[marktwain]

I have an old Springfield 84C .22. My father aquired it during the depression and used it to poach deer to feed the family. It was often borrowed by neighbors to do the same thing, usually returned with a front quarter. My father said that it had accounted for upwards of 200 deer. He said a deer shot through the lungs with a .22 didn't run any further than one shot through the lungs with a 30-06, about 100 yards, then they lay down. I do miss him, but the old .22 will be passed on to my kids.

[TLEIBY308]

A deer shot in the ear with a 22 doesnt run anywhere.

[southernerwithanattitude]

The Lord only knows how many deer have been killed with a 22. I remember watching my grandfather shoot one that was running flat out and you would have thought it was hit with a sledgehammer.

I myself have killed them with a 22 mag when I was younger.

[Chode]

i always thought it was for a tether in case you dropped it while on the move...

[wildbill]

Back in 1963 the company I worked for had an incentive program that let you pick your prize from a catalogue.

Once I saw the Windchester Model 94 in .30-.30 caliber as an option, my lust for it drove my sales production to new heights.

I’ve had many other rifles, all with higher prices, better calibers, scoped sights and longer range, but none ever gave me more satisfaction or better service when hunting in the close-quarters of S.Texas brush country.

[Swordmaker]

I had an Winchester 1886 45-70 Saddle Ring Carbine. Only 100 or so of these were ever made.