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How would a Recession affect your LRH spending?
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<blockquote data-quote="Jon Bischof" data-source="post: 2673670" data-attributes="member: 879"><p>Nothing improves basic marksmanship more than deliberate, focused practice with a very good 22 LR, such as the ones you have. I absolutely hate the word "plinking" because of the way it is used and so many believe that is all a 22 LR is good for.</p><p></p><p>If you treat a good 22 Rimfire as a training tool and a hunting weapon (I do) it can be in microcosm what a good centerfire hunting rifle is. No, it will not match centerfire distances or power, but in <em>microcosm, </em>it duplicates in a smaller sphere the same thing we do with centerfire hunting rifles. All the marksmanship basics are the same and so rimfire is good practice that contributes to centerfire skill. There are some differences in hold but rimfire still makes you a better long range centerfire shooter.</p><p></p><p>Just to illustrate that point: Anyone who cannot shoot less than Half MOA with a 22 LR at 50 yards will probably find it difficult to shoot Half MOA with a Centerfire at 100, 200 or especially farther. The Rimfire is an economical, stress free way to develop the skills needed to make that longer range shot on game with a centerfire. If you can't shoot well at 50 yards with an accurate rimfire rifle and good matching ammo, you will not do as well with a centerfire in a hunting situation.</p><p></p><p>That's why short range squirrel hunting with a 22 LR is deadly serious to me. It is translates into centerfire longer range success.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Jon Bischof, post: 2673670, member: 879"] Nothing improves basic marksmanship more than deliberate, focused practice with a very good 22 LR, such as the ones you have. I absolutely hate the word "plinking" because of the way it is used and so many believe that is all a 22 LR is good for. If you treat a good 22 Rimfire as a training tool and a hunting weapon (I do) it can be in microcosm what a good centerfire hunting rifle is. No, it will not match centerfire distances or power, but in [I]microcosm, [/I]it duplicates in a smaller sphere the same thing we do with centerfire hunting rifles. All the marksmanship basics are the same and so rimfire is good practice that contributes to centerfire skill. There are some differences in hold but rimfire still makes you a better long range centerfire shooter. Just to illustrate that point: Anyone who cannot shoot less than Half MOA with a 22 LR at 50 yards will probably find it difficult to shoot Half MOA with a Centerfire at 100, 200 or especially farther. The Rimfire is an economical, stress free way to develop the skills needed to make that longer range shot on game with a centerfire. If you can't shoot well at 50 yards with an accurate rimfire rifle and good matching ammo, you will not do as well with a centerfire in a hunting situation. That's why short range squirrel hunting with a 22 LR is deadly serious to me. It is translates into centerfire longer range success. [/QUOTE]
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