Camp David
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LexusNexus said:
So is everything else! What is the story here? Inflation affects everything!
That said, I am cognizant that hunting and handgunning are becoming a rich man's avocation. One cannot today go into your backyard in most places and fire a box of shells unless you live in rural America... One cannot hunt today unless you own private land. Both problems address society developing into a more urban enviornment where guns play less and less a part... sadly!
I recall the words of my deceased dad when I was a youngin... he gave me one shell (12 gauge) to go duck hunting, with an old pump gun. One shell. I either came home with shell or duck. Later on I received three shells, and was expected to return home with three shells or three ducks. As expected, I learned to creep up on nested mallards or black ducks in the swamp and shoot them on the water! Unsportsmanlike? Perhaps... but we grew up dirt poor. I never came home without ducks or the shell.
Same thing with deer hunting... a few shots to practice and a single shell in the chamber for actual hunting. I recall all those bucks I let walk on by my tree stand waiting for one which I could be absolutely sure of killing with a single shot.
Funny thing: I teach the kids the same thing! One shot: One kill. Cost effective and a great training aide. The marine snipers were on to my Dad's teaching!
Now I have enough financial wherewithall to buy whatever gun I wish and as much ammo as I need. I do recall my Dad's warning before I pull the trigger... I have only one semi-automatic and rarely if ever do I use it. My favorite guns are single shots. I go entire deer seasons firing one round.
Yes, things are more expensive gun wise today. I like the good old days though still.
