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Joe, that makes sense given the number of kinds of (dare I mention them) repeaters the .25-20 "Repeator" version was made for. Repeater chambers (and ctgs) just tend to be "sloppier" than purpose-built target or varmint rifles, IMO.

Sorry about ASSRA; I liked saying their acronym to newbies. Got some raised eyebrows....

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For Info a orginal Ballard is listed on ASSRA for sale.
PS also Marling guy is no longer a ASSRA member BUY is here. Thanks Vall. Whitey

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JD, I had suggested to Campbell that I thought offering a booklet on the various articles done on rollers, walls and Martinis would be a great seller. John also said he felt the same way --- guess the board of Directors didn't agree.



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Originally Posted By: Ken Hurst
JD, I had suggested to Campbell that I thought offering a booklet on the various articles done on rollers, walls and Martinis would be a great seller. John also said he felt the same way --- guess the board of Directors didn't agree.

Do they ever agree.?????
Joe as I said a long time ago to you.Some body needs to puplish a real good book on all these things. I WILL BUY THE FIRST ISSUE. Whitey

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Not to be contrary, but in the book publishing business it's not the First Issue that counts, it's the 3000 and first, and until you sell that one the others are almost meaningless.

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Smile I will buy the 1st and the 3.000nt one that makes a whole toal or 2. Does that help.? Smile Whitey

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Steve, that's true, but you can't ever hope to sell 3000 if you're scared to risk selling even one! In the words of my not-so-gentle Grandmother, "Cain't never could!" This approach is a proven money-generator if done properly, since the major work of writing and editing is already done. To name only one example, why do you think Brett Boyd collects and reprints his SSE? How about the proven and easy-to-duplicate example of Dave Brennan and Precision Shooting? This is one of my soapboxes and now I'll get off, but not before I say that Dave Brennan showed the way to triple the membership and quadruple the content of the magazine(s) for the organization he serves. Please think about it.
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Just think of all the articles that could be put into a book.Heck all of us have got a lot of books trying to learn how things are done or how to do it.As Joe said I bet most people that get the SS exchange get it for the how to do it articls etc.Same with ASSRA etc etc.
Some body needs to do it. IMHO.Whitey

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Joe, that model is highly successful with many venues. Stephen J. Gould published 5 or 6 books this way from articles already written in Natural History. He made dollars - a lot of dollars in his case - on each article twice. Not a bad deal if you can swing it.

I would pay money for a compendium of Bill Calfee articles on .22 rf from Precision Shooting, if such a thing exists.

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I sure wouldn't want to confuse boundless enthusiasm with sales figures, the amount of work involved in turning magazine stories into books, the actual cost of publishing a book, the hassles with marketing self-published works, or dealing with American publishing corporations. Nor would I want to confuse the job titles of gunmaker, author, and shipping clerk.

I really do appreciate the enthusiasm of hobbyists and enjoy the appearance of success in publishing endeavors, but all you need for the truth is to count the number of gun books that go into a second printing above 2000, or count the number of gun magazines that have gone out of business in the past 15 years, or ask any author of any gun book if he made any real money, trusts his publisher or imagines ever getting a royalty check for more than $300. Accurate Rifle, Custom Rifle Gazette, Petersen's Shotguns, Rifle Shooter; I've written for at least three other success stories.

Everyones got their own explanation of why, and notion of what's possible and we wouldn't want to confuse them with reality.

They 'ought to publish a book on..... I'm sure it would be a hit!

Now for those who are really serious, step right up and invest in a second printing of Custom Rifles in Black & White, I'm down to the last 45 copies of the 2000 originally published in 1999.

Or, if you'd like to invest in a Specialty Gun Book Publishing Company, (SGBPC Inc.) I have another Custom Rifles (in Color) book completely written and photographed! And I have a friend here abouts that is working on his own second edition of a book I hope you ALL have a copy of! (Just ask the price of color printing.)

(Personally, I'll never read another Calfee article until he writes them in English, All tongue in cheek, and all true :>))

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