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Hammerli
iceracerx
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Just curious about the proper pronunciation.
Is it Hammer Lee
Or
Hammer EL Lee?
I say Hammer Lee but then again I say Porsche as Porch and not Porch Ah
Is it Hammer Lee
Or
Hammer EL Lee?
I say Hammer Lee but then again I say Porsche as Porch and not Porch Ah
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I've never been able to justify owning anything better than my Mdl 41, which can out shoot my abilities (and now eye sight) on it's worst day.
I figure if I showed up with a Hammerli, I'd have to win the match or something.[:D]
Yes, it's Hammer Lee, at least according to the employees that man the booth at SHOT Show...[;)]
quote:I figure if I showed up with a Hammerli, I'd have to win the match or something.[:D]
Yes again since we would expect you to win or something! [}:)]
When I was shooting a lot of trap and skeet, local (high roller) folks would show up with $25,000 shotguns and proceed to score in the high teens or low twenties. The rest of us who actually took it seriously, but shot $1,000 or less shotguns, would run the field. But when those high dollar shooters showed up, the expectations of what they MIGHT do to us was at a very high level. The same occurs at the Tactical competitions that I attend now. It's simply psychological. It generally comes down to the capability of the person driving the firearm as long as the firearm is capable.
I have a wonderful Mod. 41 and a Mod. 52 which are older yet shoot very competitively for the type of shooter I am. I am neither embarrassed nor do I feel undergunned. I shoot to the best of my ability but, if I doubt the tool then I will have to make some changes. Confidence in your tools is paramount in any competition.
Best.
If I owned a single expensive 'anything' I wouldn't be able to afford to do all the 'things' I enjoy. I can't imagine showing up at the Trap or skeet field with a 6K Krieghoff much less a 25K scattergun! I started shooting Skeet with a 870 and moved to the 'big time' (in my mind) with a nice 1K "fitted" O/U. Still haven't run the course!
I've been competing long enough to know that while the best of the best in equipment instills confidence (as long as it's maintained[}:)]) it doesn't reduce the stress of busting the 100th bird if clean to that point or on the final shot of the slow fire stage when the other 9 are in the 10 ring.
When I started shooting center fire rifles, I was at the range and just competing with myself for the best group I could manage (I've been trying to put two bullets through the same hole since I started shooting 55 some years ago). You helped with info on what affects bullet flight and much more. I can shoot better groups at distance (bullet stability) than close up (which didn't make sense at first) so I was shooting @ 200 yards with my new 'guaranteed' sub MOA 223 rifle and had managed a nice 4 shot cloverleaf group. I couldn't will that 5th shot out of the rifle for love nor money. I knew I was going to throw the shot and open up the group and was sweating buckets. And this was just for personal satisfaction. I must have gotten off the scope at least a dozen times, to the point of getting up and walking around. Finally got the shot off and ended up with a 3/4 MOA group. Odd thing is, the pressure isn't any less now than it was then.
Thanks for the ramble.