My Dad had a 99 chambered in .300 Savage with a peep sight just like Hubert’s deer rifle. I wonder how many 1950’s deer camps could brag of two identical 99’s?
Dad could punch 3” groups with his but Hubert was far more deadly with his taking head shots whenever he could so he wouldn’t waste any meat. My Dad was with Hubert one time when a red fox was on a dead run at just under 150 yards and Hubert took the top of the fox’s head off.
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"I'm a Setter man.
Not because I think they're better than the other breeds,
but because I'm a romantic - stuck on tradition - and to me, a Setter just "belongs" in the grouse picture."
George King, "That's Ruff", 2010 - a timeless classic.
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