This established for him the idea that the 280 was a solution to every problem. I ran across a similar mind-set in Alberta about the same time. The two hunters I met down there were using brand new Sedgley Springfields of exquisite craftsmanship. The day before I met them, they had taken 55 shots at a white goat, which simply ambled over the ridge with no evidence of alarm or discomfort. Hitting in the field calls for skill.
Fine equipment is nice to have, but it is no substitute for skill.
I thought everybody knew that. To hunt buffalo takes guts. To hunt lion takes heart. I do not quite know how to interpret that, but it is pretty interesting. Colonel Bob Young is the new operations manager at Gunsite, which is great, good news in my view.