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Bone to pick with new rifle owners - 100 yards out of the box
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<blockquote data-quote="YZ-80" data-source="post: 2919120" data-attributes="member: 109229"><p>Now that the cheerleading expo is mercifully over, I will chime in. I think there are "posers" in every hobby. Motorcycling, shooting, golf, figure skating, etc. The greater their means, the more they often stand out. A lot of times this happens in mid-life, when folks have realized their peak earning potential. Take the 55 year old guy who goes out and buys an Electraglide and has never been on a bike before. Scary.</p><p></p><p>I spend a lot of time with my rifles. I've been a hand loader since 2008 and have incrementally increased my skill set over the years. I've found that I can wring at least another MOA (over factory fodder) out of any rifle I own, mass produced or semi-custom. I know my limits and while I've rung steel at 1000, I have no business hunting at those distances. About 1/2 that is my limit. The other thing is that I'm spoiled. Bipods, sand bags and shooting rails are my best friends….and I use them as often as I can, with the exception of 60-70 yard shots in my back woods or when it's just not practical to do so. </p><p></p><p>Every once in a while, I post a basic 8" NRA small bore target at 100 yards next to the grid target I use to shoot groups and test my "O"off the bench. I'll bang out a .25 MOA 5 Shot group with my Cooper Custom Classic, then I force myself to repeat the process standing free-hand. Very humbling and You don't want to see the results. I'm a shooter. Not a "rifleman" and I know it. The good news is, I know my equipment, I know the essential tools I need to take "longer" shots and I exploit them to my full advantage. At the end of the day, it's fun and that's what makes it worth doing. It will remain fun as long as I remember what Harry Callahan said in Magnum Force: "A man's got to know his limitations."</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="YZ-80, post: 2919120, member: 109229"] Now that the cheerleading expo is mercifully over, I will chime in. I think there are “posers” in every hobby. Motorcycling, shooting, golf, figure skating, etc. The greater their means, the more they often stand out. A lot of times this happens in mid-life, when folks have realized their peak earning potential. Take the 55 year old guy who goes out and buys an Electraglide and has never been on a bike before. Scary. I spend a lot of time with my rifles. I’ve been a hand loader since 2008 and have incrementally increased my skill set over the years. I’ve found that I can wring at least another MOA (over factory fodder) out of any rifle I own, mass produced or semi-custom. I know my limits and while I’ve rung steel at 1000, I have no business hunting at those distances. About 1/2 that is my limit. The other thing is that I’m spoiled. Bipods, sand bags and shooting rails are my best friends….and I use them as often as I can, with the exception of 60-70 yard shots in my back woods or when it’s just not practical to do so. Every once in a while, I post a basic 8” NRA small bore target at 100 yards next to the grid target I use to shoot groups and test my “O”off the bench. I’ll bang out a .25 MOA 5 Shot group with my Cooper Custom Classic, then I force myself to repeat the process standing free-hand. Very humbling and You don’t want to see the results. I’m a shooter. Not a “rifleman” and I know it. The good news is, I know my equipment, I know the essential tools I need to take “longer” shots and I exploit them to my full advantage. At the end of the day, it’s fun and that’s what makes it worth doing. It will remain fun as long as I remember what Harry Callahan said in Magnum Force: “A man’s got to know his limitations.” [/QUOTE]
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