Tony Tiger
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I just sadly read that long time writer and handgun guy Wiley Clapp joined the other greats in passing.
Who's Gonna Fill Their Shoes?
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May he rest in peace
Sad news.............. 
He was a class act & his stories/columns/reviews were all going to be known as a "good read" before one even started.
With everything electronic now, how will good writers get to be known as a "good writer"?
He was a class act & his stories/columns/reviews were all going to be known as a "good read" before one even started.
With everything electronic now, how will good writers get to be known as a "good writer"?
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I only read HANDLOADER, RIFLE, and AMERICAN RIFLEMAN (a ten minute magazine nowadays). There remain a few good credentialed gunwriters but also many unknowns, maybe YouDupe transferees. True gunwriting seems to be giving way to the YouDupe-type "writers" with their shallow and unresearched second-rate material. Many readers seem to have limited attention span anyway and are satisfied with journalism work on this level and they don't have to pay for it.
Gunwriters of Wiley Clapp's stature won't be with us forever.
Gunwriters of Wiley Clapp's stature won't be with us forever.
With all due respect to the great gun writers of the past Brian Pearce is the best gun writer yet to date. We are lucky to have him.
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I think he's probably the best we have today.
Already a thread regarding him. RIP Wiley...
RIP
www.shootingillustrated.com
An Official Journal Of The NRA | In Memoriam: Wiley Clapp
Shooting Illustrated—and the Second Amendment community as a whole—has lost a giant.
Someone will fill the gap, it's the way of things. Next man up.
There are 11 million workers in the US 55 and older. 90% of whom will retire in the next 10 years, Who is going to fill those well trained and very experienced shoes.
HINT, it will not be the 48% of those between 16 and 24 that are not working now, It sure won't be the 20% of those between 25 and 54 that aren't working now either. If they aren't employed at this point they aren't going to suddenly jump off the couch and rebuild America by being great worker. Making the unwilling into good workers is an exercise in futility
HINT, it will not be the 48% of those between 16 and 24 that are not working now, It sure won't be the 20% of those between 25 and 54 that aren't working now either. If they aren't employed at this point they aren't going to suddenly jump off the couch and rebuild America by being great worker. Making the unwilling into good workers is an exercise in futility
I thought the same way until recently. I work as a construction inspector for an engineering company. Over the last several years we have expanded, requiring us to add many new hires, mostly younger guys, but also a few young women. Many of them are College grads who for whatever reason ended up in the construction industry.
To my Suprise, most of them are doing very well, they work long hours, often requiring very early get up times and working late with lots of overtime. My point being all is not lost with the younger generations. Maby Mike Rowe has had a positive influence, but whatever the reason, I'm not as worried about it as I was in the past.
I agree there are lots of great young men and women, but my point is there are not nearly enough.
Plus, although the ones now working are often great, I am not talking about them. I AM TALKING ABOUT THE ONES WHO ARE NOT WORKING NOW, they are not very ambitious or motivated and will not be filling the shoes of those 55 and older when they leave.
I am semi retired but still work as a supervisor in the oil industry for shutdowns and projects. I do know this for a fact. The work force sure isn't what it used to be. Despite it being very good paying.
Plus, although the ones now working are often great, I am not talking about them. I AM TALKING ABOUT THE ONES WHO ARE NOT WORKING NOW, they are not very ambitious or motivated and will not be filling the shoes of those 55 and older when they leave.
I am semi retired but still work as a supervisor in the oil industry for shutdowns and projects. I do know this for a fact. The work force sure isn't what it used to be. Despite it being very good paying.
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