I had the pleasure of visiting Russ's house this year and photographing a pile of guns for the upcoming L.C. Smith book.
He looked over my shoulder, asked a thousand questions and then
asked me why I was taking so long. Later, we went to lunch and
talked for about 2 hours about guns, and shooting and life. I treasure the time I got to spend with him.
All the best to the Ruppel family. Terry Allen