Jeeper Posted April 21, 2005 Share Posted April 21, 2005 I hate that there is so much bad advice out there from people on other forums. I hate that there are probably people out there that follow this advice since they dont know any better and then get messed up because of it. I can only argue so much with idiots before I throw in the towel. I do love coming back here where people are smart and know what the hell they are talking about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shred Posted April 21, 2005 Share Posted April 21, 2005 The difference is people here actually shoot instead of just jawing about it all day. Well, most of us I'm amazed how much garbage advice just floats around because bottom-feeders keep sucking it up and spitting it back out again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeeper Posted April 21, 2005 Author Share Posted April 21, 2005 I'm amazed how much garbage advice just floats around because bottom-feeders keep sucking it up and spitting it back out again. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Like: "I heard from my gunstore that I cant shoot reloads out of glocks." or "Make sure you really get a stout crimp or the bullets will come right out" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zak Smith Posted April 21, 2005 Share Posted April 21, 2005 You're just jealous 'cause you don't have a dryfire laser. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xsrdx Posted April 21, 2005 Share Posted April 21, 2005 Absolutely no doubt - I don't even enjoy other general gun forums anymore because so much drivel flies back and forth, and the dispensers of said drivel are often the core members and administrators! ...And if I read one more thread on 762 vs. 556 I'm going to hurl. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clay1 Posted April 21, 2005 Share Posted April 21, 2005 It's the same in most web based communities. If you want to get better faster, you better figure out in a hurry who is giving the straight shit and who is just shoveling shit. Tried a different word in there and it just didn't work, so I went back to straight talk. Rick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeeper Posted April 21, 2005 Author Share Posted April 21, 2005 You're just jealous 'cause you don't have a dryfire laser. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> That was definately part of my motivation for this thread. That guy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Ankeny Posted April 21, 2005 Share Posted April 21, 2005 Jeeper: I too scratch my head in wonderment at some of the stuff I read on the Web. I thought you and Zak showed remarkable tolerance for the incompetent. BTW, did you know you get no feedback from your sights in dry fire? Ron Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ima45dv8 Posted April 21, 2005 Share Posted April 21, 2005 So where is this magical internet-land of Shooting Shangri la that we've been missing? Where are these pearls of wisdom hidden? OK, on a more serious note, I can't say I've been subjected to too much nonsense lately (the last year or so?). That is mostly because I found this forum and recognized/embraced it for what it is: the place where people who don't just shoot guns, but actually WEAR THEM OUT, share their experience and wisdom. I now venture to other forums/groups primarily for their entertainment value. I've found no other site with as good a signal-to-noise ratio as Brian's forums. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Dunn Posted April 21, 2005 Share Posted April 21, 2005 the place where people who don't just shoot guns, but actually WEAR THEM OUT You've put your finger on it. Well said. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeeper Posted April 21, 2005 Author Share Posted April 21, 2005 I hate to say this but anymore unless somone does something competitvely I really have a hard time trusting their opinion. I think shooting is one of the worst areas for this since it is such a "macho" activity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Stoeger Posted April 22, 2005 Share Posted April 22, 2005 There are many people in the gun community that have a bad combination of two charecteristics. 1. They don't know anything 2. They feel the need to convice you of... whatever they think But its all part of the fun.. isn't it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Capizzo Posted April 23, 2005 Share Posted April 23, 2005 I'm sure all of you have had these sort of b. s. experience in face to face conversations as well. My favorite: A guy at work was asking my advice about sighting in a new deer rifle. I tried to explain what little I know about it. Whatever it was I told him he didn't seem happy with, so I brought him a Sierra reloading manual with ballistic tables, exlained what they meant and let him take it home a few days. He brings me the book back and tells me "he didn't think those tables were right"! O.K. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ross Carter Posted April 23, 2005 Share Posted April 23, 2005 It's really fun if you're a gunsmith and a customer comes to you with all his newfound internet knowledge he wants applied to his gun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BSeevers Posted April 23, 2005 Share Posted April 23, 2005 I thought every thing written was true? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carinab Posted April 23, 2005 Share Posted April 23, 2005 It is...true BS.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeeper Posted April 23, 2005 Author Share Posted April 23, 2005 I'm sure all of you have had these sort of b. s. experience in face to face conversations as well. My favorite:A guy at work was asking my advice about sighting in a new deer rifle. I tried to explain what little I know about it. Whatever it was I told him he didn't seem happy with, so I brought him a Sierra reloading manual with ballistic tables, exlained what they meant and let him take it home a few days. He brings me the book back and tells me "he didn't think those tables were right"! O.K. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I met a guy at the range one time who said that a 30-06 sighted in at 200yrds would only drop 6 inches at 1000yrds. I couldnt convince him any different. I carried around a balistics table for weeks hoping to run into him again. I finally did and he said the table was BS since the twist of his barrel was different. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TriggerT Posted April 23, 2005 Share Posted April 23, 2005 Like several people have already said, the difference with this site is that there are SHOOTERS here, not just gun owners. I can't tell you how many members of the general public just don't believe that 1000 rounds through a handgun is not that much. I heard once that the average handgun in the US has 75 rounds throught it. Don't know if it is true, but makes me wonder about some of the people who have guns for defense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sixgun Posted April 23, 2005 Share Posted April 23, 2005 I heard once that the average handgun in the US has 75 rounds throught it. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> The cool thing here is that it seems everyone is doing their best to up the national average. I know I am! Ray Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Posted April 23, 2005 Share Posted April 23, 2005 What I am really afraid of is that the national average already includes all the high volume shooters handguns. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeeper Posted April 24, 2005 Author Share Posted April 24, 2005 I heard once that the average handgun in the US has 75 rounds throught it. Don't know if it is true, but makes me wonder about some of the people who have guns for defense. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I am in the process of tumbling (then loading) all my brass before I move so that I dont have to hurry and set all my stuff. My tumbler is in the garage and one of my neighbors stopped by and saw all the brass sitting there (about 10-15K rounds worth). He asked how many decades it would take for me to shoot that much. I said .05. He thought for a minute and said huh? I said I shoot that much every 6 months. he didnt believe me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JD45 Posted April 24, 2005 Share Posted April 24, 2005 And then you have the really scary type that actually does know a little bit about guns, many times in the form of so-called shade tree gunsmiths, but are quick to give advice to anyone about things of which they know nothing. I ran into one that tried to tell me all about IPSC and IDPA (bad things), and it was obvious that he didn't have a clue. Oh, as usual, he doesn't compete anymore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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