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Oliver-

Never written a book but have been close enough to the process to know it takes lots of time and persistence. Nobody wants that book in your hands more than the authors. I’m going to have to take my vitamins to live long enough to use up all the components I just found. I think I’ll be around long enough to read a few more books.

Mike

clarence said
Well, do you have this one?

  

You NEED that one. Everybody does. And get the hard cover version.  

Oliver,

I have a survey on Winchester Reloading Tools, with the intent to one day have a book on the topic. But it is slow going to say the least.

Another avenue I’ve been interested in is Winchester Factory Gauges, Jigs, & Tools, etc. Which I think would make an interesting book.

I’m also kicking around the idea of an Winchester Shot Shell book, one that would be somewhat of an update to Ron Stadt’s book and expand upon it further. 

Also thought about a book on the Winchester Factory itself, which Pauline has a book on and there again would like to expand on further.

So would you buy a Book on the Winchester Factory, Winchester Shot Shells, Winchester Factory Gauges, and/or Winchester Reloading Tools?

If so, which one would you buy first? Or none at all? What would you pay for such a book?

Is there a particular Winchester subject you would want to see a book about? A particular model not already written on?

Sincerely,

Maverick

P.S. For now I’ve merely stuck with trying to write articles for the Collector magazine. Which is a fun endeavor! 

Maverick said
Oliver,

I have a survey on Winchester Reloading Tools, with the intent to one day have a book on the topic. But it is slow going to say the least.

Another avenue I’ve been interested in is Winchester Factory Gauges, Jigs, & Tools, etc. Which I think would make an interesting book.

I’m also kicking around the idea of an Winchester Shot Shell book, one that would be somewhat of an update to Ron Stadt’s book and expand upon it further. 

Also thought about a book on the Winchester Factory itself, which Pauline has a book on and there again would like to expand on further.

 

So would you buy a Book on the Winchester Factory, Winchester Shot Shells, Winchester Factory Gauges, and/or Winchester Reloading Tools?

If so, which one would you buy first? Or none at all? What would you pay for such a book?

Is there a particular Winchester subject you would want to see a book about? A particular model not already written on?

 

Sincerely,

Maverick

P.S. For now I’ve merely stuck with trying to write articles for the Collector magazine. Which is a fun endeavor! 

  

Have you looked at The Encyclopedia of Shot Gun Shell Boxes by Ted and David Bacyk?  There are quite a few Winchester boxes pictured.  This more of a price guide.  Not any data on the ammo.

Own it. Yeah a nice picture book at this point. Price guides are doomed to be out of date before they even hit the printer. But some publishers require that they be included. Shuey said they would not have put in the Giles and Shuey ammo box book if the publisher hadn’t insisted on it.

Sincerely,

Maverick

winchester nix said
I note that Maverick asked Oliver ‘Are you announcing that you are giving out Writing and/or Research Grants?”

I am curious – are there Research Grants available to research data, such as in the Cody Museum?

My interest is that I expect to publish a book about the Model 1200-1400 and subsequent series of Winchester shotguns (1960-2006) late in 2025, and need to spend some time at the Cody Museum.

I am an Australian, and gathered information on my last visit to the USA in 2018 – but the Museum was closed for repairs.  My planned visit in 2021 had to be abandoned, as has this year’s proposed visit. However it will happen in 2025 as there is information there essential for the book. 

This is not a new project as I have been advertising in the Collector for information since 2017, and I have personally funded all the research and travel to date.  If you wish to correspond about this my email is [email protected].

  

There’s a concept with some merit, Keith! As I understand it writing about old Winchesters is a labor of love. With limited number of collectors who would buy a book and the number of hours spent researching, writing, re-writing, obtaining photographs, correcting issues found by editors, dealing with publishing companies and promoting the book the numbers as I guesstimate them to be are not encouraging. Since the guns we love are no longer manufactured the only people who will benefit from the publication are collectors, dealers and possibly auction houses. Some books have indeed been written by museum curators and I can only assume the museum was somehow involved fiscally.  Museums do fund research but in my experience they are often very much involved In the process or at least supervising it to be good stewards of their funds. I think we’d see more books in a timely fashion if there was funding available to folks so they could focus on producing the books we like. 

Mike