Skennerton vs Stratton

[krinko]

Stratton's books are shot full of misinformation---we have come a considerable distance since they were published, the corrected edition did not appear, so the books did not advance along with us.
While the experienced can see past the misinformation and fill in the blanks, the hapless noob cannot. So why direct them to it in the first place?

Noob Fantasy #1:
You are standing at a table in the Tulsa Arms Show.
On the table in front of you lies a 1929 Lithgow.
You are checking Stratton to find out why this SMLE is so absolutely blue, when the book says it's supposed to be "oil blackened".
Since you have the focus of your attention and both of your hands on the book, it's no trouble for me to reach past you and snag the rifle---throwing hundred dollar bills at the dealer as I do so.

I have never seen anyone hunting a gunshow with a reference book in hand---you had better have the information in your head and it had better be accurate information, or you will suffer.

So, without sentimental ties to one of the old guard, it's the "Lee Enfield Story" or the newer "Lee Enfield" and every SAIS Pam you can cram into your memory.
-----krinko