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Are we too critical of modern bullets?
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<blockquote data-quote="Pdvdh" data-source="post: 903847" data-attributes="member: 4191"><p>I'd rather read a member's posted experience with a bullet used on game any day, than an advertisement from a bullet manufacturer.</p><p></p><p>As best as I could tell, Elmer Keith never fired a Ruger factory rifle in the 1970s that shot groups exceeding 1" at 100 yards, based on the gun review articles he authored. During that same time period, I never fired a Ruger factory rifle that grouped better than 1" groups at 100 yards. It wasn't until internet-based forums allowed for the free, largely impartial, communication and exchange of product use experiences that unbiased information became readily available. Be it bullets, rifles, barrels, scopes, rangefinders, or any of the other equipment hunters purchase and use in their hobby.</p><p></p><p>Are we too critical? Not critical enough? I'm not really concerned. I value the access to product use information that's representative, rather than biased due to commercial interests or self-serving interests. As in I'll scratch your back if you scratch mine. </p><p></p><p>Any time people are allowed to express their product use experiences and their opinions about those experiences, there's potential for criticism. I prefer the criticism, rather than the sugar-coated fairy tail versions.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Pdvdh, post: 903847, member: 4191"] I'd rather read a member's posted experience with a bullet used on game any day, than an advertisement from a bullet manufacturer. As best as I could tell, Elmer Keith never fired a Ruger factory rifle in the 1970s that shot groups exceeding 1" at 100 yards, based on the gun review articles he authored. During that same time period, I never fired a Ruger factory rifle that grouped better than 1" groups at 100 yards. It wasn't until internet-based forums allowed for the free, largely impartial, communication and exchange of product use experiences that unbiased information became readily available. Be it bullets, rifles, barrels, scopes, rangefinders, or any of the other equipment hunters purchase and use in their hobby. Are we too critical? Not critical enough? I'm not really concerned. I value the access to product use information that's representative, rather than biased due to commercial interests or self-serving interests. As in I'll scratch your back if you scratch mine. Any time people are allowed to express their product use experiences and their opinions about those experiences, there's potential for criticism. I prefer the criticism, rather than the sugar-coated fairy tail versions. [/QUOTE]
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