ok, I may be one of "those" guys on this one. Back when I was shooting my 7mm WSM, I shot at a doe with her head down, aiming for the neck. She dropped dead at the shot. When I got up to her, there was a crease on her neck with no hair but the skin (hide) was not broken but she was very dead.

Maybe he did. I wouldn’t be around when he shot it, just in case.

In all fairness, I have been guilty of the ballistic tip comment before, but that's because I don't hunt and used to classify things into 3 categories - FMJ, hollow point, ballistic tip. Obviously ignorant and incorrect.

I'm dying over here.

There is some truth to your statement specifically about rifles, scopes & bullets for hunting.

People misunderstand LOS

You were shooting a Tikka probably!!

I once told my uncle after he explained how he Shot an elk at 750yds with his 257 Weatherby by just holding a little high on it’s shoulder that if that’s the case then he should be sure and step to the left if he ever missed a shot. He asked why and I explained that way when the bullet traveled around the world it wouldn’t hit him in the back of the head.

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Ron

I'll tell new people I dove hunt with I'll only do head shots on them to preserve the meat.

Heard an RO tell a man and his grandson they couldn't shoot his 22 on the 100 yard range due to the fact that it wasn't powerful enough to hit the target accurately.

several folks have bragged about super fast ammo. 4000fps out of a 243 is a common one. had a guy tell me that his 3030 was running 3000fps.

Friend of mine at work "JG, I think I have room for a thousand yard shot on my land". I said, put a laser range finder on it and get back to me.

The next shift he came in like this "It is 500 yards. My gawd, yall can hit small targets at a thousand, hell 500 is a long damn ways".

I do believe I would have asked for a demonstration of that theory first hand.

My 25-06 shoots in a corkscrew pattern just like it's supposed to.

Had a guy swear up and down his Contender in 44 Rem Mag would blow a 1 inch hole in anything he shot, including paper targets. I called BS on it, but it turned out he was right. We were at the range one day and he demo'd it for me. Sure enough, there was a big ragged hole in the target when he shot it with that Contender. I said let me look at that pistol. He handed it over and I noticed something odd about the muzzle. Turns out he had been shooting it with the factory shotshell choke screwed into the muzzle. Took out all of the spin from the rifling and made the bullet tumble.

Oh, the #1 thing I hear that's BS, is "that my gun doesn't like this XYZ bullet". That's a false statement (and true at the same time)! Yes, the true part is the current ammunition (load) you are shooting with that bullet your rifle does not like (currently). What your rifle does NOT like is the powder and powder charge used with that bullet. I can (generally) take most any bullet and make it shoot good out of that rifle that you said doesn't like this bullet, and make it shoot. I do this by tuning the powder and powder charge to the harmonics of the barrel. This will dial in "the bullet" to shoot accurately and consistently. I have done it MANY times!

Or, "My gun only likes XX grain weight bullets". No, it will like other weight bullets. Same thing as above.

Yes! That's a good one. I had a similar experience at a store talking ammo and hunting. A guy said he shot an elk at about 700 yards by holding at the top of his back. I forget the slow round he was shooting, but I quickly said that animal wasn't 700 yards then. He argued, and I quickly told him what I did and ran a quick trajectory chart. I told him sure, that elk was probably 300-400 yards, but not 700. It's not possible with the round/bullet you are shooting and the hold on the elk you describe. He left mumbling off.

I’m glad you’ve made this clear. It’s something I’ve always suspected, but didn’t have the experience to prove.

I was at academy once and the guy behind the counter was trying to explain a scope to a guy. The scope had turrets and the guy behind the counter told the prospective buyer that you zero it at 100 yards the. Loosen the turret and turn to the 1 which was 1 MIL OR MOA not sure. Then he said to shoot at 200 place it on 2, 300 3 and that it would work all the way out to 1000 yards. To top it the buyer was bragging about getting into long Range shooting and was interest d in a 30-06. I just shook my head and walked away.

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I think NFA stuff brings out the derp in people, even ROs. Had an RO tell me (at elmfork) that i should should dial up about 6" when moving to the 100yd range (from the 50) because the suppressor kills all the velocity of a bullet, i was shooting my AR-10

I've had several ROs demand to see my "paperwork" (on SBRs, MGs and cans) because they are "required by law" to check it

or the classic "aren't those illegal?" or the "don't you need a class III license for that?"

Glad I don't have to shoot at a range amongst all the experts.

Here's one on me... when did the 21 day waiting period to buy a handgun go away? I bought a glock a few weeks ago and was surprised I could take it home that day. At bass pro they even hand it to you at the gun counter and you carry it in the store. At academy I think they have a manager carry it to the door.

i been buying guns a long time and never had to wait on one

Well put, I was at the range sighting in a rifle after a scope change and was asked how fast the load was. I told them and they said I could get lots more speed out of a 25-06. I informed them I was after accuracy not speed. It is amazing how slowing a bullet down (or up) 100 to 150 FPS will do to tighten up your groups.

Not a gun topic per say but I’ve been told a coyote is the only animal fast enough to dodge a bullet.

When I asked how they figured that they said “well, it ducked when I shot at it”