The Internet, Fools, and the Shadowy Scout Rifle Elite

By gunwriter About four years ago I undertook the task of writing a book about Scout Rifles. (I hope to releases it in early 2017.) The research has been exhaustive and during the process I stumbled on The Scout Rifle Forum. Now, I learned long ago that forums are a lot like houses of ill-repute; they look appealing from the outside but once you become involved, you need to intimately familiarize yourself with the word “regret.” Still, I lurked and over time began to believe I’d found an exception. I joined, was greeted fairly by many, and began to participate. All was rainbows with only a few unicorn farts until I shared some of my research findings. These were met with challenges. I accepted that and defended the facts as I had found them. But, some of the members had this highbrow attitude that seemed to suggest they and the forum were the encyclopedic source for all things Scout Rifle. It was clear they’d been schooled on Cooper and his concept but it was also clear some also took too few of his words and turned them into absolutes. Cooper wrote prolifically on the Scout Rifle and you cannot comprehend his intentions …Read the Rest

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