Top Ten Hunting/Shooting Myths[/i][/b]

1. Professional hunters on TV/magazines know what they are talking about.[/b][/b]
a. They are getting paid to promote
b. High fence (Ted Nugent shooting a deer with a tag in its ear)
2. You need lighter faster bullets to shoot longer range.[/b]
[/b] a. Heavier bullets have a higher ballistic coefficient and carryaflattertrajectory over longer distances.
3. Bonded bullets are the needed to kill deer[/b].
a. Bonded bullets vs. non-bonded
b. Lead tips vs. poly tips

4. The 30-06 is the best all around caliber for hunting.[/b][/b]
a. The best all round caliber is the one you can shoot.
5. A magnum caliber kills deer better then a standard.[/b][/b]
a. Hunter’s ability to shoot is more important than caliber.
b. Shot placement is the key to any hunt.

6. Big heavy bullets provide more knockdown power and kill DRT/Light fast bullets provide hydrostatic shock and kills DRT.[/b][/b]
a. Large bullets deposit energy in a deer.
b. Faster bullets create more damage.
7. If you don’t find blood at the point of the shot or immediate area you missed.[/b][/b]
a. Heart shots can stop blood flow and pressure.
b. Impact sight looks different in the tree,
8. If my gun shoots a 2’’ group at 100 yards its will shoot the same at 400 yards.[/b][/b]
a. MOA increases as the bullets travels
b. The angle can actually be an ever increasing arc.
9. Round nose bullets make good brush guns.[/b][/b]
a. All bullets deflect and no bullet bust through brush.

10. My rifle shot dead on when I sighted it in three years ago and the chart in the box showed how the BDC makes my gun accurate to 500 yards.[/b]
a. Practice, Practice, Practice