Vall & Whitey, I would love to write for a venue that valued smithing articles!
And, would pay me enough to assuage at least my pride if not my pocketbook(G).
At this point the cheese starts to get binding, as my old grandmother used to say. Unfortunately the smithing-only magazines of the past seem to have all gone bust in short order, and most if not all others aren't really that interested in smithing articles or at least they don't seem to be. AAMOF it was John Campbell's publishing of more smithing articles in the Journal that was one of the bones of contention in the ASSRA. Apparently some folks in the ASSRA didn't want to see that type of article, for whatever reasons.
I already have enough material collected & begun for around 2 dozen single shot articles, and another 2 dozen regular columns on handy amateur-made tools and easy-to-follow procedures. Could do the same for bolt actions if prodded enough. And there are plenty of other real (as opposed to me, G) authorities/experts on this & other forums who have already tried writing or could be persuaded to do so.
The problem is, where to publish? IMO the key to success would be to have an established magazine with an existing single shot/fine rifle clientele begin to emphasize smithing more heavily. I wish.
Regards, Joe
