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Bone to pick with new rifle owners - 100 yards out of the box
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<blockquote data-quote="Darryle" data-source="post: 2919444" data-attributes="member: 109917"><p>Go down the rabbit hole that is YouTube. There are plenty of examples of people who have no idea what they are doing, shooting well beyond their capability, the bullets capability, using too much/to little magnification, using an inferior rest, little or no time to get setup and have a group of guys encouraging them to continue shooting until they connect by pure blind luck. </p><p></p><p>I have missed a few deer in 40+yrs of hunting, I have passed on taking shots beyond my comfort level, but I have also let "greed" cloud my judgment and pushed the bullet, rifle and scope combination as well as my ability to the breaking point, albeit I never "lost" a deer, elk or antelope, but I did do some tracking. </p><p></p><p>When I thought I wanted to get into really long range shooting, I decided I would try. I had pre-64 Model 70 chambered in 300 Weatherby. I got a 55gal lid and painted it bright neon pink. I had a place that I could safely shoot over a mile, old sand and gravel quarry. Rifle had an old Leupold M1 4.5 - 14 on it. No kestrels, no ballistic apps, barely an internet, mid 90s, no mentor, just me and my rifle. It took me 43 times to connect with that lid once. I learned with each subsequent shot. I had a 500yd range and had killed quite a few coyotes out to that distance with a custom 243 while doing coyote/predator control for the county, so I thought this was a cake walk.</p><p></p><p>That was the most frustrating experience shooting I think I have ever endured, because I would make the same mistakes 2 or 3 times not knowing exactly what effect I was having or the conditions were causing. </p><p></p><p>These apps, manufacturers, "pro-staff" and even outfitters use people's over confident nature to sell a bill of goods to their customers. People are the disconnect, their brain is disconnected from reality and society is the reason. Everyone gets a trophy and everyone is a Carlos Hathcock, we've done it to ourselves, me included.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Darryle, post: 2919444, member: 109917"] Go down the rabbit hole that is YouTube. There are plenty of examples of people who have no idea what they are doing, shooting well beyond their capability, the bullets capability, using too much/to little magnification, using an inferior rest, little or no time to get setup and have a group of guys encouraging them to continue shooting until they connect by pure blind luck. I have missed a few deer in 40+yrs of hunting, I have passed on taking shots beyond my comfort level, but I have also let "greed" cloud my judgment and pushed the bullet, rifle and scope combination as well as my ability to the breaking point, albeit I never "lost" a deer, elk or antelope, but I did do some tracking. When I thought I wanted to get into really long range shooting, I decided I would try. I had pre-64 Model 70 chambered in 300 Weatherby. I got a 55gal lid and painted it bright neon pink. I had a place that I could safely shoot over a mile, old sand and gravel quarry. Rifle had an old Leupold M1 4.5 - 14 on it. No kestrels, no ballistic apps, barely an internet, mid 90s, no mentor, just me and my rifle. It took me 43 times to connect with that lid once. I learned with each subsequent shot. I had a 500yd range and had killed quite a few coyotes out to that distance with a custom 243 while doing coyote/predator control for the county, so I thought this was a cake walk. That was the most frustrating experience shooting I think I have ever endured, because I would make the same mistakes 2 or 3 times not knowing exactly what effect I was having or the conditions were causing. These apps, manufacturers, "pro-staff" and even outfitters use people's over confident nature to sell a bill of goods to their customers. People are the disconnect, their brain is disconnected from reality and society is the reason. Everyone gets a trophy and everyone is a Carlos Hathcock, we've done it to ourselves, me included. [/QUOTE]
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