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Old 10-20-2013 | 12:37 PM
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Hey now, I have a Cabelas hunting jacket, lol. Its one of those two in one jacket/parkas in blaze orange. I've had it for 12 years or so, and has none of the miracle scent control in it. Two Leupold scopes, both vari-X IIIs, 11-13 years old with regular plex reticles on a pair of magnums, that I load my own ammo using a basic Lee press, using common brass. I do have a gps to carry with me, that's 15 years old and still works. No built in maps, just basic stuff in it. Meanwhile the fashion hunters have their M700 with the tasco scope, box of the highest price ammo available that they shot three rounds thru, because they must buy a new rifle every year in whatever caliber the hunting shows say to use that year... I'm sure we could go on. The fashion hunting snobs aren't restricted to 1k yard shooters, but short ranger hunters, and bow hunters as well. Granted, I have not bow hunted in earnest, but with a magnesium bow, not the latest Matthews single cam pigmy bow, I've gotten a lot of looks, especially if I need arrows cut(33" draw here). We have them at the gun shops, with a seasoned and crusty salesman at Sportsmans once. He blanket criticized anyone who shoots a magnum rifle. In his opinion nothing more was needed than a 30'06, and none of those non-sense assault rifles. I politely informed him that he must really be a bad shot, as I could kill anything in NA with a 30/30 if I really wanted to. Also I informed him that his mighty '06 was first and foremost a military caliber as well. I shoot magnum rifles because I want to, and choose to, not because it is the fashionable thing to do, or to make up for something else. My wife, and my targets from the range can attest otherwise =D
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