Okay, I read Unintended Consequences a few years ago, and I enjoyed it.
John Ross mentioned (heavily) a man named Ad Topperwein, who in the early 20th century was known for being able to shoot 1.5" blocks of pinewood out of the air with a BAR!
Now, I haven't gone looking around the web yet, but why haven't I seen ANY mention of this man, outside of Unintended Consequences, anywhere in gun-dom? I mean, his name never comes up in any of the gun magazines I now and then read (or used to subscribe to). I never see any mention of an annual award called the "Ad Topperwein Exemplary Marksmanship Award" or anything.
He's not a fictional make-up on Ross' part, right? He was a real guy?
Is that stuff about how many thousands of blocks he hit without a miss, in the air, with a BAR, truth?! It's a bit hard to swallow. . .
John Ross mentioned (heavily) a man named Ad Topperwein, who in the early 20th century was known for being able to shoot 1.5" blocks of pinewood out of the air with a BAR!
Now, I haven't gone looking around the web yet, but why haven't I seen ANY mention of this man, outside of Unintended Consequences, anywhere in gun-dom? I mean, his name never comes up in any of the gun magazines I now and then read (or used to subscribe to). I never see any mention of an annual award called the "Ad Topperwein Exemplary Marksmanship Award" or anything.
He's not a fictional make-up on Ross' part, right? He was a real guy?
Is that stuff about how many thousands of blocks he hit without a miss, in the air, with a BAR, truth?! It's a bit hard to swallow. . .