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<blockquote data-quote="bubbaonpc" data-source="post: 1744390" data-attributes="member: 92435"><p>My Uncle was a Sniper in Vietnam. In 1979 I became interested in guns and hunting. I spent many days at his hip in pursuit of Crows, Squirrels and groundhogs. Helping him measure his 200-300 yard varmint kills. In the Winter he taught me how to walk quietly through the woods stalking deer. He often offered me the chance to practice with him at his range, but I refused most times. Setting out in the hot sun, running back and forth checking targets wasnt my idea of fun... When he shot an animal, he would say, " popped that one between the eyes...in his ear,,,in the right eye", Ect... I would scamper to find his shot was dead on target. The day came when he handed me the rifle on a groundhog bout 200 yards away...I pulled the trigger, only to watch the hog limp off. Uncle took the rifle and placed a perfect between the eyes head shot to end the animals suffering. He then asked me how I felt, injuring an animal and causing it to suffer,,,, He really poured it on me. From that day on, I looked forward to sitting with my Uncle and learning his reload techniques, trajectory, Ballistics of bullets, squeezing vs pulling a trigger and to always "shoot small". I still have my first "Bullet Hole" target. I rushed to his house and proudly showed him. He smiled, went to his safe, and pulled out a .257 Roberts, built on a Mauser action by "some guy" named P.O.Ackley...handed it to me and said "I want you to have this. Now go put us up a target at 200 yards and I'll show ya how it shoots"... He did just that, placing 5 touching shots in the 1" ring. Years passed and I always looked forward to coming home and discussing shooting with him. Every time I shoot nowadays, I wonder, "what would Uncle Jerry think of that"? Agent Orange took my Uncle a few years back, but I know he'd be proud to see me popping crows at 200+ with my .17HH and the deer that ole .257 has put down. Long Range Hunting members would have really like him !</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="bubbaonpc, post: 1744390, member: 92435"] My Uncle was a Sniper in Vietnam. In 1979 I became interested in guns and hunting. I spent many days at his hip in pursuit of Crows, Squirrels and groundhogs. Helping him measure his 200-300 yard varmint kills. In the Winter he taught me how to walk quietly through the woods stalking deer. He often offered me the chance to practice with him at his range, but I refused most times. Setting out in the hot sun, running back and forth checking targets wasnt my idea of fun... When he shot an animal, he would say, " popped that one between the eyes...in his ear,,,in the right eye", Ect... I would scamper to find his shot was dead on target. The day came when he handed me the rifle on a groundhog bout 200 yards away...I pulled the trigger, only to watch the hog limp off. Uncle took the rifle and placed a perfect between the eyes head shot to end the animals suffering. He then asked me how I felt, injuring an animal and causing it to suffer,,,, He really poured it on me. From that day on, I looked forward to sitting with my Uncle and learning his reload techniques, trajectory, Ballistics of bullets, squeezing vs pulling a trigger and to always "shoot small". I still have my first "Bullet Hole" target. I rushed to his house and proudly showed him. He smiled, went to his safe, and pulled out a .257 Roberts, built on a Mauser action by "some guy" named P.O.Ackley...handed it to me and said "I want you to have this. Now go put us up a target at 200 yards and I'll show ya how it shoots"... He did just that, placing 5 touching shots in the 1" ring. Years passed and I always looked forward to coming home and discussing shooting with him. Every time I shoot nowadays, I wonder, "what would Uncle Jerry think of that"? Agent Orange took my Uncle a few years back, but I know he'd be proud to see me popping crows at 200+ with my .17HH and the deer that ole .257 has put down. Long Range Hunting members would have really like him ! [/QUOTE]
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