My first was in 1958. I was 16 years old and paid $19.95 to Eatons. It was a war surplus long branch No4 MK1 in 303 British. It was very accurate as it had a new barrel. With my young eyes and the old dominion 180 gr round nose soft point I could shoot one inch groups at 100 yards repeatedly. I damaged that and got another long branch and it could do the same thing. I have now had half a dozen and those were the only two that I could shoot like that. Stupidly I sold it. Well not so stupidly I sold it in order to buy a pre 64 model 70 featherweight in 270 which I still have. Purchased new in a tire shop in 1966
