hunters tale
Posted: Sun Jun 08, 2008 11:11 pm
Hey guys,
thought I must narrate this interesting incidence that happened a couple of decades ago. I went to a gun dealer friend's shop who are in business for last 80 yrs. The son of the old man introduced me to a guy who made friends with me. While generally inquiring with the young dealer after his departure I was informed that he was a very keen Hunter, a crack shot and a gun enthusiast. I also learnt during further conversation that he had bought a NIB Krico 30-06 rifle with a Leupold Variable High Power scope, a Brno Side lock 12 bore shotgun and a NIB Beretta model 81 pistol (.32 ACP with 13 Shot Mag) at the asking price from the same dealer. Anyways, the expert renewed my acquaintance and claimed he had shot a running animal at 300 yards in the head at his farm and very humbly blamed the accuracy of the Krico 30-06 rifle for it. I didn't disbelieve him.. Sure enough some months later I was invited to his farm for lunch. I asked if I could try out the accuracy of this Krico rifle to which he readily agreed. To cut a long story short, I missed the 2'x2' target by miles at 100 yds. Same result at 25 yds on the same target. The gun was shooting 7.5 yds at 11 o'clock at 25 yds . I can imagine how unlucky that animal must have been who got the slug in the head at 300 yds. My crack shot friend had no argument on this issue and to be fair to him as he looked after me well as a host, I restrained asking further questions on the topic to save his embarrassment. Later on same day I learnt from his old farm hand that he would regularly lend his 12 bore shotgun to him to shoot some pork at night while he tanked up and slept. So much for a crack shot.
Marksman
thought I must narrate this interesting incidence that happened a couple of decades ago. I went to a gun dealer friend's shop who are in business for last 80 yrs. The son of the old man introduced me to a guy who made friends with me. While generally inquiring with the young dealer after his departure I was informed that he was a very keen Hunter, a crack shot and a gun enthusiast. I also learnt during further conversation that he had bought a NIB Krico 30-06 rifle with a Leupold Variable High Power scope, a Brno Side lock 12 bore shotgun and a NIB Beretta model 81 pistol (.32 ACP with 13 Shot Mag) at the asking price from the same dealer. Anyways, the expert renewed my acquaintance and claimed he had shot a running animal at 300 yards in the head at his farm and very humbly blamed the accuracy of the Krico 30-06 rifle for it. I didn't disbelieve him.. Sure enough some months later I was invited to his farm for lunch. I asked if I could try out the accuracy of this Krico rifle to which he readily agreed. To cut a long story short, I missed the 2'x2' target by miles at 100 yds. Same result at 25 yds on the same target. The gun was shooting 7.5 yds at 11 o'clock at 25 yds . I can imagine how unlucky that animal must have been who got the slug in the head at 300 yds. My crack shot friend had no argument on this issue and to be fair to him as he looked after me well as a host, I restrained asking further questions on the topic to save his embarrassment. Later on same day I learnt from his old farm hand that he would regularly lend his 12 bore shotgun to him to shoot some pork at night while he tanked up and slept. So much for a crack shot.
Marksman
