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The “It’s just a hunting rifle” Saying Bugs Me
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<blockquote data-quote="Wolf76" data-source="post: 1760443" data-attributes="member: 75779"><p>100% on board with "good enough to kill ______" garbage. I understand "why" people say that- lazy and or cheap. I've said to people at the range "group size doesn't get smaller when you're out hunting". People get less accurate when the animal isn't perfectly still, hearts beating faster, trigger gets jerked, rest isn't solid, etc... It all leads to bad outcomes.</p><p></p><p>Those same yahoos that shoot terrible groups from the same box of ammo that's 5 years old, are the same ones that take shots 2-3x further than their maximum range.</p><p>Example: younger guy with a 450 BM tells me how he killed a deer at 228 yards last year with it. I watch him take 7 shots at a 10" gong @200 meters from a lead sled with virtually no wind. He missed every shot. I asked him if he still thought it was wise to be shooting that far.</p><p></p><p>This is the main reason why I handload for my guns. I get: accuracy not found in factory loads, more time behind the gun, save money, and have confidence because of the consistency of sub moa groups.</p><p>Can't think of a single problem with a gun that's too accurate, can you?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Wolf76, post: 1760443, member: 75779"] 100% on board with "good enough to kill ______" garbage. I understand "why" people say that- lazy and or cheap. I've said to people at the range "group size doesn't get smaller when you're out hunting". People get less accurate when the animal isn't perfectly still, hearts beating faster, trigger gets jerked, rest isn't solid, etc... It all leads to bad outcomes. Those same yahoos that shoot terrible groups from the same box of ammo that's 5 years old, are the same ones that take shots 2-3x further than their maximum range. Example: younger guy with a 450 BM tells me how he killed a deer at 228 yards last year with it. I watch him take 7 shots at a 10" gong @200 meters from a lead sled with virtually no wind. He missed every shot. I asked him if he still thought it was wise to be shooting that far. This is the main reason why I handload for my guns. I get: accuracy not found in factory loads, more time behind the gun, save money, and have confidence because of the consistency of sub moa groups. Can't think of a single problem with a gun that's too accurate, can you? [/QUOTE]
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