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wvbias,
I've never shot flintlock or muzzle loaders but I have seen them being used at various ranges, and I dont think 3in shot groups are that bad. I cant really remember if they were shooting 50yd targets or 100yd targets though.
Shooting shot groups at 50yds open sights that a dime can cover are good shot groups for sure.
Anyone ever done match shooting? I had a couple friends who did, and it sounded like a lot of fun.
I was talking more about pistols/revolvers. That's where the caliber affects the recoil more. As for your rifle-shooting, I wouldn't know how good it is but it sounds impressive. I've only shot a rifle once (.22), but I made it count: A porcupine in a tree, from about 40m, and it was dead before it hit the ground. And by once I mean once -- a single round. The friggin thing damaged the brake-lines on 2 cars parked on my stepdad's land.
Billy,
While the flintlock groups were shot with
open sights the .22 were shot with a scope.
Ilijah,
I fired a .22 pistol a few times on a couple of
times. Other than that, no experience with
pistols.
I do believe that I would have killed the porcupine
as well. For the first time shooting a rifle, not bad.
Enjoy your week end.
Terry
I didn't have a choice. My stepdad was killing all the porcupines that congregate on his land as at least one of them was eating the brake lines. However, due to a stroke he could only shoot one-handed. He killed one before but he had to put 4 bullets into it to kill it. I didn't want this one to suffer like that, so I made sure to make the shot count. Necessity is the best teacher lol.
Hehe... them pesky porcupines!!! Yeah, .22s are awsome varmit guns. I have a Marlin .17 right now, but it doesn't have open sites and I've never been all that comfortable with scopes. I shot a Desert Eagle .50 before.... I shot about 3 rounds before my wrist started to hurt... and then a woman walked in who worked at the shop and put all 7 rounds down range with a fairly decent group... I still feel like less of a man to this day. I was shown a very large barreled .50 cal revolver and I was told that the "HUGE" barrel made the pistol very controlable.Quote:
Originally Posted by FiReSTaRT
wbvias, I couldn't honestly say what a good group with a scope is... I only have one scoped rifle and I have a cheapy scope on it. Never did much shooting with a scope. I'm wanting to get a smaller caliber hunting rifle sometime in the next few years and then I will probably start learning more about it. I'm thinking like a .243 round... Anyone have any experince with it?
That was an old open-sight rifle, belonging to one of his neighbors. I've never shot with a scope so I wouldn't know either. Gun permits and such are difficult to obtain in Canada and I can't really afford to go hunting, so I never got too active with this hobby. Due to personal moral issues, I don't think I'll ever own a handgun, unless it's job-related (and that would entail me going into law enforcement). However, I wouldn't mind catching my own non-vegetarian dinner :D
I've been through quite a few handguns, I dont think I would feel morally disenclined to shoot an unauthorized persons in my house at night. Then again, I was raised in Texas... we feel pretty strongly about personal/private property. If you belong there, you already know about knocking :w
Catching dinner does sort of give you a sense of pride. A "I am all that is MAN!" type feeling! Just remember, Gut shot = bad = Your friends aren't going to help you clean it. :cry:
Recoil? Ha... I'll tell you guys what. If any of you post a video of you shooting 3 rounds from a 416 Rigby with less than 30 seconds between shots, I'll give you a free razor... a nice one.
It had better be a nice razor, because the proceeds from it would have to cover having your shoulder reattached! :-)Quote:
Originally Posted by urleebird
I am of the same opinion about intruders, BUT... A reduced number of guns on the market reduces their availability to the criminal world. In my perfect world, there would be no armies and the cops would only use billy-clubs. For home defense, I know where every object that can be used as a weapon is located, like the kitchen knives, my display daggers, the throwing knives (only good as distractions) and the machettes are.
Gut-shots are bad for another reason. They make the poor animal suffer. I don't mind killing my dinner as long as:
a) I don't make it suffer needlessly
b) Every part of it gets used
Bill, what about 3 measured shots with the 7,62 TT with less than 30 seconds apart? :D