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Best hunting scope ever?
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<blockquote data-quote="eric1115" data-source="post: 2265829" data-attributes="member: 103895"><p>I think the slippery slope is much steeper on the other side of the ridge, that stuff like tracking point technology (obviously in it's infancy) and drones and cell phone trail cams that send you a text when something walks by, are a much bigger threat to hunting overall. When/if enough of the general population decides it's no longer fair chase, hunting goes away. </p><p></p><p>I do practice with my stuff; understanding what goes into getting hits at 1000 is part of why I think that giving a hunter a dot at 800 yards is going to instill a false level of confidence in a lot of guys. I know how much goes into shooting at distance, and the combination of tech like this and Best of the West type shows is not doing good things for western hunting IMO. </p><p></p><p>I do feel like I see more irresponsible shooting now than I did ten years ago here in Idaho. I do think part of that is people having the ballistic calculator that spits out a number that hasn't been verified, much less practiced from field shooting positions. </p><p></p><p>That and steel. I realize I'm sounding very curmudgeonly right now, but I can't tell you how many times I've seen guys bang away at 300-400 on full size ipsc targets, feeling pretty good about going 5 for 5, then can't get a single hit out of 5 shots on the 8" round plate at 525. A 5 shot 12" group at 350 yards isn't something anyone is going to brag about, but 5/5 on a 12" plate is perfection for way too many.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="eric1115, post: 2265829, member: 103895"] I think the slippery slope is much steeper on the other side of the ridge, that stuff like tracking point technology (obviously in it's infancy) and drones and cell phone trail cams that send you a text when something walks by, are a much bigger threat to hunting overall. When/if enough of the general population decides it's no longer fair chase, hunting goes away. I do practice with my stuff; understanding what goes into getting hits at 1000 is part of why I think that giving a hunter a dot at 800 yards is going to instill a false level of confidence in a lot of guys. I know how much goes into shooting at distance, and the combination of tech like this and Best of the West type shows is not doing good things for western hunting IMO. I do feel like I see more irresponsible shooting now than I did ten years ago here in Idaho. I do think part of that is people having the ballistic calculator that spits out a number that hasn't been verified, much less practiced from field shooting positions. That and steel. I realize I'm sounding very curmudgeonly right now, but I can't tell you how many times I've seen guys bang away at 300-400 on full size ipsc targets, feeling pretty good about going 5 for 5, then can't get a single hit out of 5 shots on the 8" round plate at 525. A 5 shot 12" group at 350 yards isn't something anyone is going to brag about, but 5/5 on a 12" plate is perfection for way too many. [/QUOTE]
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