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Avagadro: Yes, I completely understand the economics of the situation...I flinch when someone says I have to pay$1200-$2000 for a rifle scope....

The guy who does not have so much to spend is absolutely in clover today;for under $1000(way under if he buys used,always a good idea)he can pick up a RemRuChester in 30/06,and a Leup(Burris,Conquest,Sightron,etc) and hunt the entire damn continent,successfully,for about anything....

I would gladly take off tomorrow armed with a 30/06(or any other suitable cartridge) and a 4X Leup,and feel pretty comfy that the game does not stand a chance(I would insist on a great binocular)...I have them technologically out-matched from every single perspective....from there,my hunting and shooting ability has a lot more to do with my success than incremental discernments in optical quality,large variables,light gathering,etc,and any of the other things we like to obsess over...

This is what beginners fail to realize...Gear may be fun,and we can always want better,bigger,more refined,etc....but you cannot buy "skill" in hunting and shooting,it must be earned;and gear ,no matter how refined, does not bring success without skill.

I agree whole heartedly..

Bob,
Well put as usual. I was once shown by a Chinese table tennis player and at one time one of the best in the world that the back of a scrub brush was all the equipment he needed to beat any of us with the best paddles. It's not what a guys has it's what he is capable of doing with what he has. The 30 -06 and 4X Leupold example.
FWIW: "E"'s posts (since that is the topic of this thread) don't bother me. This forum is full of good info and for the most part a joy to read that's why I hang out here and try to maintain a good perspective.
I can argue with my wife, my sister, or my brother any time.


Dave

yep ... oh wait .... I just want to take off tomorrow and go hunt!

avagadro: Correct!So long as you get to hunt!THAT is what is important!Does not matter much what you use if you are happy with it.......

I suspect that physical conditioning is one huge, although often overlooked factor in hunting sucess, probably because it can't be packaged and sold.

Royce

Truer words....

Dang, who is E.?

He's that guy always calling you a liar. Did you catch the LATEST? You don't really do the things you say you do, do you?

No, but thanks for notice.

Referring to E., I like nice guys who are trying to tell me what I told them NOT.

I (and several of my friends) quit the Campfire about a year ago because of Rick Bin's unwillingness to quiet people that have nothing to offer but aggravation and arguments. e.g. Emericus.

Free speech is one thing but an annoying troll that is allowed to pester people for the sake of making them angry for years on end has no place in a forum where gentlemen gather for intelligent discourse and the sharing of ideas and experiences.

This is Rick's forum and he can do what he wants with it but IMO it's a shame that he allows trolls to ruin the experience for sincere people.

Once again... I'm out of here...

$bob$

it's almost fun reading a pizzing match, when I don't have a dog in the fight. Who the heck is this "E" guy anyway?

Every time I read the title of this post, and who it's by, I get a little grin in the corner of my mouth........

FWIW, I've had 3 particularly annoying azzholes on ignore for some time. It does make life better.......

I have a few misanthropic, self-styled comedians on ignore too. Keeps my blood pressure down.