In Defense of Dan Cote and DGJ, I like what I have seen published in every single issue of his magazine. Like any magazine, there are those issues that stand head and shoulders above another, but that is the nature of publishing and to a certain extent, ones taste in double guns IMHO. My frame of reference for what makes a good issue and article has more to do with the photography aspect and not so much the "how do I fix it" sort of vein. But there again, everyone has there own certain interests. I personally could live without ever seeing another word in print about Parker Fox Smith et al. These makers have been beaten (written about) to death. Sorry if I offend but good lord how many books and articles about these makers can one really find interesting? (rhetorical question)
I LIKE the aricles about the British gun auctions - they are interesting and show a different aspect of our hobby. (Keep up the good work Diggory...I know you're out there :-) As one who has written submitted and had material published in the DGJ and in defense of all who have...I have to say that until you do it (write an article) you really have no idea how much work goes into each and every submitted piece. Believe it or not, writing and publishing takes work(!) and most of us do it out of passion for our hobby, not necessarily for monetary gain. (I really do it so that I can learn to use my spell checker better...becuase as you may have noticed from some of my past posts, my spelling truly sucks)
Guess I'll have to finish up some of my Sauer articles in process to perhaps add some "depth" to future DGJ issues.
Jeff Stephens, Author, Researcher of J.P. Sauer and Sohn long arms.
