wanna be sniper trend
01-27-2010, 07:56 PM
#31
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Join Date: Nov 2007
Posts: 824
Bradc-
Listen to RR, he knows his stuff when it comes to long range shooting, no doubt.
But, I think I know where you are coming from. I was at Bass Pro over Christmas and heard 2 young guys talking "sniper" while looking at rifles. Later I heard a kid telling his father he wanted a "sniper" when they were looking at BB guns a Wal-Mart. Fast forward to the first squirrel hunting trip I took my 12 year old nephew on. What was he asking me about? Snipers! I asked where the heck did he learn about that?? You guessed it, PlayStation. Evidently quite a few games (hunting types and war) have this type of stuff in it. Now I'm not against video games, but if you look at the content and see who is obsessed with some of the long range stuff, I think there is a connection. So after chewing my nephews ass a la "The Old Man and the Boy" I hoped to instill in him what a sniper is and that they have a specific job that has nothing to do with hunting as we know it.
It concerns me that there are young mislead hunters that could possibly make wrong or unethical decisions trying to emulate what they've "learned" about this stuff. Sorry to say, the kids today are not raised like some of us were. They know everything and will try anything. Some of these questionable actions may reflect on all hunters.
Just my .02
Listen to RR, he knows his stuff when it comes to long range shooting, no doubt.
But, I think I know where you are coming from. I was at Bass Pro over Christmas and heard 2 young guys talking "sniper" while looking at rifles. Later I heard a kid telling his father he wanted a "sniper" when they were looking at BB guns a Wal-Mart. Fast forward to the first squirrel hunting trip I took my 12 year old nephew on. What was he asking me about? Snipers! I asked where the heck did he learn about that?? You guessed it, PlayStation. Evidently quite a few games (hunting types and war) have this type of stuff in it. Now I'm not against video games, but if you look at the content and see who is obsessed with some of the long range stuff, I think there is a connection. So after chewing my nephews ass a la "The Old Man and the Boy" I hoped to instill in him what a sniper is and that they have a specific job that has nothing to do with hunting as we know it.
It concerns me that there are young mislead hunters that could possibly make wrong or unethical decisions trying to emulate what they've "learned" about this stuff. Sorry to say, the kids today are not raised like some of us were. They know everything and will try anything. Some of these questionable actions may reflect on all hunters.
Just my .02
01-27-2010, 08:02 PM
#32
Spike
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Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: South Florida
Posts: 39
if you guys have these guns and are good shooters great! but some dumba*** who has never owned a guns before and buys a 2000$ rifle cause he saw a sniper show a tv is more of what im talking about
01-27-2010, 08:07 PM
#33
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http://www.vandykerifles.com/images/custom-rifle2.jpg
would you hunt with something like this? seen some ppl with similar rigs.im sure they wouldnt be this expensive. not practical
would you hunt with something like this? seen some ppl with similar rigs.im sure they wouldnt be this expensive. not practical
Depends on where you hunt what practical means. Western Extreme took a deer the other day with a .50 BMG, overkill yes! Would I do it if I had the chance, YES!
I'll hunt with anything that shoots accurate enough for the job at hand.
01-27-2010, 08:09 PM
#34
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01-28-2010, 03:21 AM
#35
Spike
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: harrisonburg va
Posts: 65
long range
Hello new to the forums. Like what i read Like the pics. I see. To hit at lond range requires a good set of eyes an nerves an a lot of pratices. With that skill you can place a good shoot with any good quialty rifle. Just my thought usedto take care of small targets at long ranges for UNCLE SAM 
01-28-2010, 05:29 AM
#36
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Join Date: Jan 2008
Posts: 1,320
I still can't figure out why the OP cares what I hunt with and how far I shoot. If I want to hunt with a 25 lb. rifle with a 40" barrel that measures 1.5" diameter and launches a 250 gr. bullet at 4000 fps. And my shots are in excess of 1000 yds. , as long as its legal its really only my business.
When we start trying to decide what others should be doing within the scope of the law we start sounding alot more like what the current administration sounds like.
When we start trying to decide what others should be doing within the scope of the law we start sounding alot more like what the current administration sounds like.
01-28-2010, 11:39 AM
#37
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Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: PA
Posts: 9,085
my "evil sniper rifle" scope is a little small...its only 6-18x...but its a Leupold!
yes thats a 26" bull barrel...
man thats dumb...i got a bipod on that rifle and am shooting off a round bale! what a moron!!
what you dont see is my truck is maybe 100yds away...i dont carry that rifle very far...im no expert...but ive made 1 shot kills out t0 350yds with that rifle...its all factory...even the trigger still...and shooting factory ammo...i dont have the fields to reach much farther than that withouth doubling or tripling that distance...im not ready for the big leauges yet...but that rifle is my base for getting there...
i didnt buy that rifle and set it up how i did to carry it....its made to sit and reach out and touch somethin...
when im done with it, its going to be a bit bigger and heavier..and its a pure hunting rifle....
i dont claim to be a sniper or have a sniper rifle...but i enjoy laying behind the rifle and squeezing the trigger on a target that most people would never see if i didnt point it out to them
