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WRITING<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

When Richard Mann was a senior in high school, his English teacher kept him after class one day and asked, “What are your plans for a career?” Richard replied that he wanted to write for Field & Stream and Outdoor Life magazines. His English teacher responded with. “You’re failing English; I think you need to reconsider.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In 1994, while he was still working as a police officer, Richard published his first article in Police Marksman Magazine. He soon also published articles in North American Whitetail, Traditional Bowhunter, Predator Extreme, and wrote the shooting column for Whitetail Journal. In 2005, after a lengthily law enforcement deployment to New Orleans after hurricane Katrina, Richard walked away from law enforcement and took up writing full time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Since then Richard has written for every major hunting and firearms periodical in the United States. He has also written the ammunition column in NRA Shooting Illustrated magazine for more than a decade. He also currently writes the Defensive Handgun column in Gun Digest and the Shooting Column for Game & Fish. Richard has also authored six gun and hunting books and served as the editor for the 13th Edition of Cartridges of the World. In 2019 Richard was 9th recipient of the Bill McRae Lifetime Achievement Award.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Currently Richard contributes to a variety of publications to include Gun Digest, Game & Fish, Shooting Illustrated, American Hunter, OSG Special Interest Publications, and yes, he is now the Shooting Editor for Field & Stream<\/em><\/a>. <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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BOOKS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Richard has authored a number of books about guns and hunting. They are available on AMAZON.com<\/a>. To see Richard’s Author Page, view available books, and order, click the Amazon logo below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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VARIOUS ARTICLES<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Field & Stream, Ask the Experts<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Field & Stream Magazine<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is a collection of answered questions from Field & Stream readers. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Boers, Big Bullets, and Buffalo<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

NRA American Hunter Magazine<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

This article is about a hunt for African buffalo with a lever-action rifle that occurred in the same area where Boers fought the British Army in 1899. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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6 Best Self Defense Handgun Training Drills<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

NRA Shooting Illustrated Magazine<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

In this article Richard interviews five renowned firearms instructors to discover the one best drill they use for defensive handgun training.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Dear Remington: Make the Model 700 Rifle Great Again<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Field & Stream Magazine<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Since the Remington of old is no more, what should the new Remington Firearms Company do to be successful. In this letter to the CEO, Richard Mann gives them some advice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

CLICK IMAGE TO READ THE ARTICLE<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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WRITING When Richard Mann was a senior in high school, his English teacher kept him after class one day and asked, “What are your plans for a career?” Richard replied that he wanted to write for Field & Stream and Outdoor Life magazines. His English teacher responded with. “You’re failing English; I think you need to reconsider.” In 1994, while he was …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-16948","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/P5hujZ-4pm","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":16441,"url":"https:\/\/empty-cases.com\/blog\/under-orion-volume-2\/","url_meta":{"origin":16948,"position":0},"title":"UNDER ORION VOLUME 2","author":"gunwriter","date":"December 12, 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"100 copies of Under Orion, Hunting Stories from Appalachia to Africa, VOLUME 2, are now available for pre-order. Each copy will be autographed by Richard Mann and will be numbered: # of 100 in the order purchased. Delivery is expected by the end of January 2021. 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