Originally Posted by DINK
Originally Posted by prairie_goat
Originally Posted by DINK
Originally Posted by krp
The reality is few carry and shoot a magnum well, and that's why nonmagnums far outnumber them in elk killed every year.



I disagree. Guys that don't shoot magnums well don't shoot standard cartridges well either.

There is no secret to shooting a magnum well. To shoot a magnum well you have to "want to" and burn powder. The same as any standard cartridge.

Dink


Wrong.


I am right.

Shooting a magnum rifle (anything short of true dangerous game rifles) is a mental game. Guys shoot smaller caliber rifles well because they read and are told they should shoot them well.

I guarantee if one could get posted/printed enough that a 8LB .243 recoils to violently to shoot well most people would shoot one poorly. People like to believe certain things and most don't shoot enough to find out for themselves.

All a rifle has to have is a little recoil and a little blast and people will start to believe it will hurt them.

Dink


You are wrong.

I've seen this dozens of times. Guy can't shoot his magnum. Switches to a smaller rifle. Shoots a few rounds. Realizes it doesn't hurt. Kills an animal.

That's alright though, you are wrong far more often than you're right. Your theory is completely bullschit anyway, as plenty is written about how 300 Mags are quite shootable, and other such nonsense.