flatgate
Hawkeye
The 12/10/08 Updated Addendum can be downloaded as a Microsoft Word Document so you can easily print it out. The Document can be found
HERE. Right Click and "Save As....."
You should end up with the Document on your computer.
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NOTE.........IT APPEARS THAT THE LINK IS NO LONGER AVAILABLE. IT OCCURRED SOME 8+ YEARS AGO............IF ONE OF YOU HAS A CONTACT NUMBER FOR MR DOUGAN, ASK IF IT IS CURRENTLY AVAILABLE........SPLITZ
Friends, I received a note from John Dougan concerning the errors present in his new book. I'll post it here for your reading.
Good morning Carl,
In an effort to address some things in the text of Ruger Pistols & Revolvers, I am in the process of preparing an Addendum. Any author or publisher will tell you that, predictably, “Murphy’s Law dictates that no matter how carefully one edits a proof copy or how many editors look at it, mistakes will always manifest themselves in the printed copy”, of course, then it’s too late to correct.
In any event, there are not very many mistakes for a book of this scale, mostly typographic errors of which some are serial numbers that are placed in the text, which completely misleads the reader. The proposed Addendum will be 2-3 pages, including an expanded narrative and charts relating to Ross Guns. Also, an interesting chart on ivory and stag data from the Ruger accounts payable records.
What I would like to do is post the Addendum on the RCA web-site and the RugerForum in a downloadable format so the guys can retrieve the data and place it in the back of their books. I will also enclose a copy in the RCA JOURNAL. Chad may wish to enclose it in RENE, which is up to him, I don’t have a problem with it.
Also, the Brass Frame serial number lists were taken from the inspection sheets, and due to the fact that some sheets are missing, the lists are incomplete. After 1968 the numbers and model are identified in the day book computer spread sheets; it didn’t occur to me to cross reference the inspection sheets with the day book listings for accuracy. In the near future I will expand the Brass Gun lists. Also, at some point I will research data regarding BKH40, BKH47, BKH30, and S46. The only place they are listed at this point is on the shipping invoices; it will take time to review, perhaps as many as 10,000 invoices but, I can count them and list the numbers.
You may wish to post this note on the Forum to let everyone know that we are aware of certain flaws that are significant and we are working to identify them in an Addendum. Please let me know your thoughts on this matter.
Regards, John
Sincerely,
flatgate
HERE. Right Click and "Save As....."
You should end up with the Document on your computer.
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NOTE.........IT APPEARS THAT THE LINK IS NO LONGER AVAILABLE. IT OCCURRED SOME 8+ YEARS AGO............IF ONE OF YOU HAS A CONTACT NUMBER FOR MR DOUGAN, ASK IF IT IS CURRENTLY AVAILABLE........SPLITZ
Friends, I received a note from John Dougan concerning the errors present in his new book. I'll post it here for your reading.
Good morning Carl,
In an effort to address some things in the text of Ruger Pistols & Revolvers, I am in the process of preparing an Addendum. Any author or publisher will tell you that, predictably, “Murphy’s Law dictates that no matter how carefully one edits a proof copy or how many editors look at it, mistakes will always manifest themselves in the printed copy”, of course, then it’s too late to correct.
In any event, there are not very many mistakes for a book of this scale, mostly typographic errors of which some are serial numbers that are placed in the text, which completely misleads the reader. The proposed Addendum will be 2-3 pages, including an expanded narrative and charts relating to Ross Guns. Also, an interesting chart on ivory and stag data from the Ruger accounts payable records.
What I would like to do is post the Addendum on the RCA web-site and the RugerForum in a downloadable format so the guys can retrieve the data and place it in the back of their books. I will also enclose a copy in the RCA JOURNAL. Chad may wish to enclose it in RENE, which is up to him, I don’t have a problem with it.
Also, the Brass Frame serial number lists were taken from the inspection sheets, and due to the fact that some sheets are missing, the lists are incomplete. After 1968 the numbers and model are identified in the day book computer spread sheets; it didn’t occur to me to cross reference the inspection sheets with the day book listings for accuracy. In the near future I will expand the Brass Gun lists. Also, at some point I will research data regarding BKH40, BKH47, BKH30, and S46. The only place they are listed at this point is on the shipping invoices; it will take time to review, perhaps as many as 10,000 invoices but, I can count them and list the numbers.
You may wish to post this note on the Forum to let everyone know that we are aware of certain flaws that are significant and we are working to identify them in an Addendum. Please let me know your thoughts on this matter.
Regards, John
Sincerely,
flatgate