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The “It’s just a hunting rifle” Saying Bugs Me
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<blockquote data-quote="Jon Bischof" data-source="post: 1760669" data-attributes="member: 879"><p>JohnWess: The phrases "just a hunting rifle", "good enough for hunting", and my personal least favorite: "minute of squirrel" all belong in the same category of thinking. Usually voiced by a person who used to hunt but doesn't anymore, or a person who never hunted--their attitude toward it shows they don't know much about it or don't care much about it. </p><p></p><p>All my target shooting is geared toward making my hunting better; even when I shoot in matches, I only do it to improve my hunting shots. Many who punch only paper don't consider hunting a worthy pursuit. But for me, hunting is the pursuit and punching paper is just a necessary preparation for hunting. </p><p></p><p>Benchrest, sillouette, competitive shooting are all nice sports; good sports. But sometimes those who don't hunt really don't understand what we are about as hunters. And sometimes I look at these bench-sitting target rifle shooters and silently wonder to myself..."Does this guy know the true purpose of a rifle?" I'm talking about folks who have never killed anything with a rifle and then look down on those who do as though they aren't real riflemen. Well, to them I'm thinking, "It's only paper, so what does it really matter?"</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Jon Bischof, post: 1760669, member: 879"] JohnWess: The phrases "just a hunting rifle", "good enough for hunting", and my personal least favorite: "minute of squirrel" all belong in the same category of thinking. Usually voiced by a person who used to hunt but doesn't anymore, or a person who never hunted--their attitude toward it shows they don't know much about it or don't care much about it. All my target shooting is geared toward making my hunting better; even when I shoot in matches, I only do it to improve my hunting shots. Many who punch only paper don't consider hunting a worthy pursuit. But for me, hunting is the pursuit and punching paper is just a necessary preparation for hunting. Benchrest, sillouette, competitive shooting are all nice sports; good sports. But sometimes those who don't hunt really don't understand what we are about as hunters. And sometimes I look at these bench-sitting target rifle shooters and silently wonder to myself..."Does this guy know the true purpose of a rifle?" I'm talking about folks who have never killed anything with a rifle and then look down on those who do as though they aren't real riflemen. Well, to them I'm thinking, "It's only paper, so what does it really matter?" [/QUOTE]
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