Eisenhower as a Hunter

[Markopolo]

I really liked this write up on Eisenhower as a hunter on the october 1955 issue of Guns Magazine...

take a peek here...

https://gunsmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/G1055.pdf

I also love page 8 My Favorite Gun... clark gable and John Wayne's choices...

Marko

[DCP]

Thanks for sharing.

[Brokenbear]

Wow what a walk thru time ...read every dang ad and articles ..Thanks ..had to smile at a couple of the ads that got me as a youngster ..."genuine throwing knives" ...what kid wouldn't want ...no... need throwing knives ...only to receive 3 stamped out 1/8" soft metal slightly sharpened point(only) with genuine leather handle ..(as in wrapped with part of a leather shoe lace)

Bought my first hi power rifle from Klein's of Chicago ..about 1960 ..surplus stuff must have lost some value as I bought a 303Brit Enfield ...slightly sporterized (front wood pared down) ..$19.95

Now that seems cheap but I know it took most of my take on several days of work on a hay bale crew ...likely bad remembering on my part ..But this next part is not ..until this point a 22LR is my only rifle experience .. so by my lonesome i go to an old abandon rock quarry and touch off that 303Brit ....WOW !!! ...I am at once sure that this "cannon" in my hands could sink a Mississippi river tow boat ...one shot for sure ..just fond memories ..sadly very few of those advertisers have survived the times

Bear

[Gewehr-Guy]

On page 59 you could buy a brand new Canadian anti tank rifle for $79 !!!! I wonder where all those ended up at ?

[Markopolo]

yep.. and you could spend a couple more dollars and buy one that had US stamped on it somewhere.. lol things sure have changed in Canada.. cant hardly get a pellet gun accross the border now..

[richhodg66]

I am fortunate in that I live maybe ten miles from Ike's home town where his museum and presidential library are located. An amazing man for sure, true patriot. Wish we could get a presidential candidate like him again, but it'll never happen.

If you're ever though Abilene, Kansas, the Eisenhower Center is a good thing to visit.

[bedbugbilly]

Now that was a walk down memory lane! Thanks!

[dverna]

Imagine current Hollywerid stars having a favorite gun....or admitting to it??

[Markopolo]

yep dverna... times are changed!!!

[Screwbolts]

Thank you for sharing, what a great read!

Ken

[quail4jake]

Thanks for the article. What a truly distinguished American...sometimes it seems I have set in my mind that Ike IS the POTUS, always!

[garand 4]

Here is a heartwarming video about Ike and his model 21 Winchester side by side in the National Firearms Museum. That old gun tells a story!

https://youtu.be/J6EJkvSJxbQ

[DCP]

Here is a heartwarming video about Ike and his model 21 Winchester side by side in the National Firearms Museum. That old gun tells a story!

https://youtu.be/J6EJkvSJxbQ

Thanks for that great video!

[popper]

Swear I still see that gal advertising today. And Ike looking down the barrel of his 'chief' special!

[Char-Gar]

I remember a clip from the old Fox Movietone News that was shown in theaters, showing Ike quail hunting.

[Thin Man]

One of the commercials in this magazine tugged at my heart strings. It was the Husqvarna ad for the various models they offered. I have always held a fondness for their rifles and still look for them at gun shows and other places. As time passes I am seeing fewer and fewer of these offered for sale.