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Does anyone have the old article written by John Jobson in which he discussed the 270 Win. It was published in Sports Afield around 1963 or so. In it he mentioned “mystic killing power” for the first time.
I want to read it again.
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HA! You gave me the darn magazine Rick!
I wished I could dig it up, but I am away from them right now.
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I’ll be darned. I have been looking for that article for years. I remember reading it while waiting in my barber’s shop. One of two things I saw in a magazine that changed my life. The other was in Playboy. Wasn’t about hunting rifles, that one.
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I remember reading a similar article by him in Sports Afield, but it was more like 1974, maybe a re-print. Good stuff.
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270 Winchester makes a decent coyote rifle
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270 Winchester makes a decent coyote rifle I'll wash your mouth out with soap! 
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270 Winchester makes a decent coyote rifle I'll wash your mouth out with soap! LMAO ROTF
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I’ll be darned. I have been looking for that article for years. I remember reading it while waiting in my barber’s shop. One of two things I saw in a magazine that changed my life. The other was in Playboy. Wasn’t about hunting rifles, that one. I read and reread that same article by Jobson no less than 20X. Bob was the first to bring him to my attention and when you passed me those boxes I scoured them for my favorites and that was a favorite. Like you, I have moved a few times, so they are stashed somewhere, but I don't and can't put my hands on them without a lot of searching right this second!
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Elmer Keith described the .270 Winchester as a "damned adequate coyote rifle.
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Elmer Keith described the .270 Winchester as a "damned adequate coyote rifle. And O’Connor chuckled!
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I have his book. I will check it when I get home.
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I got to spend time with Mr Keith. While in college I had a summer job in Salmon ID. I called his home and he invited me to visit. He and his wife were very welcoming to me. Really nice.
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I got to spend time with Mr Keith. While in college I had a summer job in Salmon ID. I called his home and he invited me to visit. He and his wife were very welcoming to me. Really nice. That is a wonderful experience that I'm sure you treasure
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I wonder if one could find it on the way back machine ?
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Lots of things I would do with a way back machine
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Sorry, no chapters specifically about the .270 in "The Best of John Jobson"
A great read. One of my favorite books.
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Sorry, no chapters specifically about the .270 in "The Best of John Jobson"
A great read. One of my favorite books. I have been meaning to reread my copy for some time now. This thread has provided a timely nudge and rekindled many memories...
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Didn't O'Connor give Jobson an Adolf Minar (sp) stocked rifle? Can't remember the details.
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270 Winchester makes a decent coyote rifle I have killed a couple with the 270, it worked just fine.
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JOC and Jobson were good friends, both enjoyed having a drink or three together.
I met Jobson while enrolled in Univ of Utah. He lived about an hour north of SLC.
I believe there were at least two occasions on which JOC sent very nice rifles to Jobson. I believe one was either a Linden or Biesen 98 Mauser 270. I have handled it but can’t remember the specifics. I think it now lives in SLC.
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