Who's your favorite of the current crop of gunwriters?

[tex_n_cal]

We all respect Skelton, Keith, and O'Connor. Who's your favorite among currently active gunwriters, and why? Any articles or books you especially recommend?

I think he's now retired, but Ken Waters was always a favorite for handloading and classic rifles. I have a letter from him regarding the .32-40 that I treasure.

Ross Seyfried is never dull.

Kudos to Sherman Bell, who wrote one of the most informative articles I have seen in recent years - he actually pressure tested a Damascus barrel Parker, to see how much pressure it could actually take. (The answer was surprising!)

 

[Navy joe]

David Fortier, John Taffin, Charlie Petty.

Others who write but might be insulted to be called gunwriters:
Pat Rogers, Clint Smith, and Jeff Cooper.

 

[4v50 Gary]

Bruce Canfield - writes about guns I can relate to.
John McAulay - ditto
Ian Skennerton - ditto
DeWitt Bailey - ditto
Chandler (Norman & Rocky) Brothers - ditto
Peter Senich - ditto
Me - I like me too.

 

[Sylvilagus Aquaticus]

John Taffin, Tom Gresham and his father, 'Grits', David Fortier, Bart Skelton.

I like Mike Irwin's stuff, but I don't see you in print as much anymore, Mike.

I wish Stephen Camp would write for print.

Regards,
Rabbit.

 

[BerettaNut92]

Pat Rogers, Louis Awerbuck.

 

[Mike Irwin]

Thanks, Syl, but I haven't been published in a gun rag since I left American Rifleman in 1994 due to a layoff.

All of my "gun writing" has been done on Compuserve and the Internet since then.

I've toyed with some ideas, but nothing has really motivated me to try to burn a full article.

 

[RCS]

I read most anything the following folks write: Pat Rogers, Clint Smith, Louie Awerbuck, Jeff Gonzales, Ken Good, Walt Rauch, Roy Hunnington, Charles Petty, John Taffin.

regards

 

[BigG]

All the good ones done crossed over the great divide. Keith, Askins, Skelton, O'C...

 

[critter]

Skelton, Ross S., Taffin, EVEN Jeff Cooper! Of those not with us any more, I enjoyed Finn Aagard also.

 

[bogie]

Dick Wright from Precision Shooting.

 

[45crittergitter]

Seyfried, and lately, Taffin.

 

[El Tejon]

Dr. Peter Stevenson of S.W.A.T..

 

[Erich]

Easy call for me.

John Taffin. JT is interesting, informed, and has good taste.

I also like Jim Wilson's stuff, but I like his singing and songwriting even more than his gun writing!

 

[Kilroy]

Gabe Suarez. Not at all dogmatic about means and methods. Well worth a read. Is willing to have his mind changed, given good and valid reason to do so.

 

[garrettwc]

Most of them have already been named so I will just summarize by saying whoever has an article in this month's SWAT magazine.

 

[buzz_knox]

Pat Rogers, Louis Awerbuck, and Clint Smith.

 

[ralphtt]

Sheriff Jim Wilson . . .

 

[Soap]

Jeff Cooper, Louis Awerbuck, Pat Rogers, Clint Smith, Dr. Stevenson, and most of the S.W.A.T. crew.

 

[Correia]

I'm a little biased because I know them, but I really like Denny, Rob, and their gang from SWAT.

 

[OF]

Pat Rogers.

- Gabe

 

[Bartholomew Roberts]

Pat Rogers and Jeff Gonzales


Louis Awerbuck is undoubtedly a great firearms trainer; but his writing style just doesn't do it for me.

 

[Dollar Bill]

I don't subscribe to any of the current gun magazines except the A-R but I am surprised no one has mentioned Craig Boddington as I used to like his articles, especially on African hunting and I also like Garry James a lot. I always read Cooper's Commentaries on the net although as already stated he might prefer not being called a "gun writer".

 

[BigG]

Gee, nobody mentioned Mas Ayoob...

 

[tex_n_cal]

names are good, but I was also hoping that some folks could recommend some especially good articles or books. In my case Sherman Bell wrote his piece in a 2001 issue of Double Gun Journal.

 

[jeager]

Gary James is my favorite