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Thanks, Charlie
Congratulations on the two-fisted editorial
on "swine under the guise of sportsmen," in
the January issue. This is maybe the best you
have ever writen, amigo.
Charles Askins
San Antonio, Texas
Praise-and Otherwise
You deserve high praise for the article in
the December issue by William B. Edwards,
exposing the wasteful destruction of guns by
our Armed Forces. I wrote the two U. S.
Senators and the Congressman from this dis·
trict, urging them to investigate and take
steps. I reminded them that "one old model
gun in the hands of a citizen is worth 1,000
new model guns which have not been manufactured
or issued, in a case of national
military disaster."
But in the same issue Was an article which
I do not think should ever have been published:
"Guns For Survival," by Russell
Tinsley. So much senseless, stupid "directions
for procedure" and suggested methods for
survival have been issued by the Civilian
Defense Administration, and then withdrawn,
that no one knows what might be best for
individual families. This story proves only
one thing-that Llano County, Texas, and the
country around Mason. is a good hunting
country. (It is; I have hunted and killed
deer and wild turkey from there to Sonora.)
But national survival does not contemplate
the survival of one family here and there, but
of immense groups of people. All the game in
Llano County would not provide food for
1000 families for very long!
J. Maynard Peterson
Chico, California
Edwards' article on the destruction of guns
has brought us a veritable flood of letters;
far too many to print. Mr. Peterson's comments
are typical.
"Guns For Survival" brought a fair num·
ber of letters also, some in praise, some
voicing rather surprisingly bitter criti·cism.
One labeled Tinsley "A gung-ho amateur ...
(whose article was) dangerously misleading."
But aren't we all "amateurs" in the sense
that we lack experience of what to do in the
event of such a situation? And wouldn't
every man's problem be an individual one,
depending on an infinite variety of circumstances?
Neither writer nor editor suggested
that a .22 rifle would solve every man's
problem; if it helped even one, that would
be something.-Editors.
Our Faces Are Red •••
Enjoyed your January issue, but must call
attention to the error' on pages 38-39: the
guns are Rugers, not
C'est la vie.
Ed Nolan
Sturm, Ruger & Co.
I wish to take this opportunity to do three
things. First is to express my appreciation
for such a fine magazine. Second is to point
out, without criticizing, that the revolvers on
pages 38-39 of the January issue, identified
as Colt's, are in reality products of Sturm,
Ruger & Co. Third is to back up my appreci.
ation by extending my subscription for another
year.
James M. Young
San Angelo, Texas
Just finished reading my January issue and
enjoyed it very much, as usual. I think you
have done an exceptional job in tbe field of
education and in spreading the word that a
citizen who owns and uses firearms is not
necessarily a hoodlum! Keep up the good
work in fighting for our rights to keep firearms
as part of our heritage.
The picture and caption do ~ot agree in
the article, "Birth of the Buscadero." Those
are not Colt's but Rugers. I imagine that
others will notice this also; but you cannot
take such great strides forward without a few
small mistakes. Again, keep up the good
work.
George E. Tice
Cobleskill, N. Y.
... but nobody ever had a nicer group of
readers! Next time, we'll look at the picture
before writing the caption. Even editors
know the difference between the Ruger eagle
(plainly visible) and the Rampant Colt!­
Editors.
What Happened to
Varmint Hunters?
Approximately a year ago, several advertisements
were run in GUNS concerning an
organization called "Varmint Hunters Association,"
Box 25, Centuck Station, Yonkers,
New York. Recent letters to that address
have gone unanswered. Has this organization
gone out of existence? Any information
would be most belpful.
Keep up the good work with GUNS. As I
go from town to town, I find tbat, more aud
more, GUNS issues are' "sold out," while
plenty of the other outdoor magazines remain
on the stands. I am told everywhere
that GUNS is a "best seller." It's the best!
Blaine Kloppenborg
Newton, Iowa
Here's A Skeptic
I don't know who printed the add on the
back of the cover of your November issue,
but it seems to me he is all wrong. The add
describes the Ruger Convertible Single Six­
"a .22 cal. hand gun with dual personality.
A quick change of cylinders converts the
Single Six from regular to magnum."
Now, being a gun bug and gun man for
nearly 20 years, I claim you can't change a
regular .22 to a mag..22 even with another
10 GUNS • MARCH 1962