▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁Following ▁his ▁ret irement ▁from ▁the ▁Army , ▁he ▁sp or ad ically ▁did ▁private ▁contract ▁consult ing ▁work ▁for ▁a ▁US ▁government ▁ag ency , ▁throughout ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 0 s ▁and ▁ 1 9 7 0 s , ▁much ▁of ▁it ▁over se as . ▁ ▁N onte ▁author ed ▁more ▁than ▁a ▁thousand ▁magazine ▁articles ▁that ▁were ▁published ▁in ▁more ▁than ▁a ▁dozen ▁out door ▁and ▁gun ▁mag az ines , ▁including ▁The ▁American ▁R if le man , ▁G uns ▁& ▁Am mo , ▁The ▁Hand loader , ▁American ▁Hand gun ner , ▁The ▁R if le , ▁G uns , ▁and ▁Sho oting ▁Times . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁recognized ▁expert ▁in ▁the ▁fire ar ms ▁field . ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 0 s ▁he ▁began ▁a ▁long ▁career ▁as ▁a ▁writer ▁on ▁hand loading ▁and ▁guns , ▁and ▁was ▁listed ▁in ▁the ▁m ast head s ▁of ▁more ▁than ▁ten ▁fire ar ms ▁publications . ▁ ▁N onte ▁frequently ▁gave ▁court ▁testim ony ▁as ▁an ▁expert ▁witness ▁on ▁fire ar ms . ▁ ▁N onte ▁was ▁peri pher ally ▁involved ▁in ▁the ▁investigation ▁of ▁the ▁assass ination ▁of ▁John ▁F . ▁Kennedy . ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁time ▁or ▁Kennedy ' s ▁death , ▁N onte ▁was ▁an ▁Or dn ance ▁Corps ▁Captain , ▁station ed ▁at ▁Fort ▁S ill , ▁Oklahoma . ▁An ▁investig ative ▁report ▁by ▁Ray ▁and ▁Mary ▁La ▁Font aine , ▁published ▁by ▁the ▁Washington ▁Post