- Jul 29, 2014
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Somewhere above his va-jj...Guy on the right: where does his chin(s) stop and his lip(s) start???
This thread quickly morphed from gun stereotypes to people stereotypes. Weird...
Somewhere above his va-jj...Guy on the right: where does his chin(s) stop and his lip(s) start???
Speaking as a complete non-hunting outsider, the "controversies" over hunting rounds has always struck me as 100% Fuddlore which completely ignore any advances in what we've learned about terminal ballistics. Who cares if you're shooting .270W or .308W or .350L or whatever? Pick a good hunting load, and put the bullet where it's supposed to go, and your animal is gonna go down. I am willing to entertain that I'm wrong about this, but it seems utterly inexplicable... doubly so when most dudes seem to be creeping up on deer at 40-60yds before taking their shot.
But this is all just knowing your drops and reticle, no? Like, I don't see how it's all that big a deal. Unless you are telling me that hunters don't know those things?For most hunting applications you are correct. If you know your rifle any capable “hunting round”, will do the job. It’s when shooting game “at distance”, is when things change. As much as I love and shoot my 45-70, I don’t feel comfortable shooting at game more than 175 yards away. With the 30-06 or 6.5 that range is no problem, because the bullet drop and is much easier to predict. With a good rest, and with the 6.5 I would have no problems taking deer at over 300 yards.
But this is all just knowing your drops and reticle, no? Like, I don't see how it's all that big a deal. Unless you are telling me that hunters don't know those things?
Can someone give me the picture of .22lr stereotype?
Can someone give me the picture of .22lr stereotype?
But this is all just knowing your drops and reticle, no? Like, I don't see how it's all that big a deal. Unless you are telling me that hunters don't know those things?
Absolutely concur with this. If I only have a limited number of days to prep for deer season, I'm not going to spend it all at the range. Most of my time I'm going to spend just walking in the woods, scouting. Then I'll spend some time prepping my gear, some time prepping my stand, and some time at the range.Many and most don't. Two different games. Very different thinking. They're hunters, not shooters. Then there are some of us, a minority of us, who are both. Kind of like bullseye and defensive pistol shooters here. Precision versus speed. Center mass vs. center X. About the only commonality is they both use a pistol and ammo. Even those are different.
But this is all just knowing your drops and reticle, no? Like, I don't see how it's all that big a deal. Unless you are telling me that hunters don't know those things?
James T. West says real men shoot .41 Rimfire Short.
Out of a spring-loaded derringer up your sleeve
22LR Stereotype
Real men shoot thirty-ott-six.