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Excellent post BR defintly a pleasent change from the typical 223 for deer vs the 338 etc posts of late.
now some incesent rampling from a gimpy cheap bastard who cant spell or puncuate worth a damn LOL
personaly i use a $150 sported .303 british bolt action lee enfield for the majority of my hunting, not because i prefer bolts over semi's or pumps but mainly because it was $150 and if i was offered a newer semi or pump for that price then i would use it instead, as for the round quality i use the winchester 180gr super X not because it is a better bullet then any other brand or because of any marketing, no i use it because it is cheap, i can find it just about anywhere, and it performs well enough in my gun at the ranges i hunt in. now for magizine capacity i use the standard 10 round mag the lee comes with and it is full when i go hunting. now for the main topic shot placment well like everyone i know here i do my damndest to put that first shot in the perfect kill zone but with the amount of variables in the bush shooting at a living animal in comparison to shooting from a bench at a piece of paper i cannot expect the first shot to kill every single time i aim and pull the trigger, so as soon as i pull the trigger i am reloading and getting prepared to take another shot. and as for people tell new hunters that you should only need one shot any more and your not a "real" hunter is retarded
the last time i checked a real hunter is defined by his level of respect to both the sport, the animal and the habitat in which he hunts and strives to make sure every animal he kills is done so in the most ethical manner available to him, he is also measured by what he passes on to the next generation of hunters. so shot placment does play a part in hunting and so does your rifle but thier parts are minute and equal when you factor in the amount of given varibles in each differnt situation. now on to the topic of missing shots well , its part of the sport everyone who takes part in hunting will miss at least one if not more shots in thier lifetime thiers nothing wrong with it, it doesnt make you less of a hunter, in fact each time i have missed a shot i spend the off season figuring out the reason why and more time practicing to try and prevent it the next time around, so going on that i feel missing a shot can only make you a bit better for the next trips out.
blah now i am really babbling so i will end with this
thanks BR this is defintly a worthwhile post to read and well appreciated by me at least
Excellent post BR defintly a pleasent change from the typical 223 for deer vs the 338 etc posts of late.
now some incesent rampling from a gimpy cheap bastard who cant spell or puncuate worth a damn LOL
personaly i use a $150 sported .303 british bolt action lee enfield for the majority of my hunting, not because i prefer bolts over semi's or pumps but mainly because it was $150 and if i was offered a newer semi or pump for that price then i would use it instead, as for the round quality i use the winchester 180gr super X not because it is a better bullet then any other brand or because of any marketing, no i use it because it is cheap, i can find it just about anywhere, and it performs well enough in my gun at the ranges i hunt in. now for magizine capacity i use the standard 10 round mag the lee comes with and it is full when i go hunting. now for the main topic shot placment well like everyone i know here i do my damndest to put that first shot in the perfect kill zone but with the amount of variables in the bush shooting at a living animal in comparison to shooting from a bench at a piece of paper i cannot expect the first shot to kill every single time i aim and pull the trigger, so as soon as i pull the trigger i am reloading and getting prepared to take another shot. and as for people tell new hunters that you should only need one shot any more and your not a "real" hunter is retarded
the last time i checked a real hunter is defined by his level of respect to both the sport, the animal and the habitat in which he hunts and strives to make sure every animal he kills is done so in the most ethical manner available to him, he is also measured by what he passes on to the next generation of hunters. so shot placment does play a part in hunting and so does your rifle but thier parts are minute and equal when you factor in the amount of given varibles in each differnt situation. now on to the topic of missing shots well , its part of the sport everyone who takes part in hunting will miss at least one if not more shots in thier lifetime thiers nothing wrong with it, it doesnt make you less of a hunter, in fact each time i have missed a shot i spend the off season figuring out the reason why and more time practicing to try and prevent it the next time around, so going on that i feel missing a shot can only make you a bit better for the next trips out.
blah now i am really babbling so i will end with this
thanks BR this is defintly a worthwhile post to read and well appreciated by me at least
