Wow, on page 219 of Elmer Keith’s Gun Notes (from Guns & Ammo December 1981) Elmer writes:
It was an even greater mistake when the 308 was dropped for the little 223 model M-16. If we ever get into a war in open country , such as a desert terrain, we will get badly licked with that tiny “pest” cartridge used as a military rifle round!
Lots of stories coming out of the “sandbox” about Squad Designated Marksmen being issued old M-14s out of storage.
Getting Started (again)
This site was intended to be my personal blog, and though it’s been active for a few years, I never really got around to publishing consistently on anything that I would expect anyone else to want to read. I’ve become overwhelmed with new ideas in the last few weeks, and I’ve decided to repurpose this blog for a couple of uses.
First of all, I intend to periodically post general interest shooting and hunting related content. To quote youtuber “firearmsresq,” what I post won’t be about freeze dried happy meals or senior citizens running and gunning on tactical courses and forming cults. I do enjoy reading that kind of stuff occasionally, but I am much more interested in single shot rifles and five shot revolvers than AR platforms and ACOG scopes. So I will write about the gun stuff that is interesting to me.
The other thing I want to do with my blog here is document historical shooting related stuff, particularly gun magazines. The shooting industry is somewhat unique in its documentation. There are a number of great books out there, but so much of the vitality of the genre is tied up in the periodicals. In fact, many of the best books are simply compilations or summaries of magazine columns!
I remember reading gun magazines as a kid the same way you read about baby boomers remember Saturday morning cartoons and going to the movie theater. I want to add something meaningful to the genre, and I hope this blog will be the way to do it. Thanks for reading!