petemacsydney wrote::lol: I've seen a couple of blokes at a range that constantly shoot their 243 and 308 at 25 meters.
Chronos wrote:Some purple appreciate help and guidance.
Harts wrote:Know-it-all's on the internet need to stop telling everyone that 300 win mag is the target cartridge.
(not point fingers at anyone here).
Chronos wrote:should have seen their faces when we told them it was all shot standing unsupported.
Chronos wrote:Yeah, everyone knows you need a .338lap to get out to Afghanistan sniper ranges.....like past 400
Harper wrote:Chronos wrote:Yeah, everyone knows you need a .338lap to get out to Afghanistan sniper ranges.....like past 400
Along those lines, I reckon a big part of it is people who have little or no shooting experience deciding they wan't to do "long range" shooting.
How many times have you read the "I want to do 1,500 yard shooting, what rifle should I buy?" question online?
I reckon they just read that 300wm is a cartridge for long range shooting and go off an buy one. No thought to what range they'll actually be shooting at.
Brute wrote:Hey, I'm not getting in anyone's way of fun. I didn't say anything to the guys to rain on their parade.
Just complaining to pass the time here, ha ha.
To each their own.
brett1868 wrote:...shoot on the St Mary's indoor range out to a massive 50m with the scope wound up to 32x. Why....because its fun and I don't give a rats a$$ what anyone thinks.
handofcod wrote:1. Put on a bloody high vis if you are walking out to 200m. How many times do they tell you, honestly?
Chronos wrote:Mentor, they need a nature responsible mentor.....hope they find one
Brute, it's not just young bloke and not just at short ranges. I sat at a bench once at 300m shooting my 7-08 with an untested load. The load didn't impress me but was holding 4" at 300m in gusty side winds.
Two blokes nearby shooting semi custom tacticool .308's with $2k scopes and couldn't keep them on paper.
Some purple appreciate help and guidance. Others can figure it out for them selves, eventually
Chronos
ChicagoTed wrote:ill sit at the bench and some old hunter will sit next to me shooting hunting loads with a muzzle break on