When I was a kid, it was the 1950s and the only rifle that I wanted was a Marlin 336 "Texan" in .30-30 Winchester. By the time that I could actually afford to buy my own rifle, I had read enough O'Connor that I bought a Model 70 Fwt, but in .30-06 rather than .270. At that age, I never imagined that I would ever own or have any use for more than one "big game" rifle.
Funny how things change...
