When my dad let me go on my first hunt outside the family, I was pretty proud. My pals all laughed at my deer rifle though. A Springfield Trapdoor in 45/70 govt. My pals had some nice looking rifles and all were smaller and lighter than mine, but I had been using the trapdoor for 6 years and knew the gun.
One of my pals wounded his deer (30/30) and we never did find that one.
Another one 30-06 in Remington 700 made a bad hit, but we found him.
two clean kills, and then mine.
Two of my pals saw my hit, and no one laughed at the 45/70 after it picked the deer up and laid it on its side. Clean kill and it didn't run. No meat loss either before you guys ask.
Walt
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The constitution was ordained and established by the people of the United States for themselves, for their own government, and not for the government of the individual States. Each State established a constitution for itself,
U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Marshall
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