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mikeh416Rigby
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Re: Is there a need for "high velocity" big bores?
27/02/03 07:14 PM

I'll probably catch some grief for this, but my opinion is that when the "Super Magnum" craze started some years back, it caught on only because of the lack of true "hunting skills" posessed by the average hunter. They were, and continue to look for a crutch to help them overcome an inability to stalk properly. Many feel that a faster, more powerful calibre makes them a better hunter, when the opposite is true. IMO that the majority of hunter/shooters are neither capable or proficient enough to take advantage or the extra velocity offered by these "Super Magnums". What percentage of hunters are truely proficient enough to take a 300+ meter shot at a game animal? I'd wager that not more than 10% of them could tell you the wind drift of a 180 grain .30 calibre bullet, at 325 meters, with a 20 MPH crosswind. If you're sighted in 2" high at 100 meters with this bullet exiting the muzzle at 3100 FPS, and the same 20 MPH wind is directly in your face, what is the bullet drop at that range? I think most of us, myself included, need to spend as much time practicing getting closer to the game, as we do on the target range trying to shoot little groups on a sheet of paper. Just another A Hole with an opinion.

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Is there a need for "high velocity" big bores?	Prev_Forum	30/12/02 02:39 PM
Re: Is there a need for "high velocity" big bores?	mikeh416Rigby	27/02/03 07:14 PM
Re: Is there a need for "high velocity" big bores?	ovis	27/02/03 08:05 PM
Re: Is there a need for "high velocity" big bores?	Bigfive	03/03/03 08:47 PM
Re: Is there a need for "high velocity" big bores?	DUGABOY1	02/02/03 10:01 AM
Re: Is there a need for "high velocity" big bores?	ovis	06/02/03 12:12 PM

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