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The 25-06 is just a 270 that took a week off from working out.
Nope....while today, there are those that have a gun just t to have one, this saying came out of a time of hard times when a man usually only had one gun and it was a working gun that usually saw much use and was taken care of. Having more than one gun was for the wealthy and priveledged who had more time from having to scrabble to take care of a family. My grandfather gave my uncle and father two 10 ga and three .22 shells, when available, and they were expected to feed a family of eight. They hunted year round..didn't have the caliber "flavor of the year", or the "one hole, 1000 yd ray guns" that get shot for fun on weekends.I have heard that one plenty of times. In my experience, the guy with only one gun has never shot it, has no idea how it works, and does not own any ammo.
My leadoff saying was the one about the man with one gun. It's possible that had some truth many years ago. It has long since lost any truth whatsoever.
no, it means aim small, miss small. when i shoot at 5/8" dots, my groups are almost always smaller than when i shoot 1" dots. try it sometime."Aim small, hit small," which I understood to mean take your time and do your best, the well tuned gun will do the rest.
Nope....while today, there are those that have a gun just t to have one, this saying came out of a time of hard times when a man usually only had one gun and it was a working gun that usually saw much use and was taken care of. Having more than one gun was for the wealthy and priveledged who had more time from having to scrabble to take care of a family. My grandfather gave my uncle and father two 10 ga and three .22 shells, when available, and they were expected to feed a family of eight. They hunted year round..didn't have the caliber "flavor of the year", or the "one hole, 1000 yd ray guns" that get shot for fun on weekends.
Errr... a year ago I started a thread on stupid/wrong gun-related sayings that need to go away. https://www.thehighroad.org/index.php?threads/gun-related-sayings-that-need-to-go-away.839911/
My leadoff saying was the one about the man with one gun. It's possible that had some truth many years ago. It has long since lost any truth whatsoever.
my personal experience shooting in practical rifle / sniper matches is that the people who get one gun and stick with it over the years typically outshoot the guys who buy a different gun/cartridge every year.