The first time I addressed a class at Washington University, a student asked me a question and, telling the truth, I said I didn’t know. The next class, half the students were gone and they never came back. “Why should they listen to some jerk who didn’t know everything?” That, of course was a stupid …
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My Purpose
I was doing some some research on my late brother who was a Vice Admiral and who went by the same name as I, and stumbled across a lot of posts on The American Long Rifle Forum regarding my efforts. They were not uncomplimentary but a tad short sighted. They all objected that I was …
Tolerances
Something most people are unaware of. I have two identical rifles but they are not. I have been told not to wear the same shoes every day or my feet would soon cease to resemble feet. Sitting in my bedroom this morning, which resembles a small terrorist after action scene, I noticed I had …
Thoughts and Observations
This and That Just to show you I can write on other subjects, I would like to begin with some important truths as I have come to believe them. People scramble eggs by whipping a few eggs with some milk and then drop them in the pan. This is a cold practice foisted on us …
How to convert modern riflemen to black powder
I went to the local pistol club range this afternoon to continue development testing of your accuracy system. What a waste of a day. I set up my target at 50 meters. “You are wasting your time” The guy with the new Dakota in 7mmDakota said. “You will never hit that ” from the guy …
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