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<blockquote data-quote="RDM416" data-source="post: 509333" data-attributes="member: 3745"><p>Over the years I have had the opportunity to share a campfire (elk hunting in NM) with several magazine article authors, both bow and rifle. Some have been nice guys and some have been jerks, but I have been in some way disappointed in all. They sound a lot more knowledgeable on paper than they do in person. </p><p></p><p>After that little slap, I will take up for the gun writers (just a bit, and only for being ignorant) on the subject of long range hunting. </p><p></p><p>Most of us who hang out on LRH and probably have a buddy or two that shoots long range so we may begin to think it is more common than it really is. If you take how many people go "big game" hunting each year and the number of people who are "capable" of first shot kills on big game at 400 yards the LR shooters are miniscule by comparison, take that out to 600 or 1000 and the percentage would be so low as to hard to calculate.......</p><p></p><p>Now, take your typical gun writer. He get invites to all the hunting camps and everyone is trying to impress him. So, what he sees are a bunch of guys who "talk" about shooting long range but can't do it. So...... the assumption is made that other than the occasional retired Marine Sniper that all the other people talking about LR hunting are just blowing smoke, and he would be right about 99.999% of the time. </p><p></p><p>I often see that attitude even on this site. Not to disparage anyone here as I know they are asking a real question, but there are often posts along the line of..... "OK guys, how far really?" The question is an attempt to get guys to "come clean" and admit they really don't shoot critters that far, or that it is just luck when you do. I for one have pretty much quit responding to those posts. When you post something like "I have killed over 2 dozen big game critters at ranges from 500 to 1000 yards, have never wounded and not recovered any animal and have only missed 1 animal in all those kills" Someone, usually the person who posted the question will respond with some sarcastic reply that indicates they think you are either lying or greatly exagerating things. </p><p></p><p>Gun writers...... They have probably never spent any time with anyone who can actually "do it". On the other hand they should keep their mouth shut about things they know nothing about<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big Grin :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /> And that's my 2 (or 3) cents worth<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite6" alt=":cool:" title="Cool :cool:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":cool:" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="RDM416, post: 509333, member: 3745"] Over the years I have had the opportunity to share a campfire (elk hunting in NM) with several magazine article authors, both bow and rifle. Some have been nice guys and some have been jerks, but I have been in some way disappointed in all. They sound a lot more knowledgeable on paper than they do in person. After that little slap, I will take up for the gun writers (just a bit, and only for being ignorant) on the subject of long range hunting. Most of us who hang out on LRH and probably have a buddy or two that shoots long range so we may begin to think it is more common than it really is. If you take how many people go "big game" hunting each year and the number of people who are "capable" of first shot kills on big game at 400 yards the LR shooters are miniscule by comparison, take that out to 600 or 1000 and the percentage would be so low as to hard to calculate....... Now, take your typical gun writer. He get invites to all the hunting camps and everyone is trying to impress him. So, what he sees are a bunch of guys who "talk" about shooting long range but can't do it. So...... the assumption is made that other than the occasional retired Marine Sniper that all the other people talking about LR hunting are just blowing smoke, and he would be right about 99.999% of the time. I often see that attitude even on this site. Not to disparage anyone here as I know they are asking a real question, but there are often posts along the line of..... "OK guys, how far really?" The question is an attempt to get guys to "come clean" and admit they really don't shoot critters that far, or that it is just luck when you do. I for one have pretty much quit responding to those posts. When you post something like "I have killed over 2 dozen big game critters at ranges from 500 to 1000 yards, have never wounded and not recovered any animal and have only missed 1 animal in all those kills" Someone, usually the person who posted the question will respond with some sarcastic reply that indicates they think you are either lying or greatly exagerating things. Gun writers...... They have probably never spent any time with anyone who can actually "do it". On the other hand they should keep their mouth shut about things they know nothing about:D And that's my 2 (or 3) cents worth:cool: [/QUOTE]
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