O'Connor, Bill Jordan, Skeeter Skelton, Bob Milek, George Nonte, Robert Ruark, Peter Capstick, Elmer Keith, Ken Waters, Col. Townsend Wheelen and Julian Hatcher.
On the web Stephen Camp is my favorite.
On the web Stephen Camp is my favorite.
Monte Verde
Member
Gun Hacks
Most gun writers are a bunch of blowhards - very impressed with themselves...
John Taffin and the folks at sixgunners.com are top notch though...
Most gun writers are a bunch of blowhards - very impressed with themselves...
John Taffin and the folks at sixgunners.com are top notch though...
hankdatank1362
Member
Ayoob, Taffin, Ken Hackathorn, Conner, Walt Rauch....
1911Tuner
Moderator Emeritus
Favorites
Jeff Cooper and...Skeet! I'd rather read Skeeter's stories than his gun articles.
Jeff Cooper and...Skeet! I'd rather read Skeeter's stories than his gun articles.
Ayoob (the selfdefence maniac), Taffin (Western&Co.), Iannamico (Machine guns), and I've recently read Spaulding's book, that was good, too.
But I also love some German guys (from Visier and DWJ), you do not know, but I am sure, that they're more knowledgeable, than 99% of US gunwriters)
But I also love some German guys (from Visier and DWJ), you do not know, but I am sure, that they're more knowledgeable, than 99% of US gunwriters
)The Scandinavian
Member
From American 'gunrag' writers, I'd say Leroy Thompson.
Zeke/PA
Member
The late great Jack O'Conner was THE best no nonsense writer.
The late Finn Aggard was also one of my favorites.
Zeke
The late Finn Aggard was also one of my favorites.
Zeke
Robert Hairless
Member
- Joined
- Oct 11, 2003
- Messages
- 3,983
Massad Ayoob and Jeff Cooper. I learn from their work, they say important things in good ways, and they both write a language I tend to favor: English.
They understand the language's natural structure and cadence, don't trap themselves into linguistic mayhem, and neither of them could possibly write "it's" for "its" even on their worst days. Cooper and Ayoob also are almost instinctively excellent teachers, a rare quality that I prize above many others. I rank them on the same level, which probably would have irritated them both.
Sometimes I enjoy Bill Jordan's writing but I find myself feeling that he's antiquated, which is likely the result of my own limitations.
I don't share the general disrespect for gun writers. I don't like the transparently poor stuff and people who write with their left foot irritate the hell out of me. When it's a good job of work (an antiquated term but useful), I learn from it and often get at least some pleasure from the experience.
They understand the language's natural structure and cadence, don't trap themselves into linguistic mayhem, and neither of them could possibly write "it's" for "its" even on their worst days. Cooper and Ayoob also are almost instinctively excellent teachers, a rare quality that I prize above many others. I rank them on the same level, which probably would have irritated them both.
Sometimes I enjoy Bill Jordan's writing but I find myself feeling that he's antiquated, which is likely the result of my own limitations.
I don't share the general disrespect for gun writers. I don't like the transparently poor stuff and people who write with their left foot irritate the hell out of me. When it's a good job of work (an antiquated term but useful), I learn from it and often get at least some pleasure from the experience.
CajunBass
Member
I swiped ALA Dan's list, but I'll add Skeeter Skelton to it. As someone else said, I'd just as soon read Skeeter's stories as his gun writing, but a good writer is a good writer.
Loyalist Dave
Member
Van Dyke on stalking deer, and some George Washington Sears. Cooper on dealing with "people problems", and Ayoob. The rest seem to be rehashing what others wrote about centuries (literally) ago.
LD
LD
XD Fan
Member
I find John Connor to be really amusing, but I sometimes think he may just be a pen name (and persona) for another of American Handgunner's regular writers.
On the serious side, I like Ayoob (anything by him, but I really like his stuff in Backwoods Home), Clint Smith, and Jeff Quinn.
On the serious side, I like Ayoob (anything by him, but I really like his stuff in Backwoods Home), Clint Smith, and Jeff Quinn.
Since I shoot mostly handguns, my favorites include; Ross Seyfried, Sheriff Jim Wilson, Elmer Keith and John Taffin but there's a few others that write some pretty good articles at times. Although I disagreed with the old gentleman at times on a few things, for the most part I enjoyed Cooper's Corner and his musings.
runninmike
Member
My fave-Craig Boddington.
Finn Agaard was another great one and I enjoy some of Elmer's stories.
Jack 'O was a great one who called it like it was.
I do not enjoy reading about guys who couldn't carry their own ass over a hill or constantly chimes repeats of what some of the old timer's who are dead used to quote.
I like Craig because he goes there and does that. He doesn't portray the annoying "know-it-all" gunwriter/ collector/alleged master hunter that some of them do. He has shot a hell of alot of game with a lot of different rifles.
Some of our current alleged pros are not. Just because one was the son of, or the young friend of some former great writer at one time or another does not make that one a "writer" and especially does not make them a pro gunman, gunsmith or hunter. Only experience can do this.
Craig has alot and relays it to the column in good fashion.
Best-MC
Finn Agaard was another great one and I enjoy some of Elmer's stories.
Jack 'O was a great one who called it like it was.
I do not enjoy reading about guys who couldn't carry their own ass over a hill or constantly chimes repeats of what some of the old timer's who are dead used to quote.
I like Craig because he goes there and does that. He doesn't portray the annoying "know-it-all" gunwriter/ collector/alleged master hunter that some of them do. He has shot a hell of alot of game with a lot of different rifles.
Some of our current alleged pros are not. Just because one was the son of, or the young friend of some former great writer at one time or another does not make that one a "writer" and especially does not make them a pro gunman, gunsmith or hunter. Only experience can do this.
Craig has alot and relays it to the column in good fashion.
Best-MC
Sniper X
Member
Col. Jeff Cooper
Elmer Keith
Jeff Cooper
Massad Ayoob
John Taffin
in no particular order. We are talking magazines and books here right?
How bout movie writers who incorperate guns into their screen play?
Elmer Keith
Jeff Cooper
Massad Ayoob
John Taffin
in no particular order. We are talking magazines and books here right?
How bout movie writers who incorperate guns into their screen play?
Mannlicher
Member
Steve Timm, hands down.
tomhorn
Member
Elmer Keith #1 Hell i Was There
- Joined
- Dec 19, 2002
- Messages
- 22,510
Sorry, but the older I get, the more I like older guns...
Walter Cline. He died in 1941 from an accident involving a muzzle loading rifle.
Ned Roberts. I couldn't put down his book, The Muzzleloading Cap Lock Rifle.
Bruce Canfield. He is the man for historical (WWI & WWII) military firearms. He's also the only one alive of the three.
Walter Cline. He died in 1941 from an accident involving a muzzle loading rifle.
Ned Roberts. I couldn't put down his book, The Muzzleloading Cap Lock Rifle.
Bruce Canfield. He is the man for historical (WWI & WWII) military firearms. He's also the only one alive of the three.
Wes Janson
Member
- Joined
- May 12, 2006
- Messages
- 1,962
No one mentioned him yet that I saw, so I figured I should add Peter Kokalis' name. I lack the knowledge base to be able to judge the technical aspects of his writing, but I do greatly enjoy his work and find it interesting.
- Status
Similar threads
