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Best Rifle Out Of The Box Part two
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<blockquote data-quote="WildRose" data-source="post: 1207469" data-attributes="member: 30902"><p>To the highlighted, that really depends on the shooter. There are a hell of a lot of shooters that simply can't hit squat without custom fitted rifles and shotguns but whom are almost magic with them.</p><p></p><p>I think a whole lot of it has to do with your initial training and experience when you first start shooting.</p><p></p><p>Those of us who always had to make due with whatever antiques Dad/Granddad provided learned to maximize whatever potential those heirlooms had and to adapt to what we have rather than adapting what we have.</p><p></p><p>The fundamentals are essential but if you can't get comfortable with a rifle particularly it can be hell to hit anything because you never just settle in behind the gun and let it flow.</p><p></p><p>I was at the local gunsmith's shop hears ago with some clients who needed some quick work done and one of them was bragging to him about me killing a running coyote at a few paces shy of 500yds in a horrible crosswind with my first shot from a new CZ527 .204 Ruger. The guy's a complete *** and says, "That isn't good shooting, it's a one in a million miracle" to which the client replies, "We've been hunting with Mr. Rose for over a decade and let me tell you, he gets lucky a lot"! I couldn't stand that jackass and to see the look on his face was an utterly and completely priceless moment. </p><p></p><p>The guy was good at what he did including building some incredible bench guns and he was always ready to tell you just how good he was. He was on a coyote hunt with us once and missed 17 consecutive shots on dogs with a "hunting rifle" and it was always because this or that was wrong with the gun the rest, the yada, yada, yada. To his credit though he set quite a few records in benchrest competition and more were set with rifles he built but he couldn't hit anything unless everything was just perfect.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="WildRose, post: 1207469, member: 30902"] To the highlighted, that really depends on the shooter. There are a hell of a lot of shooters that simply can't hit squat without custom fitted rifles and shotguns but whom are almost magic with them. I think a whole lot of it has to do with your initial training and experience when you first start shooting. Those of us who always had to make due with whatever antiques Dad/Granddad provided learned to maximize whatever potential those heirlooms had and to adapt to what we have rather than adapting what we have. The fundamentals are essential but if you can't get comfortable with a rifle particularly it can be hell to hit anything because you never just settle in behind the gun and let it flow. I was at the local gunsmith's shop hears ago with some clients who needed some quick work done and one of them was bragging to him about me killing a running coyote at a few paces shy of 500yds in a horrible crosswind with my first shot from a new CZ527 .204 Ruger. The guy's a complete *** and says, "That isn't good shooting, it's a one in a million miracle" to which the client replies, "We've been hunting with Mr. Rose for over a decade and let me tell you, he gets lucky a lot"! I couldn't stand that jackass and to see the look on his face was an utterly and completely priceless moment. The guy was good at what he did including building some incredible bench guns and he was always ready to tell you just how good he was. He was on a coyote hunt with us once and missed 17 consecutive shots on dogs with a "hunting rifle" and it was always because this or that was wrong with the gun the rest, the yada, yada, yada. To his credit though he set quite a few records in benchrest competition and more were set with rifles he built but he couldn't hit anything unless everything was just perfect. [/QUOTE]
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