Loved that. Thanks Chris.

“…and DHS took it away from, due to his age and ability.”

Simply amazing. Mr. Gundy, all of us at my house are proud of you and thank your for your service.

Ooop! We thank you for your service.

“three hits for three shots — at three hundred yards ”

A fit distance for men to shoot- Robin Hood

And when Mr. Gundy tells you to have his granddaughter home by 10 pm, you have her home by 9:45.

That is one of the more awesome rifles ever fielded. When Grandpa was at West Point (class of 10) the standard course of fire with the 1903 included a string fired prone at a thousand yards.

Thanks to Mr. Gundy for his service. He reminds me of my great uncles who were in the various theaters of WWII, but are all gone now. Growing up with them around, I cherish their stories.

As to the 1903 Springfield, that speaks more to the high degree of training given to U.S. soldiers rather than the gun itself. The 1903 Springfield isn’t terribly special in and of itself-it’s equivalent to the other turn bolt designs of that era. Basically, its a pre-98 Mauser with anachronistic features (like a magazine cutoff). The original sight configuration was not much of a battle sight with its 547 yd. zero and array of very fine notches and peeps and settings. In both wars it could have served in, it was eclipsed by the m1917 Enfield and the M1 Garand. The sight issue was rectified w/ the 1903A3 but by this time it was 2nd line to the M1 Garand.

Reading further, Mr. Gundy went three for three at 1k, with a 700 Remington!
I do well to get five for six at 30′ with my Walker Colt. Way to shoot, Mr. G!

What part of the rifle is actually a Remington 700? The rife is customized to the point of being unrecognizable as a 700. I also wonder what caliber bullet he used. Maybe .308? I heard the .338 Lapua magnum is a good sniper round. I prefer and own what the late Jack O’Connor called the rifleman’s rifle.

My riot weapons instructor in Toronto was the ETF sniper. He showed us four for four cigarette butts at 100 yards. Takes a cool head.

Mr. Gundy’s weapon has been replaced by the 50 cal. McMillan Tac-50, confirmed out to 2700 meters by the PPCLI.

One good sniper is worth a platoon of grunts and should be credited with the lives he saved.

Lev. 19:32 “Thou shalt rise up before the hoary head, and honor the face of the old man…” or else!