Yes and no. He is one of the best shots, rifle and pistol, I’ve ever met, but not a “gun guy”. He taught me and my brother gun safety and marksmanship, but guns were tools to him. He had a 12 gauge shotgun and that was it. We bought guns, .22s, shotguns, pistols, and center fire rifles. He could shoot them all better than we could. He would hunt quail, but that was it. After Korea and Vietnam, he didn’t have much of an appetite for shooting things. I do remember one now humorous interchange; Dad “What chambering will your rifle be?” 21 yo me “.30-06; it has plenty of power for deer.” Dad: “Why not a .223?” Me: “.223 isn’t powerful enough for deer!” Dad: *shrug* “.223 seemed to work pretty well in Vietnam.”
