GUNS Magazine October 1960 - Jeffersonian

long plains and mountain huntingdistances require the flattrajectory of high velocity guns.Today's saddle rifle is likelya magnum in caliber and kick.HOW TO LICK MAGNUM fLINCHTrophy caribou in Alaskan bush don't always hide there: along-ranging rifle of extra power took this one. Right,author proved his .338 Alaskan was tameable magnum....By CLYDE ORMONDIWAS ELK-HUNTING recently in Wyoming with LesBowman, one of that state's top outfitters and big-gamehunters. Another "dude" hunter hqd just come in froma week's hunt in some of the best country in the ·West.According to his guide, this man missed standing shotsat elk at 65 yards, 115 yards, and another "just under100 yards." Bowman said, without surprise, "Anothermagnum shooter, scared of his rifle. He just shut his eyesand jerked the trigger." The guide agreed.I talked with the disappointed fellow. He weighed perhaps140 pounds, was obviously well-heeled financially,and had a beautiful rifle in one of the wildcat, blow-out .30­calibers. He admitted the fault was his.Later, Bowman told me, "Four of my ten spring bearhunters this year missed their shots. They were the onlyones who missed, and all used magnums. All had goodshots from 75 to 150 yards. Out of my 65 hunters eachyear, nine out of ten who miss elk are the ones who usethese same big magnums.""Why do they !Uiss with magnums?" I asked.26 GUNS OCTOBER 1960