losthwy,

Can' t say how much Allan uses a computer, email, or forums. To my knowledge he doesn' t - insofar all my communication with him was via telephone.

Fortunately for you, you are right here in the Denver Metro Area, so you can visit Cherry Creek Shooting Center with relative ease. With no intent to " bash" Allan in any way, I would say he is a business man -- a nuts and bolts kind of guy. Greetings and salutations and a short amount of small talk is acceptable; however, if you wish to tap his bank of knowledge upon which he has built his profession, then I' d encourage you to make an appointment with him and agree upon rate per hour and I' m betting he will bring you right along in short order. I can testify that he packs a lot into a short amount of time -- you' ll get your money' s worth. I wouldn' t look for nor reasonably expect to get it for free -- although it would be cool if he did participate in an internet forum and would teach pro bono -- I' m betting probably not.

Side note, some of the techniques were specific to handling big bores. Others (like the sighting technique above) can be used on " anything" .

Never Go Undergunned,
EKM