I was thinking we need to make a list of Hunting and Shooting "Trueisms" or maybe Axioms is a better word. Well anyway here's a couple of mine:

A hit in the Vitals with smaller gun is better than a bad hit with a bigger one.

In optics you have to pay a lot more to get something a little bit better.

You can't own to much ammo or have too many guns, but you can have too small a house, or too little money to put them in or buy them with.

If the Guns you own are worth more than the house they are in, you might be a gun looney (and/or a redneck).


More?....................................DJ

"In optics you have to pay a lot more to get something a little bit better."

Addendum to the above: All optics can fail. For this reason you want to purchase the most expensive optics available. If you do that, you can use this as an excuse when your expensive optics let you down while still maintaining the right to smugly tell anyone whose lesser optics fail that they should have spent the money for the best.

The internet makes most guns shoot better, but only if "I do my part".

"You can work too much but you can't hunt too much"...................DJ

We need a new caliber???

Every shooter needs at least one 22lr preferably more.....................DJ

"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZrBDivsSe3k"

How does that relate to this thread?
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"The bigger diameter bullet that you have leaves you more margin for error."

I believe that one is attributed to the "Dean" of big bores...

"Bear in mind that my .35 cal bullet starts out at the diameter that you hope your .243 expands to..." - Me

Grasshopper

"It's the nut behind the butt."

Good things happen to those that move.

Drill the shoulders with a good bullet and critter dies.

Light barrels don't shoot........laffin

Only accurate rifles are interesting.

The .30-06 is never a mistake.

Bullets from the .270 go through animals too fast to expand.

It has ten rounds down the tube and it's a half inch rifle (not a trueism, just chaps my ass)

When someone says 'But it's on safe' an ass kicking is usually next.

I'd rather a hole in the floorboard than through the chin

God, Guns and Lynyrd Skynyrd

Ballistic Tips don't work in Alaska

Lots of [bleep] don't work in Alaska.

"cuts a ragged hole"

I've never had any desire to hunt ragged holes, however...

Guessing is fun-for-mentals

Come on you can do better than that.....

You do get ALOT of rain from what I hear.

The south sucks for hunting! (Damn I've had too much to drink for a Wednesday night)

I should clarify that the south sucks for hunting four legged critters. Two legs, now thats another story!

The south don't suck for hunting, I just hate hunting in the south....


Not much rain, 15-16 feet a year on average.

Ducks are good. Quail and dove are OK (and thats only because you can have a toddy). I can't force myself in a treestand anymore, except with a bow.

I hear ya, I'd rather read the Euro boys discussions on optics than sit in a tree.

"If there's lead in the air, there's hope."

"Widowmaker" Answer to clients question about his horse-for-the days' name.

"If you're not cheating, you're not trying"

Nothing to do with hunting or shooting, but when I renewed my Drivers' Lic. the nice young lady asked if I wanted to be an organ donor, then she asked "What do you think they can do with that little thing?"

"Trigger breaks like a glass rod" Why would you want to break a GLASS rod and what are they used for anyway? here's one that'll make your blood boil:"There's NO WAY you can find usefull information on hunting thru the Internet."

Every animal in the woods knows exactly which hunting tags are in your pocket... and which ones aren't!

shoot it, if it moves shoot it again, repeat as necessary.

#6 shot from a .410 will bounce off a leather coat at 50 yards.

That one is true!

With a 300 mag you aim low the first 300 yards because the bullet is still climbing and you don't need to aim high until about 700 yards. (yes I've actually been told this one)

Aim on hair, not on air.

The bigger the buck/gobbler, the more likely they have read the season dates for that year.

All rifles are sub 1" shooters. Sometime you have to shoot from 20 yards though.

No animal has access to a chronograph and they don't care about how fast that bullet/broadhead went through their vitals. They're more concerned about why they are feeling light headed all of sudden.

All rifles are interesting, accurate ones are moreso.



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No one has ever recovered their failed bullet out of a dead animal.

And also...

"Nosler Ballistic Tips in .308 blow up on deer but .223 Sierra Matchkings kill deer like a bolt from the blue."

And...

"Big scope turrents kill game at 1000 yards."

Plus...

"Since elk have taken to wearing Kevlar I've quit hunting them with my .308."

Sorry I forgot this post was looking for "trueisms."

Wondering if everyone feels it true. If so, it's a truism.

Horns always look bigger to the shooter.

It weighed at least fifty pounds more before it was weighed.

My wife hunts, that why she buys a license.

My wife can shoot a deer at 8am, but be at work at 7am.

If it doesn't point it's only a pet!

"To hit is history, to miss is mystery."--Elmer Keith

Never hold off hair.

The first step out of a treestand can be a long one.

"Don't shoot again - he's hit hard"

"But from where I shot it - it looked like a big bear"

"That moose won't make it to the water"

"But it was shooting spot-on last year"

Dead by a magnum ain't deader than dead by a 243.

or

If you can't hit with it, don't carry it.

Scarred wood only adds character.

Only purdy rifles are intersting.

Well cared for meat tastes better.

You will always find your fallen game in the very last place you look.

Alcohol and shooting/hunting forums dont mix.

A .223 and a 45 grain bullet are perfect whitetail medicine.

If there's a swamp, full of blown down trees, on the far side of a hill, that's where your (deer / moose / elk) went and died.

The big ones look big.

Get as close as you can, and then get closer.

If you have to hold over, it's too far to shoot.

Safety's aren't.


Treat every gun as if it's loaded.

Keep your finger off the trigger until the sites are on the target.

Don't let your muzzle point at anything you aren't willing to destroy......................................DJ

Use JUST enough gun.

Friendly fire isn't.

Have fun

That's pretty much a truism for everything!

Whenever I hear/read "when I do my part" these come to mind.

The way my hair is going, it is getting harder and harder to do my part.


I've just learned to shoot with messed-up hair.

Bruce

You think you've got hair problems!

All you need is a .22, a 12 gauge and an'06.

What you want is different though.

A hunters heart is always out there.

Your Featherweight sliding into the scabbard the day you pack in makes a wonderful sound.

Rifles, knives, saws and hatchets are better hell for stout than light as a feather.

Pay your dues, put in your time, and good things will happen.

You make your own luck.

Anyone who claims the 30-06 isn't enough gun either hasn't used one - or is unwittingly commenting on their marksmanship

"All roads eventually lead back to Springfield."

Pavement sucks. Dirt roads are better, logging trails better yet, and game trails are best.

You can't get 'em if you aren't out there.

It's easy to see a big buck. You'll always see one if you shoot a small one first.

You can hunt longer with the wind at your back.

If it weren't for luck there wouldn't be hunting.

If it looks stupid but works - it isn't stupid.

It's better to be lucky than good........................DJ

Lever actions aren't accurate!
(grin!)
Virgil B.

Luck, Is when preparation meets opportunity

I had an old salty fire captain tell me that when I was a proby firefighter. That holds true to about anything in life.

Air goes in and out. Blood goes around and around. Any deviation of that causes problems for a critter.

The time you forget to bring extra ammo is the only time you will need it.

Take the first good shot you get because it might be the only one.

When you go hunting you are supposed to make life hard for the animals, not you.

The loudest sound you'll ever hear is a gun that goes "bang" when it was supposed to go "click".

The next loudest is a gun that goes "click" when it was supposed to go "bang".

When referring to any game animal you might be hunting: If you have to ask "Is that one a shooter?", it's not ...

With any game animal you are hunting, only YOU can decide if it's one you want to shoot.

Variable are just as tough as fixed powers......

Fixed are as tough as variable power scopes.

A 2 3/4 Stith Bearcub is all the scope you'll ever need.

A backup peep is always a good idea........

So is a pickup beep.

FFE

More or less......

It's funnier as time passes.

Most worthwhile things are.

The harder I work, the luckier I get.

Treestands are the most dangerous part of hunting. Glad I am back on foot in the west.

All social obligations will occur at the peak of the rut

Ain't that the truth...

When you start ignoring the squirrels making a racket around your deer stand, the biggest buck in the woods will sneak right behind you.

The biggest trophy deer are NEVER killed by the guys seriously looking for them;rank amateurs using 30'06's or 308's, 4X scopes, and factory ammo kill ALL the biggest bucks.

My first PH in Africa told me....

Shoot everything once more than you need to.

The 220 Swift,with proper bullets, is the greatest one shot killer of deer and deer sized game,ever devised.

-- Parker Ackley

He was a brilliant man.

Damn near cult status <g>.....

Killing does ain't a bad idea.

Passing up young bucks leads to more old bucks.

The full moon sucks.

If you plan a day off to hunt, it will be hot, windy, or both.

Never be more than one arm's length from your rifle or bow.

Only hits count
Most Winchester 94�s can outshoot their owners
Magnums kill on one end and severely wound on the other
If you know your target, you won�t ever need excuses

Pick your shots, not your snots.

A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.

And here's an interesting quote just 'cause:

"512K of RAM is all anyone will ever need."
(Bill Gates)

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Placement. Bullet. Caliber.





Mentioned by a wise man...

Brian-

You don't have a hair problem!

The absolutely loudest sound is when a brown bear is charging at 10 yards and your gun goes......... click.

"Owning a handgun doesn't make you armed any more than owning a guitar makes you a musician."
-Col. Jeff Cooper

Noooooo, No, No all roads lead back to Mauser!!!!


The Ol� Man said, �Son, don�t brag to me about the long shot you made! Brag to me about how close you got!�

No matter what time, in what town, on what mountain or lake, "you shoulda been here last week".

" it's always better hunting where the game is"

"I told him where to hunt"

that is absolutely, positively correct.

WD40 is the gunsmith's best moneymaker, even though he doesn't sell it.


3 Shot Groups are not the same as 5 shot groups.


Tight groups are impressive, but a rifle that is consistent with it's first shot is more impressive.


Old Indian saying "Hear one shot- Deer; Hear 2 shot-maybe deer; Hear 3 shot-No deer."

Hear 6 shots...That's my brother shooting.

Those (fill in the blank) bullets suck. I saw gordy's brother shoot that elk 6 times and it still ran off!

Don,

Actually, I prefer the classic version (which may or may not be that):

"One shot meat, two shots maybe, three shots heap sh-t."

Phil Shoemaker's comment about the .30-06 is a new/old classic, so much so that I have quoted it.

I like your's better. I'll amend mine in the future.

Jack O'Connor quoting an old Indian on caliber choice for large game:

- any gun good, shoot 'um good!

The best predictor of success is time in the field.

regarding spending time in a blind looking for game:

pigs rush in where deer fear to tread.

I was told by a guy I was hunting with once( If I can see it I can kill it, I'm shooting a 7MM mag, it only drops 15 inches in a thousand yards.) I said maybe 15 feet.

Round nose bullets are better "brush bucking bullets" that light weight pointed bullets.

A 243 Win. is an OK deer round but only if you hit them right (I love this one).

Deer always run with their nose to the wind.

Wild turkeys purpose in life is to test the sanity of a hunter.

It always rains on opening day.

The ____MAG is overkill for deer! (you fill in the blank).

You can't kill them deader than dead......................DJ

It always rains

Now that rings true. Well said!

Energy equals mass times velocity squared.

Guess that would be a FACT and not a truism!