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If you were to start with one MM book, which one would you choose?

kasuers,
I have "Shotguns and Technicana", all three "Shotguns and Shooting", but I have to say that "Best Guns" is my favorite read of his. I was lucky enough to have him sign all of them, and they are special to me. During the cold winter months in Michigan, I randomly sit in my gun room and reread all of my gun library. I don't think you can go wrong with any of them. I also like Gene Hill's, and Burton Spiller's reads as well.
Karl

I tried to post it earlier this morning, but the link would not work correctly. Terry Wieland wrote a nice tribute called "Remembering Michael." He talks a little about his final interactions with him. A quick internet search should find it for you.

I always enjoy the original "Shotguns and Shooting" and his book on A.H. Fox.

The A H Fox book was the first I read by him and probably my favorite for that reason. It's probably the most problematic as far as accuracy. Best Guns and Shotgun Technicana are great too.

I saw this book review in The Washington Post --



Showed it to my wife and she got me the book. Was all downhill after that, me researching at the Library of Congress, Patent & Trademark Office, National Archives, etc. and feeding the information to Mike for the Fox book.

Of course, we've found a lot more Fox information in the 30+ years since the book was written.

I am grateful to you, Dave, for doing so much of the work researching for the A H Fox book. It is one of the "never sells" that I own. In fact, I own two copies. I bought the first when I first fell in love with the Fox guns, and the second was a gift from the AHFCA for purchasing my life membership.

We know that, as Mills mentioned, there are some errors in the book. But, so it is with any researched tome. As time passes more information comes to light and corrections can be made. That's often why there are second and third editions published. But, that takes nothing away from the value of the first edition, and in many cases enhances its' value.

Again, thank you for the part you played in helping McIntosh with the book.

I only encountered Craig Boddington once. We were both part of a group of outdoor writers invited to South Dakota to run the then brand new Cynergy OUs through their paces. At about the same time, prices for Spanish sxs were rapidly increasing. Several of us tried our best to convince the Browning reps that it would probably be a good time to bring back the BSS, which we thought could compete well in the market given the inflation in Spanish sxs prices. They told us that all the workers who made the BSS had retired. We were unable to generate much interest. And on reflection, recalling the problems Ruger encountered when they brought out the Gold Label, that may have been a wise choice on Browning' s part.

That's too bad, as the Turkish SxSs seem to have a steady market, I suppose if cost was within a reasonable increment.

Most interesting writer I ever met is Jim Carmichael. I shot right behind his squad one year at the Fall Southern in Georgetown, SC. He was a hoot.

I never met MM in person, but I talked with him on the phone a few times and back in 2003 I asked him to write the foreword for a book I was working on. He not only complied, but he had a long talk with my publisher about why they were right to publish it. I was beyond grateful. Wish I'd had a chance to thank him in person but we never crossed paths.