hardcastonly

this question reminded me of my uncles whos about 91 years old now,
he's hunted with a 30/06 /1917 Enfield with a sporterized custom walnut stock,
that he purchased in about 1978, up in Maine.
when I asked him one time, if he had any interest in buying a different or newer rifle, he looked at me and asked..
" when was the last time you ever saw me shoot a deer with this rifle and see the bullet fail to kill the deer ?"
I had to admit that I've never seen that happen, ...he then said,
"Ive used 180 grain round nose, bullets, in factory, peters , or winchester or remington ammo,
I order every September, from the guys I know and I buy,
a couple of boxes of ammo from every year, at the local hardware store "
I can't ever remember having a deer run off more than a few yards,
the freezer stays full most years... why would I change something thats worked flawlessly?
in fact I doubt I've changed the sights, or had any problems with this rifle since the day I bought it!