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Will Marlboros improve my cavalry skills? « the lower casefiles — Tue, 21 Aug 2007 20:14:55 +0000

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By: neÅ¾inau.lt

neÅ¾inau.lt — Fri, 08 Jun 2007 15:08:08 +0000

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By: Charlie

Charlie — Thu, 07 Jun 2007 19:32:35 +0000

Wow, it certainly seems that the Camels didn’t hurt him too much. I wonder if he quit…

By: docca

docca — Thu, 07 Jun 2007 18:17:47 +0000

Exactly. He is (was) a competitive shooter.

According to the NRA:

http://www.nrahq.org/compete/n.....ro-031.pdf

he won the Critchfield Trophy (National) in 1941, among other competititions.

By: Blurgle

Blurgle — Thu, 07 Jun 2007 17:59:30 +0000

Ransford D. Triggs died on April 7, 2006 at the age of 96, according to a firewall-locked story in the Madison Eagle dated April 13, 2006.

By: Charlie

Charlie — Thu, 07 Jun 2007 16:32:48 +0000

tuckerch: I stand corrected.

By: tuckerch

tuckerch — Thu, 07 Jun 2007 15:53:06 +0000

He’s not a sniper. He’s a competative target shooter.

That’s a .22 target rifle. Probably single shot bolt action with a double set trigger.

In an actual competition, he’d likely be aiming at a paper target 100 yards or so downrange.

The bore of the muzzle and the glove and jacket are the giveaway as to what he’s really doing.

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SayUncle » The Most Politically Incorrect Ad — Thu, 07 Jun 2007 13:21:39 +0000

[...] Of course, it was no big deal in 1938. [...]