Tom Murphy spent six years in the U.S. Army at Fort Ord, California, with small arms and demolitions instruction as his chief duties. A longtime collector of exotic firearms, he has written for magazines such as Guns Magazine, Safari Magazine, Handgun Hunters, Blade Magazine, Cessna Owners Magazine, and more. His books for MBI Publishing include Harley-Davidson Big Twin Performance Handbook, How to Build Harley-Davidson Horsepower, Cessna Buyers Guide, Piper Buyers Guide, and Harley-Davidson Shovelhead. Murphy lives in Gardnerville, Nevada.