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Scratches on your rifle incurred while hunting ruin the value of your rifle and scope but scratches incurred while moving your gun in and out of a safe should always be forgiven and overlooked and have no affect on resale value
In the land of the blind, the one eye is king.
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Most bullet failures occur in dead animals.
I saw a movie where only the military and the police had guns. It was called Schindler's List.
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I've learned that factory rifles and factory ammo are incapable of killing anything and that you should be ashamed of yourself for using them.
I've learned that ALL people from California are completely miserable from all of the liberal governmental intrusion into their lives and that there is absolutely no hunting or fishing available to the sportsman here. I've learned that there are no wild places left in California, we are all from SanFran, LA and the urban jungle, and that Californians are the cause of everyone else's problems.
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I've learned that you can kill an antelope with anything you point at it.
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No rifle is capable of shooting good enough to kill an elk at fifty yards until it has been pillar-bedded and the muzzle re-crowned with a 13 17/64 degree crown.
The Mayans had it right. If you�re going to predict the future, it�s best to aim far beyond your life expectancy, lest you wind up red-faced in a bunker overstocked with Spam and ammo.
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I've learned:
#1 response will always be sarcasim
Everyone has their own opinions and experiences.
No one believes that there can be an experience or opinion that counters theirs or it must be wrong.
All of the options availabale today with bullets and cartridge there still isn't a perfect round for everyone.
Thank God there isn't only one cartridge available.
Elk are the toughest land animal known to man. Actually their hide is what makes kevlar.
This is the internet.... some think it is real life.... for some it is their life.
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Blow me..........grin
(I've learned all is golden with a grin, since most folks have the personality of a wet sock)
"Dear Lord, save me from Your followers"
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But some people are [bleep].... Ingwe
"...the left considers you vermin, and they'll kill you given the chance..." Bristoe
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and some people are Butt Phu.. never mind.
In the land of the blind, the one eye is king.
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I wouldn't know anything about that... Regardless of what ND and Tom264 may have said...rumor-wise..... Ingwe
"...the left considers you vermin, and they'll kill you given the chance..." Bristoe
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I've learned that factory rifles and factory ammo are incapable of killing anything and that you should be ashamed of yourself for using them.
I've learned that ALL people from California are completely miserable from all of the liberal governmental intrusion into their lives and that there is absolutely no hunting or fishing available to the sportsman here. I've learned that there are no wild places left in California, we are all from SanFran, LA and the urban jungle, and that Californians are the cause of everyone else's problems. That's about right!
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I've learned that ALL people from California are completely miserable from all of the liberal governmental intrusion into their lives and that there is absolutely no hunting or fishing available to the sportsman here. I've learned that there are no wild places left in California, we are all from SanFran, LA and the urban jungle, and that Californians are the cause of everyone else's problems.
That's about right! Hey! That's what I learned too!! But mostly, Ive learned to read more and type less....
BT53 "Where do they find young men like this?" Reporter Savidge, Iraq Elk, it's what's for dinner....
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In all honesty I've learned so much about rifles, gunsmithing, reloading, bullets, optics, etc., etc. from reading here and the rest of the internet that it has become imposible to have a resonable discussion about these things with the friends that I hunt with. They all think I'm some kind of uber looney.
None of the guys I hunt with spend any time on the internet. They all suffer from magnumitis, like large and powerful scopes and shoot whatever factory ammo is on sale at wally world. When were at camp sitting around the fire and the topic of rifles, shooting, etc. comes up, I chime in with a few comments and they all give me a confused or blank stare and I realize that they haven't got the foggiest idea of what I'm talking about. I learned to just sit back, listen to all the banter, enjoy my beverage and just keep my pie hole shut.
The good part of what I've learned here has helped me to turn my father's 30-06 FN mauser, that he bought new in 1955, from a rifle that shot factory ammo in 2 to 4 inch patterns into a true sub moa tackdrver. It was the first centerfire rifle I ever shot and I intend on it being the last. He passed away over 30 years ago and every time I hunt with or shoot his rifle it brings back nothing but good memories.
The wealth of information here is truely priceless.
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(I typed out a reply to this and it just went away, so I''ll try again)
I can relate to what you're saying, and that's why I really enjoy the threads about the gunshop/range bloopers. Some people I've met just never had the opportunity to learn about this hunting and shooting stuff from someone who knows anything, and some have more attitude than ability, which prevents them from learning. Interesting and entertaining. I enjoy helping people who have learned to listen, but I also like to listen to people smother themselves in their own b.s.
I saw a movie where only the military and the police had guns. It was called Schindler's List.
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