Otteson, Stuart: - "Asides from his two The Bolt Action books (1975-1985), Stuart served s a technical editor for Rifle Magazine (1983-1993), and design consultant for Remington Arms (1988 to 1993). Now long retired from is day job as a submarine designer - and even longer from his avocations as a gun writer and firearms consultant - he now lives along the Chesapeake Bay in Southern Maryland, writing Science fiction, playing tennis, and operating a small fleet of vintage aluminum speed-boats."