Mike,
I've run across a few things O'Gonnor stated as fact that were ...well, not so much. Other writers have things in their doodlings that sometimes crop up as misinformation. My personal opinion is that gun writers (and other writers) of the past (and some of the present) don't verify everything they hear and some may have even made assumptions. I recall an article I read about carbon composite covered barrels where a well known red headed editor of famous Peterson magazines, stated that the composite facilitated faster cooling of the barrel as evidenced by the fact that you felt little heat on the exterior after a rapid fire session. We had a good laugh around work at that. Then I sent an email to him explaining the error and my professional background with composites. I never heard back.
It ain't all fact just because it's in print. Hell, history books are filled with second, third, fourth, 30th, hand recounts of what actually happened. When we try to reminisce with our hunting buddies about past hunts, I know my recollections vary from others...and
both of us were there! Add a third and three variations emerge.
