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John Woolf O'Connor (January 22, 1902 – January 20, 1978) was a writer and outdoorsman, best known as a writer for Outdoor Life magazine, where he served as Shooting Editor for 31 years.
Jun 26, 2023 · Jack O’Connor knew many rifles and shotguns, but he’ll always be most closely identified with the superbly accurate, strongly breeched, bolt-action rifle with ’scope sight and fast, jacketed bullet.
Oct 5, 2020 · Jack O’Connor was a man who used his gifts, his God-given talents of hunting and writing, to shape not just his generation, but several generations, ensuring a future for sportsmen the world over by instilling a passion and respect for the outdoor world. Featured image courtesy of jack-oconnor.org
Apr 21, 2018 · Verne Anderson had just acquired a Winchester Model 70 and wanted to know O’Connor’s opinion on factory loads then available for the 150-grain bullet. While Anderson was fine-tuning his new rifle, O’Connor was refining the sheep-rifle concept. O’Connor went on to provide his favorite hand-load recipe.
Feb 9, 2021 · Jack O'Connor: The Man, the Books, the Legend. By Craig Raleigh | February 9, 2021. Jack O'Connor loved the outdoors and writing about hunting and firearms. His teachings on the natural history of big game animals are as beloved as the man himself.
Sep 19, 2007 · January 22, 2002, marks the 100th anniversary of the birth of Jack O’Connor, this country’s foremost gun and hunting writer. O’Connor, who died in 1978 just two days short of his 76th birthday, was born in Nogales, Ariz., where he grew up in what he fondly described as “the last frontier.”.
Jack O'Connor was born in Arizona in 1902, a land that he described as "the last frontier." He taught English at the University of Arizona, and became its first journalism professor. His first love was the outdoors and writing about hunting, firearms, and the natural history of big game animals.
Jan 24, 1978 · Jack O'Connor, a stylish writer on hunting, guns and the outdoors who was arms and ammunition editor for Outdoor Life magazine for more than 30 years, died of a heart attack aboard the S....
Jack O'Connor was best known as a writer for Outdoor Life, magazine, where he served as Shooting Editor for 31 years. Jack O'Connor taught English at the University of Arizona, and became its first journalism professor. His first love was the outdoors and writing about hunting, firearms, and the natural history of big game animals.
Jack O’Connor was the undisputed dean of outdoor writers, a world class big game hunter, wildlife conservation pioneer and influential gun editor. Born in 1902, he presided over the “golden age” of modern big game hunting and left a rich legacy through his writing and leadership.
