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Bone to pick with new rifle owners - 100 yards out of the box
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<blockquote data-quote="SpeedymanWCC" data-source="post: 2919693" data-attributes="member: 121149"><p>So I have read all of the comments thus far, and while there have been valid claims and blames, this situation is a multi-headed monster. It is our moral duty as hunters to hone our craft to ensure the quickest and most humane kill possible. We truly owe that to the animals that God has blessed us with managing. I feel that for the most part, we seasoned hunters accomplish this moral duty year in and year out. Where we fail, IMHO, is filling the gap between aspiring new sportsmen and the "seasoned hunter". Witnessing the snarky high horse comments on this particular topic/forum and in person at physical ranges, is part of the problem that creates this issue with aspiring new sportsmen. The other part of the problem is shared by the propaganda and marketing ploys put forth by the gun, ammunition and accessories manufacturers. Buy this new rifle with a sub moa guaranty. Buy this new high BC/SD bullet guaranteed to buck the wind and stay supersonic to 1000 yards...the "hype monster" is real. As our lives get busier and busier with jobs, kids, and life in general, we all can ignore getting to the range as much as we should. As crazy as life is, there are some people who have always wanted to be a seasoned sportsmen and life got in the way. These people long to get into the woods and dream of a connection to the wilderness. Unfortunately if these people don't have a dad, uncle or family members that are seasoned hunters or marksmen, then they can easily fall into the "hype monsters" snare. I was lucky enough to be in the Marines to learn how to become a marksmen with a rifle. Unfortunately when I tried to adapt that training to hunting, things didn't work out so well. I bought into the "hype monster" BS until I figured out what works and what doesn't. I didn't have any family members to help, this forum wasn't around, and the old guys at the local range sure in the heck didn't offer any help or guidance. Long story short, when you witness new sportsmen at a range, instead of increasing the anxiety and frustration of the new sportsmen by pulling out your contender pistol and sniping the gong at your home range, how about going over and lending a little help. You never know how welcoming your gesture of help and knowledge may accepted and followed, and how many animals you might save from the "hype monster's" latest and greatest sub-moa, hyper velocity, slow death causing marketing campaign. Save your humor for you and your buddies around the campfire, not at the expense of someone else's misfortune at the range!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SpeedymanWCC, post: 2919693, member: 121149"] So I have read all of the comments thus far, and while there have been valid claims and blames, this situation is a multi-headed monster. It is our moral duty as hunters to hone our craft to ensure the quickest and most humane kill possible. We truly owe that to the animals that God has blessed us with managing. I feel that for the most part, we seasoned hunters accomplish this moral duty year in and year out. Where we fail, IMHO, is filling the gap between aspiring new sportsmen and the "seasoned hunter". Witnessing the snarky high horse comments on this particular topic/forum and in person at physical ranges, is part of the problem that creates this issue with aspiring new sportsmen. The other part of the problem is shared by the propaganda and marketing ploys put forth by the gun, ammunition and accessories manufacturers. Buy this new rifle with a sub moa guaranty. Buy this new high BC/SD bullet guaranteed to buck the wind and stay supersonic to 1000 yards...the "hype monster" is real. As our lives get busier and busier with jobs, kids, and life in general, we all can ignore getting to the range as much as we should. As crazy as life is, there are some people who have always wanted to be a seasoned sportsmen and life got in the way. These people long to get into the woods and dream of a connection to the wilderness. Unfortunately if these people don't have a dad, uncle or family members that are seasoned hunters or marksmen, then they can easily fall into the "hype monsters" snare. I was lucky enough to be in the Marines to learn how to become a marksmen with a rifle. Unfortunately when I tried to adapt that training to hunting, things didn't work out so well. I bought into the "hype monster" BS until I figured out what works and what doesn't. I didn't have any family members to help, this forum wasn't around, and the old guys at the local range sure in the heck didn't offer any help or guidance. Long story short, when you witness new sportsmen at a range, instead of increasing the anxiety and frustration of the new sportsmen by pulling out your contender pistol and sniping the gong at your home range, how about going over and lending a little help. You never know how welcoming your gesture of help and knowledge may accepted and followed, and how many animals you might save from the "hype monster's" latest and greatest sub-moa, hyper velocity, slow death causing marketing campaign. Save your humor for you and your buddies around the campfire, not at the expense of someone else's misfortune at the range! [/QUOTE]
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