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<blockquote data-quote="chuckhunter3" data-source="post: 1740837" data-attributes="member: 111742"><p>I grew up in Williamsport PA. Two friends used to hunt long range with their father. They always came in school stating that they shot a buck at extreme range. Their father did his own gunsmithing and was one of the first to use the 6.5 x 300 wby. (Wbys latest) This was late 1950's. I believe this man eventually became one of the founders of the 1000 yd. club. I also knew several other founders. My sister had a farm and three brothers lived down the road that shot groundhogs with a 25-06 at extreme range. Knowing these people made me interested in long range shooting. I had my own range on my sisters farm. My longest shot on deer was 753 yds. confirmed by the brothers with their range finder. Although hit well the buck required a follow up shot at short range. This has been a life long addiction. My wife and I used to be avid groundhog hunters and often shot them at 400+ yds. with the Swift. Now, at 75 I have slowed down a bit but still shoot several times a week.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="chuckhunter3, post: 1740837, member: 111742"] I grew up in Williamsport PA. Two friends used to hunt long range with their father. They always came in school stating that they shot a buck at extreme range. Their father did his own gunsmithing and was one of the first to use the 6.5 x 300 wby. (Wbys latest) This was late 1950's. I believe this man eventually became one of the founders of the 1000 yd. club. I also knew several other founders. My sister had a farm and three brothers lived down the road that shot groundhogs with a 25-06 at extreme range. Knowing these people made me interested in long range shooting. I had my own range on my sisters farm. My longest shot on deer was 753 yds. confirmed by the brothers with their range finder. Although hit well the buck required a follow up shot at short range. This has been a life long addiction. My wife and I used to be avid groundhog hunters and often shot them at 400+ yds. with the Swift. Now, at 75 I have slowed down a bit but still shoot several times a week. [/QUOTE]
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