Be sure to visit the American Airgunner
TV YouTube channel at hƩp://www.youtube.com/
AmericanAirgunner to view episodes from past
seasons.
While there, check out American Airgunner
Episode Nine from the 2013 season. In that episode
Rossi Morreale talks with Tim Smith of Airgun Hobbyist
magazine about his
custom-airguns and
then takes a Sam
Yang out to looks
for frogs with Steve
Criner who opted
for a .22 caliber
Umarex Octane. A
couple of guys from
Elite Force AirsoŌ
join Rossi to talk
about airsoŌ guns
and four shooters
step right up to the
first ever American Airgunner carnival shoot.
BroadcasƟng of the 2014 season of American
Airgunner will begin this summer. The 2014 season of
the TV show will feature Jim Chapman and Rick Eutsler
Jr. who are regular contributors to Airgun Hobbyist
Magazine.
All of us here at Airgun Hobbyist Magazine
are looking forward to the new season of American
Airgunner.
To view the
American Airgunner
2014 teaser, scan this QR
Code. And look on page
33 of this issue for a liƩle
more informaƟon on the
upcoming season.
“Always know who is wriƟng what you are
reading” - Bill O’Reilly. In this issue we will be featuring
a short biography of on Gordon D. Smith, Field Editor
for Airgun Hobbyist Magazine.
A picture of Gordon D. Smith shooƟng a
Benjamin Woods Walker air pistol during media day
at the SHOT show appears on the cover of this issue .
While Gordon’s last name is Smith, he is not related to
us. Although at least one exhibitors at the SHOT Show
called Gordon and Tim brothers.
On the Cover
EDITORS’ LETTER
Gordon D. Smith, Airgun
Hobbyist Field Editor firing a
Benjamin Woods Walker air
pistol at Media Day during
the SHOT show held in Las
Vegas Nevada.
The Hatsan GalaƟan
repeaƟng PCP air rifle.
ASG’s display a replica air
pistols at their booth during
the 2014 SHOT Show.
Gordon is an airgun enthusiast and collector
living in Colorado with his wife of 40 years, Yvonne.
They are proud grandparents of a 6 year old
granddaughter. Gordon began his lifelong infatuaƟon
with airguns similarly to probably a number of the
readers of this publicaƟon, as a kid with his trusty
Daisy BB rifle.
Being a born Ɵnkerer and interested in how
things were put together and worked, he enjoyed
and excelled at the “manual” arts in high school and
college. Earning a BA in EducaƟon, Gordon started
his career teaching Industrial Arts in both the junior
high and high school levels. AŌer eight years of public
school teaching he changed direcƟon and pursued an
interest in computers and soŌware that eventually
led to an opening with a large soŌware company in
Denver. That company was eventually purchased
by Oracle CorporaƟon where Gordon is currently
employed full-Ɵme.
Gordon has been a contributor to Airgun
Hobbyist since 2009 and is our Field Editor covering
things of interest to airgunners that take place “Out
West”. He also does freelance work for Harris and
Source Interlink Media publicaƟons. His background
leads Gordon toward delivering arƟcles of a more
technical style and depth, while imparƟng to the
reader his enjoyment in all things airgun.
When asked where he sees airgunning over the
next 10 years he says: “The technical innovaƟon and
high quality products seen in this industry are truly
phenomenal and very exciƟng to see. That trend will
conƟnue only as long as you and I as individuals help
introduce youth to the pleasures we remember when
properly taught to shoot our first airgun. AddiƟonally,
join like-minded people and exercise your right to
vote while supporƟng organizaƟons that protect and
defend our freedoms to enjoy the shooƟng sports. Get
involved.”
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