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<blockquote data-quote="MudRunner2005" data-source="post: 1422475" data-attributes="member: 12995"><p>Was he wrong? Look at how many dumb yuppies go out and think that buying a 6.5CM with factory Hornady ammo and slapping a cheap hi-mag scope on it will instantly make them a 1K BR shooter? I've seen and heard it personally MANY times while standing in stores. I personally witnessed a conversation between 2 college-aged dumbasses about how one of the guy's wanted to shoot deer at long range (he specified 400 yards), and that his .30-06 or .300WM (can't remember which one he said) wouldn't do it, so he "NEEDED" a .338 Lapua. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite11" alt=":rolleyes:" title="Roll Eyes :rolleyes:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":rolleyes:" /> This is the mentality of people that most never get to see, unless you spend lots of time hanging out in gun stores (I used to work at one). These are the idiots that make our sport look bad.</p><p></p><p>For once, I'm not picking on the CM, as it's not the cartridge's fault that idiots have flocked to it, but it's just the most commonly purchased cartridge that the idiot newbs choose to buy, because it's trendy and has rumors of magical powers. I AM however, ripping apart the mentality of society as a whole, that has degraded to the level of "instant expert" because they don't know how to work for anything these days. Between participation trophies, smartphones in their pockets, and Call of Duty on Xbox, it seems like most don't have a clue what building REAL shooting skills means.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MudRunner2005, post: 1422475, member: 12995"] Was he wrong? Look at how many dumb yuppies go out and think that buying a 6.5CM with factory Hornady ammo and slapping a cheap hi-mag scope on it will instantly make them a 1K BR shooter? I've seen and heard it personally MANY times while standing in stores. I personally witnessed a conversation between 2 college-aged dumbasses about how one of the guy's wanted to shoot deer at long range (he specified 400 yards), and that his .30-06 or .300WM (can't remember which one he said) wouldn't do it, so he "NEEDED" a .338 Lapua. :rolleyes: This is the mentality of people that most never get to see, unless you spend lots of time hanging out in gun stores (I used to work at one). These are the idiots that make our sport look bad. For once, I'm not picking on the CM, as it's not the cartridge's fault that idiots have flocked to it, but it's just the most commonly purchased cartridge that the idiot newbs choose to buy, because it's trendy and has rumors of magical powers. I AM however, ripping apart the mentality of society as a whole, that has degraded to the level of "instant expert" because they don't know how to work for anything these days. Between participation trophies, smartphones in their pockets, and Call of Duty on Xbox, it seems like most don't have a clue what building REAL shooting skills means. [/QUOTE]
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