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<blockquote data-quote="Bullmark" data-source="post: 2280577" data-attributes="member: 113003"><p>I love seeing the model 94. My Dad passed away when I was only 11yrs old, and he was not a man of many worldly possessions. But he did have a battle scarred Win Model 94 in 30-30, and it became mine. That was 40 years ago and I still have the rifle. Every year I plan to take it out, but always choose one of my sexier calibers instead. I hope to change that this year.</p><p>I'll share a quick funny story about the rifle. When I was no older than 11 or 12 I was hunting with my older brother and carrying the 30-30. He sat me down under a tree and told me to sit still and not move. He would be back for me in an hour or so. About a half hour into the sit a fat doe came walking by me. She couldn't have been more than 15 yds, and I was stiff as a statue. When the moment was right I raised the rifle, took aim, and fired. The doe was obviously hit as she jumped and did a mule kick, and ran just over the ridge into a thicket. It is obvious to me today that she was hit, but to a 10 yr old boy who has never shot anything, it was anything but obvious. Because she didn't fall over dead, I thought I had missed. I'm sure that doe was on the ground less than 100 yds away. Unfortunately, my brother took my word for it, that I had missed, and we never followed up and looked for signs of a hit, or the deer. Oh well, I guess the coyotes had an easy meal that night.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Bullmark, post: 2280577, member: 113003"] I love seeing the model 94. My Dad passed away when I was only 11yrs old, and he was not a man of many worldly possessions. But he did have a battle scarred Win Model 94 in 30-30, and it became mine. That was 40 years ago and I still have the rifle. Every year I plan to take it out, but always choose one of my sexier calibers instead. I hope to change that this year. I'll share a quick funny story about the rifle. When I was no older than 11 or 12 I was hunting with my older brother and carrying the 30-30. He sat me down under a tree and told me to sit still and not move. He would be back for me in an hour or so. About a half hour into the sit a fat doe came walking by me. She couldn't have been more than 15 yds, and I was stiff as a statue. When the moment was right I raised the rifle, took aim, and fired. The doe was obviously hit as she jumped and did a mule kick, and ran just over the ridge into a thicket. It is obvious to me today that she was hit, but to a 10 yr old boy who has never shot anything, it was anything but obvious. Because she didn't fall over dead, I thought I had missed. I'm sure that doe was on the ground less than 100 yds away. Unfortunately, my brother took my word for it, that I had missed, and we never followed up and looked for signs of a hit, or the deer. Oh well, I guess the coyotes had an easy meal that night. [/QUOTE]
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