ANY ONE REMEMBER MAJ GEORGE C. NONTE
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I have an old article by Maj. Nonte HOLSTERS DON'T NEED SAFETY STRAPS, August 1971.
He praises the holsters made by Paris Theodore who did business as Seventrees.
He quotes Paris: "Properly designed and fabricated from good material, a holster generally
doesn't require a safety strap." Chic Gaylord said it before Paris did, and I agree with both
of them.
He praises the holsters made by Paris Theodore who did business as Seventrees.
He quotes Paris: "Properly designed and fabricated from good material, a holster generally
doesn't require a safety strap." Chic Gaylord said it before Paris did, and I agree with both
of them.
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Depends on the use as to whether or not a safety strap (or some other retaining method) is necessary. I've read Chic Gaylord's "Handgunner's Guide". He may have been a great holster maker, but his book is pretty unimpressive at best.
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Sure, I remember him, but I've been reading gun mags since I was a little kid. I "think" I remember buying the first issue of Guns in something like '55 or thereabouts. Other kids bought comics, but I went for the gun mags.
Nonte, Keith, Skelton, O'Conner and others-I tried to never miss any of their articles.
I did back off a bit when I discovered girls, but still read most, if not all of these writers' articles. Missed a lot when I went in the Army, but went right back to it when I got out in late '68.
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Nonte, Keith, Skelton, O'Conner and others-I tried to never miss any of their articles.
I did back off a bit when I discovered girls, but still read most, if not all of these writers' articles. Missed a lot when I went in the Army, but went right back to it when I got out in late '68.
Bob
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Opinions vary. I really like the book. Found it very informative.
Gaylord introduced me to three-inch barreled .38's.
Gaylord and Paris Theodore were mainly focussed on concealed urban carry. So they didn't dwell a lot on wilderness holsters. On those, I definitely want a retaining strap. The so-called thumb-break strap is my overall favorite and may have originated with Gaylord.
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My first decent auto was a Model 39 and I read his story about it being the best single handgun in his opinion. At the time my older brother had a friend who was a NYS Trooper who would rib me sometimes about my "needle blower". He had a Colt Gold Cup National Match. 40 years later after whole bunch of different calibers I'm more confused than ever. Those were simpler times.
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Most of the really good gun writers are gone. Very few nowadays even worth reading.
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Gone are the greats like Ken Waters, Bob Hagel, and a few others, but we still have some very good writers (just not many) that may equal the best of those from years past.
The handful I'm aware of that do exemplary work today (and that you can actually learn something from) include John Barsness, Brian Pearce, Allan Jones (if he's still writing), Rick Jamison, and John Taffin. Could be a couple of others that I can't recall at the moment.
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IIRC Nonte wrote a lot of articles under pen names-"C. George Charles" comes to mind.
It's not that there aren't that many good gunwriters today, it's the ones we remember are a tough act to follow.
It's not that there aren't that many good gunwriters today, it's the ones we remember are a tough act to follow.
Nonte and Grennel were both very prolific and varied in they're writing. I miss them both. I'm glad you had a good outing and hope you will have many more.............
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I think he was also Otto Scofield (spelling may not be right).
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I also thoroughly enjoyed his book Handgun Hunting. Also his many magazine articles. Excellent old school gun writer. I miss his insight. I do remember he was an advocate of the S&W 39.
I also thoroughly enjoyed his book Handgun Hunting. Also his many magazine articles. Excellent old school gun writer. I miss his insight. I do remember he was an advocate of the S&W 39.
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Nonte's book "Modern Handloading" devotes a chapter to the manufacture of smokeless powder, which is about as complete as anything you are likely to find on the topic. It also includes a chapter on cartridge conversions. Not nearly as complete and comprehensive as Donnelly's book, but nonetheless useful as an introduction.
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