Never Seen This Before

Nimrodmar10

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I was picking up some range brass yesterday, getting ready for a prairie dog hunt. I was checking some of the head stamps and came across a new one to me. Anyone seen this one before?
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My early shooting for more ammo involved a BB gun and my grandmas cherry tree on a big farm in Tazewell country Va. I'd climb the tree and the only way I got another plastic pack of BB's during the grocery run once a week was to kill no less than ten black birds or any other bird that lit in the tree. But the black birds were her pet peeve.
 
Boyscouts use to have a "Maksmanship" badge where we learned old school marksmanship fundamentals shooting 22's. I think they were Remington 541single shot. Could be wrong about that, I was probably 9 or 10, early'60's. My grandfather taught me that every shot matters and has to be on target, especially when hunting. When I was in the Army, we had M16A1 and I rarely shot full auto, horrible waste of ammo that usually hit nothing. I was blessed with an innate mindset of one shot, one kill and my load out lasted longer than most. Not good to be in a firefight and ROA. Run out of ammo. Not sure how this transitions from a head stamp question but it did.
 
Amazing how many think the faster they shoot the better they are. While full auto has A place don't think it's a major range practice besides a flex to show grande houevos
I can remember as a young man, they took us cadets to Fort Indiantown Gap for some training. We were fortunate enough to be there at the same time some soldiers were training with the M60 and we were each able to fire a belt of ammunition ourselves. It was the first time I was ever behind a fully automatic weapon. I remember that one of the soldiers who was in charge of the weapon told be to cut down a tree that was on the backstop. I remember being disappointed. Even though their was a small thrill to the fully automatic weapon, I was disappointed because I had no idea where my rounds were hitting. I never did cut down that tree. Looking back, I must have been shooting high because I never could see bullet impacts in the dirt.

I had a friend that used to have a M1 carbine. That was a lot of fun. I never recall shooting that rapid fire. Always slow and deliberate. I was always amazed at how well that rifle would shoot off hand at say 50 yards.

Yea, I think I'm like the rest of you. I see no need for laying down a field of fire. There may be a need for that on a battlefield. Most of us are not in a combat situation.
 
Boyscouts use to have a "Maksmanship" badge where we learned old school marksmanship fundamentals shooting 22's. I think they were Remington 541single shot. Could be wrong about that, I was probably 9 or 10, early'60's. My grandfather taught me that every shot matters and has to be on target, especially when hunting. When I was in the Army, we had M16A1 and I rarely shot full auto, horrible waste of ammo that usually hit nothing. I was blessed with an innate mindset of one shot, one kill and my load out lasted longer than most. Not good to be in a firefight and ROA. Run out of ammo. Not sure how this transitions from a head stamp question but it did.
I too shot in that boyscout marksmanship program. Early-mid 60's. I still have my rifle, a Sears, Ted Williams, 22 bolt action, and It still takes out ground hogs every year.
 

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