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Carlos Hathcock .30-06
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<blockquote data-quote="winmag" data-source="post: 365933" data-attributes="member: 22166"><p>Gunny Hathcock (aka White feather) had the stuff ledgends are made of. He had a natural skill that Very few have, and Unbelivable Courage, and is an American Hero! </p><p> </p><p>I read that book years ago, when all my buddies were shooting 300mags and 7 mags and ''poo-pooing'' the ol 30-06. Mr Hathcock was an inspiration, and role model of courage and marksmanship for a young kid (me) with an old M-70 Win 30-06. I pushed my limmits (very meager by current standards) to 380yds under 3'' at 17 yrs old and daydreamed of what I could do with such skill. Hahaha pretty funny now, but grandpa hunted with his dads 30WCF and never saw any reason not to close the distance to under 100yds. And thats how my dad taught me, so 380 was HUGE for me. Now-a-days dad and I are on the same page, pushing our personal best's well past my old milestone of 17yrs ago. Grandpa is gone and so is Gunny Hathcock, but lessons from both are still with me today when I hunt.</p><p> </p><p>In <u>NO WAY</u> am I comparing myself with a real life hero or even implying that I have <u>EVEN ONE OUNCE</u> of the Gunny's skill or courage. But he was an inspiration to better my marksmanship, just like grandpas inspiration to be stealthy in the woods.</p><p>While I belive there are far more efficient/effective L/R/H calibers out there, Gunny Hathcocks prowise proved to a young kid (me) that there wasnt anything wrong with shooting a so called ''whimpy old -06''. I learned alot.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="winmag, post: 365933, member: 22166"] Gunny Hathcock (aka White feather) had the stuff ledgends are made of. He had a natural skill that Very few have, and Unbelivable Courage, and is an American Hero! I read that book years ago, when all my buddies were shooting 300mags and 7 mags and ''poo-pooing'' the ol 30-06. Mr Hathcock was an inspiration, and role model of courage and marksmanship for a young kid (me) with an old M-70 Win 30-06. I pushed my limmits (very meager by current standards) to 380yds under 3'' at 17 yrs old and daydreamed of what I could do with such skill. Hahaha pretty funny now, but grandpa hunted with his dads 30WCF and never saw any reason not to close the distance to under 100yds. And thats how my dad taught me, so 380 was HUGE for me. Now-a-days dad and I are on the same page, pushing our personal best's well past my old milestone of 17yrs ago. Grandpa is gone and so is Gunny Hathcock, but lessons from both are still with me today when I hunt. In [U]NO WAY[/U] am I comparing myself with a real life hero or even implying that I have [U]EVEN ONE OUNCE[/U] of the Gunny's skill or courage. But he was an inspiration to better my marksmanship, just like grandpas inspiration to be stealthy in the woods. While I belive there are far more efficient/effective L/R/H calibers out there, Gunny Hathcocks prowise proved to a young kid (me) that there wasnt anything wrong with shooting a so called ''whimpy old -06''. I learned alot. [/QUOTE]
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