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good hunting caliber?????
maggiethecat
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I just recieved a remington 700 pss as a gift. it is chambered in .308. the barrel has been cut to 22" with a target crown. question is: what can i hunt with this? Deer; boar; coyote; prairie dogs; elk; moose; ????????????????? I have shot this out to 750 yds(yes, accurately) I am just wondering what i can hunt with it, or shouldi get something bigger? faster? more powerful? Any help appreciated
For the first time a nation has full gun registration. Our streets will be safer, our police more effecient, and the world will follow our lead into the future.-A. Hitler
must have been a democrat
For the first time a nation has full gun registration. Our streets will be safer, our police more effecient, and the world will follow our lead into the future.-A. Hitler
must have been a democrat
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All with proper bullet type and shot placement.
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"Not as deep as a well, or as wide as a church door, but it is enough."
Boomer, yes I am a SA
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Boomerang. you are exactly the type of idiot I was not nor will ever ask advice from. You figure I dont need to be hunting because i dont know what round is good for what game. terrible logic. do you know how an airplane works, not just lift but ALL aspects of flight and maintenance. if not you shouldnt be flying. How does your computer work and interface with telephone systems? Oh, you dont know. By your logic you shouldnt be using a computer or a telephone. You are so arrogant and pompous as to say a begginner shouldnt be doing it. just for asking a question. there is a thread here in general about YOU. "how we treat newbies" I just wish you were a dealer in my area, so i could warn all that you do NOT support the newbies in the sport. that way when you die, the sport will too, as will the 2nd amendment, because every time we newbies asked a question you talked down to us, thinking(incorrectly) that you are superior to us because you've been doing it longer. By the way, new doesnt mean stupid!!
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Why does man kill? He kills for food. But not only for food; frequently, he must have a beverage.
maggiethecat - Your response to my post demonstrates that you have a big mouth coupled very little brains! Your use of name-calling and incoherent logic is a sign of a very immature person. I must say when I first read your post I thought it was bull$itt, but now I am convinced your full of it.
quote:I just recieved a remington 700 pss as a gift. it is chambered in .308. the barrel has been cut to 22" with a target crown. question is: what can i hunt with this? Deer; boar; coyote; prairie dogs; elk; moose; ????????????????? I have shot this out to 750 yds(yes, accurately) I am just wondering what i can hunt with it, or shouldi get something bigger? faster? more powerful? Any help appreciated
Let me see now, you say you just received a Remington 700 PSS in .308, and you are accurate out to 750 yards. WOW!!!!! That is pretty damn good for someone new to the sport and who essentially knows nothing about ballistics nor the killing potential of the .308 cartridge. (I can only claim consistent accuracy out to 600 meters, and that is after years of shooting.) Further, if you had ever bothered to read about this round prior to you going out to the firing range, then you would have known that it is capable of taking just about any N.A. game animal.
quote:For the first time a nation has full gun registration. Our streets will be safer, our police more effecient, and the world will follow our lead into the future.-A. Hitler
If you ever bothered to read or research anything you would know that this was not an A. Hitler quote, it is was fabricated by the nebulous "They said it, so it must be true crowd.". Are we starting to see a trend here?
quote: to almost al who responded, thanks.
Boomerang. you are exactly the type of idiot I was not nor will ever ask advice from. You figure I dont need to be hunting because i dont know what round is good for what game. terrible logic. do you know how an airplane works, not just lift but ALL aspects of flight and maintenance. if not you shouldnt be flying. How does your computer work and interface with telephone systems? Oh, you dont know. By your logic you shouldnt be using a computer or a telephone.
Oh well, I think the above quote speaks for itself. But for the record, before I went to the range with a new rifle and caliber, I read up on it so I would know what to expect down range. Before I flew my first planes (Cessna 152 & 172), I read about their flight characteristics, FAA rules and regulations, and I took ground school. Before I used my first computer, guess what, I read up on it. Ok, you got me, I will admit I did not read how to use a telephone, but then again telephones don't have high velocities, ballistic coefficients, and sectional density to consider.
quote: You are so arrogant and pompous as to say a begginner shouldnt be doing it. just for asking a question. there is a thread here in general about YOU. "how we treat newbies" I just wish you were a dealer in my area, so i could warn all that you do NOT support the newbies in the sport. that way when you die, the sport will too, as will the 2nd amendment, because every time we newbies asked a question you talked down to us, thinking(incorrectly) that you are superior to us because you've been doing it longer.
FYI, I am neither arrogant nor pompous; however, I will admit to being a Smart * at times, as I did note in my original post. Now I must admit I got lost with the rest of your irrelevant, incoherent babble, on this subject. So to respond to you I guess I should say, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, and blah blah, blah; so there!
quote: By the way, new doesnt mean stupid!!
maggiethecat - This is very true statement, but in your case I am not so sure.
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Edited by - Boomerang on 08/24/2002 13:50:46
"Not as deep as a well, or as wide as a church door, but it is enough."
Charlie
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He who dares not offend cannot be honest.
-- Thomas Paine
Boomer is one of the very best
people around here,he can be a
smart *,as he admitted in his
first post..but he is also very
sincere,and will go out of his
way to help someone,just just
cause he likes to.I know this
for a fact.
Thanks again,Boomer, for
paying that two hundred and some
odd dollars to secure that great
deal on ammo,just in case I wanted it,
and I apreciate that you did it without
even knowing me,and that I never asked.
It was very thoughtful...and if you ever feel like ribbing sombody,I will not mind a bit.
.218
Did sombody say somethin` about bees?
you might both be great people
but do you think it was nessary to flame each other?
the only dumb question is the unasked one.
SMILE...MAKE EM WONDER WHAT YOUR UP TO
Boomerang-Thats some pretty good stuff you are slinging there. Im impressed.
But in all fairness, I have heard many people attribute that quote to Hitler, until they are notified that it is a fake quote.
"The powers delegated by the proposed constitution to the federal governmentare few and defined, and will be exercised principally on external objects, as war, peace negotiation, and foreign commerce"
-James Madison
coming from gun totin` jazzman,
~The Salzo~ himself.
You have hit the bigtime,Boomer!!!
.218
MEOW
Give your kids roots and wings. and dont forget the guns!!
you can be king or street sweeper but everyone is going to dance with the reaper
BTW, my initial response to you was not because you are a "newbie". Matter-of-fact, I did not not even notice you were a new member until you brought it up. As anyone on this board will tell you, I am an "Equal Opportunity Giver of Grief". I have even been known to help stir-the-pot on occasion. My only advice to you is don't take anything on this board personal, life is too short to let this kind stuff upset you. You will live longer and enjoy life more if you develop a thicker skin.
In short, no hard feelings here.
Boomer
"Success is to be measured not so much by the position that one has reached in life as it is by the obstacles which one has overcome while trying to succeed."NRA Life Member