OWD: you've hit on the problem that has basically destroyed quality in the Australian firearms press: enforced amateurism. The glory of seeing one's name in print does not pay the bills (or buy more guns...)
Joe Wood: quite right - there are some great stories and guns here. I basically got my start in gun writing because I thought I could do just as good - if not better - and could write more interesting material than endless groundhog day hunts with remchesterbys, so I did...
RG