This one is tough since I have written a few articles here and there. I can tell you that I would never compare myself to the likes of Elmer and Skeeter (both two of my heroes in a way). Especially if you read the hard time Elmer had as a kid recovering from the fire that nearly killed him and the life he had as not only a cowboy, but a guide and just an all out tough working man. It was the way of that entire generation, I often wonder how many other hunters and shooters would have been well known if they had written down their adventures. I've got alot of old books from all of the early writers, Elmer, Skeeter, Cooper, and from some that are pretty obscure like William Reichenbach, Paul Curtis and a few more. I have lots of old magazines from everything like Fur-Fish-Game, American Rifleman back into the 30's, Hunter Trader Trapper and more. There were lots of really good writers that I have never heard of before that I wish would have gotten more ink. I will agree that it seems like the magazines now are pretty much advertisements, I only get a couple now, Handloader and Fur-Fish-Game. I still write alot, but its mostly for online gun magazines because I can write more in a month than a used to in a year. I'm still learning myself in this game, I know I like to shoot, and I like to write about what I have learned, right or wrong. I have never reviewed a new gun though and am really not interested since I prefer the old stuff anyways. I really don't think there will ever be another Elmer or Skeeter, mainly because times are not the same. We can't just travel around like the old days to hunt elk and moose, these in some places are now once in a lifetime hunts. Africa is for the most part a rich man's game. I can't speak for some of the other guys, but I write about what I know and what I have learned, even if it is alot less than some of the other guys out there, but hey I hope I have a long way to go and there is plenty of lead still to be cast and spent! In my younger days I was kind of like Indiana Jones and sought fortune and glory, now I am just hoping to have gas money and can catch a nap once in a while.