Excerpt from a classic rifle book

stinky · Jan 27, 2011

Folks, I posted and excerpt from Jack O'Connor's "The Rifle Book" on a dif forum. It is an insight into how caliber perspective may have changed amd how he felt about guns.

http://www.thecoloradohunter.com/content/excerpt-good-bookJohn 14:6

BIGJOHNT · Jan 27, 2011

Your link didn't work

Roy · Jan 27, 2011

try this

http://www.thecoloradohunter.com/content/excerpt-good-book

UTROY
Proverbs 21:19 (why I hunt!)

Roy · Jan 27, 2011

OK - and your point is???

UTROY
Proverbs 21:19 (why I hunt!)

Zeke · Jan 27, 2011

If you're saying we "baby" our rifles and my hero Jack didn't, you'd be wrong. Jack Loved beautiful custom rifles and had several that were his babies.

If your saying.....
Well hell, I don't know what you're point is but I'm sure you do and could share it with is.

Zeke

REDDOG · Jan 28, 2011

LAST EDITED ON Jan-28-11 AT 03:25PM (MST)[p]At the time of his death, he was singing praises of the 7RM...

BTW, Kieth was the real deal..O'Connor was a priss, and likely fell and broke the '03 in a drunken stupor.

sageadvice · Jan 28, 2011

"BTW, Kieth was the real deal..O'Connor was a priss, and likely fell and broke the '03 in a drunken stupor."

That is Blasphemy! Say what you will but no taking away that O'Connor could really tell a story to the point that you were right there with him on their hunts and didn't want it to end.

My Grandfather on Mom's side was a lot like O'Conner in that he believed that hunting deer sized game with smaller bullets and high velocity was the way to go. Gramps had bought one of the very first .270's Winchester ever put out and much later, a 25-06 the first year Remington came out with them in their 700.

Joey

Boskee · Jan 28, 2011

I guess the point still hasn't changed in that dead is dead no matter how fast that bullet is going. Be it griz, elk, deer or other plains game and they don't look to see or care if you're shooting them with a magnum or not. Lethal comes in many calibers magnums included! Sage you hit the nail on the head O'Connor could write with the best of them.... and most of the others are out of their league just trying to keep up. His works are as good today as they were back then!