trooperdan
12-23-2017, 05:11 PM
Just spending a quiet summery day here in south Florida re-reading some very early issues of Handloader magazine... what a terrific repository of valuable reloading info! I wish there was a computer database of all the articles, stories, letters and tips in these magazines!
One of my very favorite features every issue was the column by Harvey Donaldson. He had to have been past 86 years old in the '70's that I just finished yet perfectly lucid, at least by his written words. His stories of chuck shooting in the Mohawk valley of New York and other famous riflemen and gunsmiths from decades before were always so fascinating. He was born in 1984 but I didn't find any article saying when he passed but must have been in the early '70's.
He often mentioned his rifles and shooting equipment that he still possesed, including a Steven .28-30 rifle that he ordered built in 1900! He also had much of his correspondence with other famous shooters, wonder where all of that went when he passed?
One of my very favorite features every issue was the column by Harvey Donaldson. He had to have been past 86 years old in the '70's that I just finished yet perfectly lucid, at least by his written words. His stories of chuck shooting in the Mohawk valley of New York and other famous riflemen and gunsmiths from decades before were always so fascinating. He was born in 1984 but I didn't find any article saying when he passed but must have been in the early '70's.
He often mentioned his rifles and shooting equipment that he still possesed, including a Steven .28-30 rifle that he ordered built in 1900! He also had much of his correspondence with other famous shooters, wonder where all of that went when he passed?