Why does this guy have six cheap hunting rifles? Those are starter guns for kids or people being taken by a buddy or spouse on their first hunt. Cheap out and of course you’ll regret owning it.
As for the AR Creedmoor – novelty gun. It won’t do anything better than a 308 in a hog gun and like he said he’s paying for it now.
The Kimber is a premium specialty rifle so, yeah, it has the trade-offs he listed and he could have built a custom gun the way he wanted it for the same $$$. But it’s pretty ideal for a western mountain gun, though I’d lose the brake for hunting. Zero it like Hathcock teaches: go out and shoot one shot from a cold, clean barrel every day for a year and you’ll know exactly how it will shoot under all conditions and for that one shot that matters.
Bottom line: He doesn’t know why he buys the guns he owns.
Dear Sir,
Everyone has to learn from experience I guess. Also one has to remember how expensive guns have become. That & at least here in California, There is a serious shortage of quality guns for sale here.
Plus having looked at what is out for sale. Most firearms even the new ones look like crap. So I am willing to hazard a guess that they don’t shoot as well. Anyways Thanks for reading my humble blog!
Grumpy
I know I’m pretty negative most of the time, I guess I’m just an old fart who’s fed up with the mediocrity I see all around me.
I sold guns at one of the national outdoor chains for years and have become jaded I guess. Between constantly sending cheap plastic guns out with people conditioned by shopping at Walmart and having to listen to the same dreck from at least one or two guys with a head full of Internet “knowledge” a day I just long for the days when quality and craftsmanship were commonplace and “expert” opinions were rare and valuable.
Thanks for your blog, You have an interesting diversity of content and I wish more readers would comment.
Thank you for the kind words! Grumpy (A Fellow Old Fart)
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Why does this guy have six cheap hunting rifles? Those are starter guns for kids or people being taken by a buddy or spouse on their first hunt. Cheap out and of course you’ll regret owning it.
As for the AR Creedmoor – novelty gun. It won’t do anything better than a 308 in a hog gun and like he said he’s paying for it now.
The Kimber is a premium specialty rifle so, yeah, it has the trade-offs he listed and he could have built a custom gun the way he wanted it for the same $$$. But it’s pretty ideal for a western mountain gun, though I’d lose the brake for hunting. Zero it like Hathcock teaches: go out and shoot one shot from a cold, clean barrel every day for a year and you’ll know exactly how it will shoot under all conditions and for that one shot that matters.
Bottom line: He doesn’t know why he buys the guns he owns.
Dear Sir,
Everyone has to learn from experience I guess. Also one has to remember how expensive guns have become. That & at least here in California, There is a serious shortage of quality guns for sale here.
Plus having looked at what is out for sale. Most firearms even the new ones look like crap. So I am willing to hazard a guess that they don’t shoot as well. Anyways Thanks for reading my humble blog!
Grumpy
I know I’m pretty negative most of the time, I guess I’m just an old fart who’s fed up with the mediocrity I see all around me.
I sold guns at one of the national outdoor chains for years and have become jaded I guess. Between constantly sending cheap plastic guns out with people conditioned by shopping at Walmart and having to listen to the same dreck from at least one or two guys with a head full of Internet “knowledge” a day I just long for the days when quality and craftsmanship were commonplace and “expert” opinions were rare and valuable.
Thanks for your blog, You have an interesting diversity of content and I wish more readers would comment.
Thank you for the kind words! Grumpy (A Fellow Old Fart)