I've loved the cartridge since the 1970s. It's so easy to reload and cast for. I read an Elmer Keith book when I was younger and I guess it had some affect on my young mind. Also the history of the cartidge is huge. Even the guns that it's normally chambered in are very cool. Slinging a bus sized chunk of lead down range makes me grin everytime I pull the trigger.


1st Special Operations Wing 1975-1983
919th Special Operations Wing 1983-1985 1993-1994

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