Thread: Vale Nick Harvey

Yes, a wonderful mentor for so many, myself included. Other favourite rifles in his safe were a 6mm Remington and a .257 Roberts, getting their original review each and then some years later at least one more re-write/update. I used to enjoy his turn of phrase. "Treading hard on the heels" was one of these that he used quite frequently when comparing a load in a cartridge under review to a more commonplace round, such as the 120gr in the .257 Roberts when compared to the same weight in a 25–06, or in turn to the 130gr in the 270. Another was the use of "moribund in the marketplace" in reference to cartridges like the aforementioned 6.5mmRM and at one stage the .284Win too, prior to its miracle recovery. I never bothered much with reading about hunting sambar or calling up foxes in Sporting Shooter; the value to me of any issue was what its esteemed Technical Editor had to say on the cartridge of the month. His Practical Reloading Manual was a definitive work, and got me underway with reloading at a time when all my information was coming only from books. His Handbook for Hunters and Shooters was also excellent for someone in the early stages of the sport, and looking through this just now I’d still say that you’d still be hard pressed to find a better introduction. Nick Harvey had that special skill of being a writer able to combine the technical and practical into an enjoyable reading format.