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Re: Wally Johnson's Well-Used M70 RevMike #9858640 05/07/15
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AussieGunWriter Campfire Tracker A Joined: May 2005 Posts: 7,079	Sounds like a good combo. What load and velocity are you getting? When truth is ignored, it does not change an untruth from remaining a lie.

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Re: Wally Johnson's Well-Used M70 AussieGunWriter #9858652 05/07/15
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ingwe Campfire Oracle Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 78,300 Southwestern Montucky	John I loaded them specifically for deer, and didn't redline them. That load is smoking along at about 2650fps.... "...the left considers you vermin, and they'll kill you given the chance..." Bristoe

Re: Wally Johnson's Well-Used M70 RevMike #9858746 05/07/15
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AussieGunWriter Campfire Tracker A Joined: May 2005 Posts: 7,079	Tom The 7x57 doesn't have to prove a thing. It epitomises adequacy and performance for most of what we all do. Only the .30/06 comes close. John When truth is ignored, it does not change an untruth from remaining a lie.

Re: Wally Johnson's Well-Used M70 ingwe #9859190 05/07/15
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OP RevMike Campfire Tracker R Joined: Dec 2012 Posts: 4,844	Ingwe, I thought you said you'd never polluted your barrel with anything lighter than 175s. Or was that Bell... "An archer sees how far he can be from a target and still hit it, a bowhunter sees how close he can get before he shoots." It is certainly easy to use that same line of thinking with firearms. -- Unknown

Re: Wally Johnson's Well-Used M70 RevMike #9859246 05/07/15
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ingwe Campfire Oracle Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 78,300 Southwestern Montucky	Originally Posted by RevMike Ingwe, I thought you said you'd never polluted your barrel with anything lighter than 175s. Or was that Bell... I didn't 'pollute' it until that damn Mule Deer made me try 160 Barnes TSX...... John: spot on about the 7x57/.30-06... Folks have asked me why I slowed yup the deer load( speed is bigger and better you know...) well, the rifle shoots great at that speed, and the terminal performance is about 50% less bloodshot meat than I'd get at 3000 fps. "...the left considers you vermin, and they'll kill you given the chance..." Bristoe

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Re: Wally Johnson's Well-Used M70 ingwe #9859372 05/07/15
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OP RevMike Campfire Tracker R Joined: Dec 2012 Posts: 4,844	He's not trustworthy. "An archer sees how far he can be from a target and still hit it, a bowhunter sees how close he can get before he shoots." It is certainly easy to use that same line of thinking with firearms. -- Unknown

Re: Wally Johnson's Well-Used M70 utah708 #9859432 05/07/15
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OP RevMike Campfire Tracker R Joined: Dec 2012 Posts: 4,844	Originally Posted by utah708 Ain't mine, but is the best example of well-used that I have seen. A few stories in that rifle! "An archer sees how far he can be from a target and still hit it, a bowhunter sees how close he can get before he shoots." It is certainly easy to use that same line of thinking with firearms. -- Unknown

Re: Wally Johnson's Well-Used M70 EdM #9868628 05/10/15
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Mikewriter Campfire Regular M Joined: Aug 2013 Posts: 2,465 Texas Coast	Why did you shoot the little dog? [email protected]

Re: Wally Johnson's Well-Used M70 RevMike #9868706 05/10/15
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Ready Campfire Tracker Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 5,787	Member of the Merry Band of turdlike People.

Re: Wally Johnson's Well-Used M70 RevMike #9870112 05/10/15
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Dave93 Campfire Regular D Joined: May 2005 Posts: 1,486 Big Sky Country	Just got around to picking up the magazine to read the article. I've been around a couple of well used rifles before and read of some others...( Pinnell and Talifson rifles ). I have never seen a rifle as well used as Wally Johnson's. That rifle had a hard life.........:)

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Re: Wally Johnson's Well-Used M70 utah708 #9871488 05/10/15
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jaycee Campfire Member J Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 152	So what can you tell us about this well-used girl? Who does own it? Originally Posted by utah708 Ain't mine, but is the best example of well-used that I have seen.

Re: Wally Johnson's Well-Used M70 RevMike #9877230 05/12/15
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powdr Campfire Outfitter P Joined: May 2005 Posts: 9,611 Central Texas	Poobah, you were in the right place at the right time where your wife is concerned. Way to purty for you. powdr

Re: Wally Johnson's Well-Used M70 powdr #9903330 05/18/15
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163bc Campfire Tracker Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 4,249 virginia	Here is the man, the myth, the legend with his rifle. Ran into him at SCI in Vegas. He seemed a little amused by his celebrity and the fact that that anyone would be interested in his rifle which was for sale for a cool $75,000.

Re: Wally Johnson's Well-Used M70 ingwe #9903468 05/18/15
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Johnny Dollar Campfire Regular J Joined: Jul 2006 Posts: 2,208 Nebraska	Originally Posted by ingwe powdr, Poobs definitely jumped the fence into the thoroughbred paddock. “My horn is full and my pouch is stocked with ball and patch. There is a new, sharp flint in my lock and my rifle and I are ready. It is sighted true and my eyes can still aim.” Kaywoodie

Re: Wally Johnson's Well-Used M70 163bc #9904598 05/18/15
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pathfinder76 Campfire Regular P Joined: Jul 2010 Posts: 1,694	Originally Posted by 163bc Here is the man, the myth, the legend with his rifle. Ran into him at SCI in Vegas. He seemed a little amused by his celebrity and the fact that that anyone would be interested in his rifle which was for sale for a cool $75,000. Isn that his son?

Re: Wally Johnson's Well-Used M70 pathfinder76 #9905152 05/18/15
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163bc Campfire Tracker Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 4,249 virginia	ha ha. just another old geezer....me

Re: Wally Johnson's Well-Used M70 RevMike #9905220 05/18/15
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keystoneben Campfire Regular Joined: Apr 2009 Posts: 1,972 Northeastern Pennyslvania	These rifles definitely have some history. Always interesting to hear about rifles that have been used for decades and to enjoy the pics of hunts from the past.

Re: Wally Johnson's Well-Used M70 RevMike #9905224 05/18/15
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keystoneben Campfire Regular Joined: Apr 2009 Posts: 1,972 Northeastern Pennyslvania	Sorry double post Last edited by keystoneben; 05/18/15.

Re: Wally Johnson's Well-Used M70 RevMike #9905228 05/18/15
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keystoneben Campfire Regular Joined: Apr 2009 Posts: 1,972 Northeastern Pennyslvania	Sorry triple post Last edited by keystoneben; 05/18/15.

Re: Wally Johnson's Well-Used M70 pathfinder76 #9906252 05/18/15
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OP RevMike Campfire Tracker R Joined: Dec 2012 Posts: 4,844	I think what pathfinder is saying is that the fellow holding the rifle is Walt Johnson, Wally Johnson's son. Wally was born in 1912. I'm not sure of his date of death. Maybe Dan Peterson knows. "An archer sees how far he can be from a target and still hit it, a bowhunter sees how close he can get before he shoots." It is certainly easy to use that same line of thinking with firearms. -- Unknown

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