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The “It’s just a hunting rifle” Saying Bugs Me
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<blockquote data-quote="Riflehunter1776" data-source="post: 1764815" data-attributes="member: 103369"><p>It could be worse. You could live in PA.</p><p></p><p>with deer hunting season opening on Saturday (curse the PGC, it should be Monday), all the stores are full of guys who are just finally getting around to buying their license. Many of them are reluctantly buying a new rifle because they took out the one that they last bothered to shoot back in high school, the last time they got up the motivation to go hunting, and found that it is rusted shut. </p><p></p><p>So the phone call to the gun store goes like this:</p><p>I need a new gun. what's the cheapest thing you've got. WOW. $375?!? Thats the cheapest!? Ok. That comes with a scope, right? NO????! </p><p>so they come in, and try to buy the $10 crossman bb gun plastic tube "scope", and after an argument settle on the $50 Alpha junk. </p><p></p><p>So we have a license, a piece of garbage rifle and a $50 scope. bore sighted. No intention to go to any range and sight it in. If they are lucky, they remembered to buy a "box of bullets". Good enough. Then they are going to head into the woods and start shooting. After seeing what is in store for opening day, I think there are going to be more hunting accidents this year than there has been in many years. </p><p></p><p>So yeah, there are plenty of guys who buy garbage and say it's good enough. Not everyone loves the sport, not everyone practices all year for their opportunity to take a buck, not everyone is diligent enough to make sure all the variables are covered. Face it, many people just don't care, about most things. Should be a great opening day.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Riflehunter1776, post: 1764815, member: 103369"] It could be worse. You could live in PA. with deer hunting season opening on Saturday (curse the PGC, it should be Monday), all the stores are full of guys who are just finally getting around to buying their license. Many of them are reluctantly buying a new rifle because they took out the one that they last bothered to shoot back in high school, the last time they got up the motivation to go hunting, and found that it is rusted shut. So the phone call to the gun store goes like this: I need a new gun. what's the cheapest thing you've got. WOW. $375?!? Thats the cheapest!? Ok. That comes with a scope, right? NO????! so they come in, and try to buy the $10 crossman bb gun plastic tube "scope", and after an argument settle on the $50 Alpha junk. So we have a license, a piece of garbage rifle and a $50 scope. bore sighted. No intention to go to any range and sight it in. If they are lucky, they remembered to buy a "box of bullets". Good enough. Then they are going to head into the woods and start shooting. After seeing what is in store for opening day, I think there are going to be more hunting accidents this year than there has been in many years. So yeah, there are plenty of guys who buy garbage and say it's good enough. Not everyone loves the sport, not everyone practices all year for their opportunity to take a buck, not everyone is diligent enough to make sure all the variables are covered. Face it, many people just don't care, about most things. Should be a great opening day. [/QUOTE]
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