I Grew Up on John Wayne
In early October of 2011 the Wayne family decided to auction the personal belongings of John Wayne. When I saw this auction advertised, I looked through the catalog…
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Good News for you E Reader Fans
Gun Digest has released P.O. Ackley, America’s Gunsmith as an Ebook.Naturally the E version of the book will contain all the same information and high quality photos, just…
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Guns and Gunsmiths Review, “P.O. Ackley, America’s Gunsmith”
Book reviews are often interesting because the reviewer may pick up on details that will interest readers that the author may overlook when talking about the project. The…
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A Mistake in Identity
Funny things happen when your digging into the life of a person to write a book. I wrote an article for Guns & Ammo Magazine in 2007 looking…
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Colt – Sharps Borchardt & P.O. Ackley
The July 2017 issue of Rifle Magazine contains an article by John Barsness, “21st Century Rodent Rifles”. The first page of the article has a great picture of…
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Fred Zeglin Interviewed by Tom Gresham of GunTalk Radio
On Sunday May 21st, 2017 Fred did an interview with Tom Gresham on his GunTalk Radio Show. The interview is in the middle of the segment linked to…
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NEW BOOK: P.O. Ackley, America’s Gunsmith
By Fred Zeglin Format: Hardcover Published, March 2017 Parker Otto Ackley world renowned gunsmith, ballistician, wildcatter, barrel maker, teacher and writer perhaps had more influence on modern shooting and…
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