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The Legend Of George R. "Dad" Farr

Carlos Hathcock told me at Camp Perry that when the USMC switched from 3006 to the .308 he lost 200 yards in his long-range shots.
 
Assuming that picture is an actual shot pose and not a staged one, does anyone see anything odd about it?

Uncommon as it is today, Mr. Farr was shooting off his right bicep muscle while holding at a right angle to the rifle rather than in line with it and firing from the shoulder. In all my competition shooting days I've only known two shooters to hold that way. Both were excellent (plus) shots and usually scored very well, to the point that one was actually disallowed his turn unless he held and fired "naturally" or "normally". I don't remember for sure which word was used to describe it.

That was probably close to 55-60 years ago and I don't remember the entire outcome of the argument, or the result of his shoot that day. But I do remember it caused quite a bit of 'dust up' by some of his competition. Never really thought much about it till now! :confused:

Wonders never cease, huh?

regards,
jumpinjoe
 
EL LOBO said:
Carlos Hathcock told me at Camp Perry that when the USMC switched from 3006 to the .308 he lost 200 yards in his long-range shots.
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But, one of 'White Feather's' very best and most critical shots was with the .308, surprisingly. Wonders never cease, huh?
 
jumpinjoe said:
But, one of 'White Feather's' very best and most critical shots was with the .308, surprisingly. Wonders never cease, huh?
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No Joe his most famous shot was in 1967 with an M2 .50 cal machine gun he made a shot Overlooking the Dulong River Bridge he shot a Vietcong guerrilla courier off his bicycle at 2,286 meters. Early 1960s the USMC Snipers were using a Winchester Mdl 70 in 3006 bolt rifles. Read about Carlos I knew him & shot with him in competition long-range matches in the late '70s & 80's he had been out to Camp Perry Shooting Ft. Campbell KY Shooting, Ft. Bragg, NC shooting & Camp Lejeune NC shooting many times teaching his craft to others as a civilian contractor Instructor. Springfield Armory designed an accurized version of their M1A Supermatch rifle with a McMillan Stock and match-grade barrel and dubbed it the M-25 " Whitefeather ". The rifle had Hathcock's signature and his "white feather logo" marked on the receiver and I own one of them.

https://americanshootingjournal.com/carlos-hathcock-method-of-sighting-in-a-rifle/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlos_Hathcock
 
El Lobo, I wasn't trying to argue the point or disagree with you, only adding a tad to the story. And I wasn't implying that it was his most famous shot by any means, only that it was likely a very critical shot involving a famous target. It just struck me funny that as much as he disliked the idea of the .308, it was in use when he made the shot in question.

And that's all I've got to say about that! I'll bet you know where that statement comes from, huh? ;)

regards,
jumpinjoe
 
This is in a skills section and it seems we are more talking about the gun and person and not the skill or training. Let’s please revert back to that so I don’t have to pull this thread. Thank you.
 
KLGunner, I tried starting a 'conversation' with you a couple days ago but haven't yet seen any reply. Maybe I didn't do something right, but that was the gist of the 'conversation', to privately ask a question about how some parts of the forum works. If you get a chance, please take a look and let me know.

Sorry about putting this here but it was the best way I saw to catch up with you.

regards,
jumpinjoe
 
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