Top shooting myths?

[RugerM77.270]

I am teaching a hunting/shooting class later this month at my churches annual men's advance and I thought I would tackle someshooting myths, so what would you guys say the top fiveshooting myths be?

[Ridge Runner]

1) the bullet rises as it goes downrange
2) reloaded ammo is not reliable
3) my gun drops 8" at 500 yards
4) shoots 1/4" all day long
ok, my mind just went blank, have heard hundreds of these
RR

[driftrider]

1) the bullet rises as it goes downrange

It does, for a little while, unless you're shooting downhill... but it's falling the whole time.

Mike

[DM]

That mid to large bore rounds like the 35 Rem., .444 Marlin, and the 45/70 shoot "through" brush better than other cartridges like the 30-06, 270 ect...

That "high" velocity bullets expand LESS in an animal, because they zip right through without expanding...

DM

[driftrider]

ORIGINAL: DM

Â* That mid to large bore rounds like the 35 Rem., .444 Marlin, and the 45/70 shoot "through" brush better than other cartridges like the 30-06, 270 ect...

That "high" velocity bullets expand LESS in an animal, because they zip right through without expanding...

DM

Those are two good ones.

Mike

[standsleeper]

I can hit what I am aiming at.

[standsleeper]

OK seriously. My favorite is" I don't need to practice as long as my gun is sited in well."

[stubblejumper]

1)The bullet went through the animal so fast that it didn't have time to expand.Reducing the velocity will give it more time in the animal,so it will expand more.

2)I can't hit a target off of a rest at the range,but I am a deadly shot on real game from field positions.

[stalkingbear]

Number 2 is my pet peeve of the 1s I hear. Another is boresighting will work as sighting in. Also just because a rifle shoots 1" groups at 100 yards, it'll group 3" at 300 yards.

ORIGINAL: stubblejumper

1)The bullet went through the animal so fast that it didn't have time to expand.Reducing the velocity will give it more time in the animal,so it will expand more.

2)I can't hit a target off of a rest at the range,but I am a deadly shot on real game from field positions.

[Uncle Mike]

Military snipers launching .308 bullets routinely make hits on man sized targetsat 1000 yards!-

All snipers, every time... make one shot, one kill-

A .357 Magnum fired from a 2" barrel is BETTER than a .38 Spl. from the same length barrel-

Because Remington actions are used to build custom rifles more than other manufacturers actions... Remington rifles are the most accurate out of the box rifles!-(I like that one) hehehe

If you do not indoctrinate some kind of elaborate barrel break-in proceedure... your rifle barrel will be ruined and it will never shoot better than 2" at 100 yards!-

If wecan justget rid of all the guns... mankind will exist in peace and harmony, for ever and ever... with suger and spice on it... xoxoxo Blah-

And lastly... My dads brothers uncles next door neighbors wifes cousins freind has a _________ (insert type of firearm) that will shoot .125" at 500 yards... in the wind, up hill, at night on a Monday mourning- hehehe

See Ya-