[M Kehoe]

Good afternoon. I hope you are doing well.

My grandfather said that you didn'r really need more shootin' irons than you could swim the nearest river with.

I agree. One rifle, and one sidearm. I definitely can't swim a river with an 81mm mortar tube.

However, he did not follow his own advice. And he didn't mention anything about how much ammo.

He didn't drown, did he???

55.56mm

[M Kehoe]

The cat did it.

5.56mm

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However, he did not follow his own advice. And he didn't mention anything about how much ammo.

He didn't drown, did he???

Nope, and that's not generally much of a consideration in New Mexico where he came of age, nor in Wyoming, where he later homesteaded.

He was, however, a Navy man during WWI. THat may have been an influence.