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| The most famous sniper in the history of the United States Marine Corps had his humble beginning in Geyer Springs, Arkansas on May 20, 1942. He grew up in rural Arkansas, living with his grandmother after his parents separated. He took to shooting and hunting at a young age, partly out of necessity to help feed his poor family.
As a USMC sniper in Vietnam, Hathcock was so good that the North Vietnamese Army even put a bounty of $30,000 on his life for killing so many of their men. He tallied up a service record of 93 kills (and those are just the confirmed ones) but it would be just one that he would be really famous for:
In 1967 Hathcock set the record for the 20th century's longest combat kill, hitting his target at the then-unheard of distance of 2,286 meters or 1.42 miles. The record held firm for 35 years until 2002, when it was broken by a Canadian sniper during Operation Anaconda in Afghanistan.
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- 1706 — American gunsmith and soldier Seth Pomeroy was born in Northampton, Massachusetts.
- 1772 — English inventor and rocket artillery pioneer Sir William Congreve was born in Kent.
- 2000 — NRA president Charlton Heston tells Al Gore, "from my cold dead hands" in a speech at the 129th NRA convention in Charlotte, North Carolina.
- 2004 — Canada: The Liberal government, just days before an expected election call, eliminates fees for registering and transferring firearms. Ottawa says it will also limit its spending on the gun registry to $25 million a year, spending that has averaged $33 million a year and reached as high as $48 million. Licensing of gun owners and firearms will continue.
- 2005 — Colt Defense LLC completed its acquisition of Diemaco, which now operates as Colt Canada.
- 2009 — The injunction blocking the implementation of concealed carry within National Park Service lands was overturned by the passing of an amendment to (of all things) the Credit CARD Act of 2009, added by Senator Tom Coburn (R, OK) over the wailing protests of the Brady Campaign.
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The supposed quietude of a good man allures the ruffian; while on the other hand arms, like laws, discourage and keep the invader and plunderer in awe, and preserve order in the world, as well as property. The same balance would be preserved were all the world destitute of arms for all would be alike; but since some will not, others dare not lay them aside. Horrid mischief would ensue were one half the world deprived of the use of them.
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- The only version of the Madsen sold in any quantity was the .30 caliber (.30-06). These were bought by Columbia.
- From 1964 until 1967 Winchester sacrificed quality to maintain low pricing and buyers began using the phrase "pre 64" to describe the better made and therefore more desireable Winchesters.
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Chain-fire, or chainfiring, occurs when the flash from a blackpowder revolver chamber being fired ingnites the charges in surrounding chambers. To say that this can be a startling experience is a gross understatement. It is an unnerving and potentially dangerous occurrence. A chainfiring weapon discharges projectiles when the shooter does not expect and from cylinder chambers which are not in alignment with the barrel.
The use of over-sized balls in loading the revolver lessens the chance of chain firing — to a certain degree. However, to completely seal the chambers, most commonly recommended is the use of a wad or sealing with a thin layer of lube after the ball is loaded.
While some people have suggested (and tried) using materials such as Crisco shortening on the front end of the cylinders to prevent chain fires, this presents one simple problem: it gets pretty runny after a couple of shots or, in hot weather, even sooner. Products such as Wonder Wads, which are pre-lubed work well, as does Hogdon's Spit Ball.
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