It's about time someone posted this as far too many people that rant on about assault rifles do not even know what an assault rifle is.The media is ignorant enough where this topic is concerned without help from gun owners.
Assault Rifles For Hunters = "Terrorist Rifles" - Jim Zumbo Blog
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It's about time someone posted this as far too many people that rant on about assault rifles do not even know what an assault rifle is.The media is ignorant enough where this topic is concerned without help from gun owners.
Mumptia said:
So what about Grandpa's Lee-Enfield? Bubba'd or not, they still kill moose just as well as the killed Nazis. The latest thing in hunting weapons usually seems to be last war's service rifle.
To my mind, a gun is a weapon; doesn't matter whether you use it on deer or Taliban. Shooting somebody with a Remington 700 will kill them just as dead as shooting them with an M24
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rdelliott said:So what about Grandpa's Lee-Enfield? Bubba'd or not, they still kill moose just as well as the killed Nazis. The latest thing in hunting weapons usually seems to be last war's service rifle.
To my mind, a gun is a weapon; doesn't matter whether you use it on deer or Taliban. Shooting somebody with a Remington 700 will kill them just as dead as shooting them with an M24
By that logic, my axe and hammer are also weapons!
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They can be used as weapons, yes, same as a car.the_big_mike said:
As far as I'm concerned , if it has a trigger on one end, and a hole that a projectile comes out fast enough to kill a critter, fine , hunt with it.
Just don't be telling me I should or shouldn't be hunting with the same thing.
I'm sure there are lots of people out there who hate single shot falling block rifles as well as long bows.
That doesn't give them the right to put them down or put down those that use them to hunt with.
Zumbo was an idjit for saying what he did, he should have known that he would be barbequed for it!
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rollingrock
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I checked date of the original post by X-man to make sure that I'm really out of date. How could I miss this thread?
How could I miss this thread?
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rollingrock said:
You really missed the short bus this time. How could that happen, don't you drive the hell out of that bus?
Calum said:Methinks the Fudds out there have to realize that every part on their Modern hunting rifle is a byproduct if not an outright copy of what was once considered a state of the art military design.
Exactly.
Dimitri
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Not a chance,he deserves whatever his statement bring him even if it means the end of his career.The anti gun people have used his statements to advantage to turn more people against gun owners and hunters,so the damage is already done.
rdelliott said:So what about Grandpa's Lee-Enfield? Bubba'd or not, they still kill moose just as well as the killed Nazis. The latest thing in hunting weapons usually seems to be last war's service rifle.
To my mind, a gun is a weapon; doesn't matter whether you use it on deer or Taliban. Shooting somebody with a Remington 700 will kill them just as dead as shooting them with an M24
The ol' 303 is just another perception. Been around for many moons and over the years has earned a spot in the gun cabinet. Its a miliitary rifle but it has the sport hunting look bubba'd or not. Non's usually leave us alone when we are using guns that "look" like hunting guns (you know, wooden barrel or lamninate or composite with a kind of long black or silver barrel thingy and a monocular on the top
) I don't agree with the perception at all. We are constantly dealing with closed minds on this topic. We get into trouble when we start laying judgment on our fellow shooters (target or hunting) as to what they should or should not be using and that is what happened in the article. Zumbo put his foot in his mouth right to his knee and when all of his sponsors are finished with him, he might just learn how the social insurance down in the states works.
You prefer the term weapon over gun. You'll get no arguements from me. It usually makes no difference to most shooters but when you talk to others who are un-educated about firearms or anti I think that a level head with softer terminology will win over other approaches.
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You really missed the short bus this time. How could that happen, don't you drive the hell out of that bus?
I was shooting the hell out of my SKS military assault rifle to make sure I can take a moose with it this fall, or at least a mountain goat, to make you gang upset again.
rollingrock
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Look, if our hunting master Bigredd needs to practice follow up shots with his high power civilian rifle, there's enough reason for me to hunting with semiauto high power military assault rifle which has been mentioned by media over and over.
Rollingrock - knock it the hell off.
That cartridge with that load is marginal for deer and bear - it's certanly not acceptible for moose except possibly in the hands of a real expert. Which you clearly are not. So posting that here is just plain trolling.
You'll find yourself kicked off this site if you keep it up. There is very little patience left for trolls or #### disturbers, and zero for those who would wound animals. A 123 grain bullet in 30 cal at those velocities is obviously not acceptable for moose, and only a rank amature would even consider it for goat.
Get a grip.
That cartridge with that load is marginal for deer and bear - it's certanly not acceptible for moose except possibly in the hands of a real expert. Which you clearly are not. So posting that here is just plain trolling.
You'll find yourself kicked off this site if you keep it up. There is very little patience left for trolls or #### disturbers, and zero for those who would wound animals. A 123 grain bullet in 30 cal at those velocities is obviously not acceptable for moose, and only a rank amature would even consider it for goat.
Get a grip.
