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Practical, Tactical Or ? By Ward W. Brien
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<blockquote data-quote="Reel Assassin" data-source="post: 728490" data-attributes="member: 59073"><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /><span style="font-size: 10px">First let me say I enjoyed your article!</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-size: 10px">Greetings gentlemen, I'm an older Vietnam era vet that qualified "expert" while in the Army with several weapons. While I have always been somewhat of an Elmer Keith big bore heavy caliber throwback, I find myself as I age not so gracefully that my body simply will not accommodate the abuse I used to put it through. I hunted the blowdown timber of western Wyoming with a custom .375 H&H and the plains of Wyoming with a custom .30-06. Both were heavier than the average rifle 9 to 11 pounds. I like the heavier barrels not only for their accuracy but because they help steady for a shot after a hard run to the top of a ridge. Try that with one of those ultra-light easy carry rifles and one will soon discover the downside! I'm a big guy 6' 5" and yes I played football as well as basketball along with most other school sports. I stayed active all through my life until my exposure to toxic chemicals and age did their damage to me. </span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-size: 10px"> A tactical rifle can be a perfect rifle for hunting depending upon the area hunted, the game and the hunting style of the hunter. A hunting rifle is in the eye of the beholder. Some like to stalk their game down over long distances while others do extensive research to set an ambush for the animal. It all depends on the animal, the environment it is found in and the method the hunter prefers. There is no perfect rifle for all situations. A rifle best for hunting in the swamps I grew up around in southern Arkansas will not be the best for hunting above timberline in Wyoming or the Deserts of Arizona. </span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-size: 10px">Right now due to my age, physical status, as well as extreme financial situation I am trying to put together the seeming imposible do it all rifle. It will most likely be .308 or 7MM. I find myself in the High Desert of Southern California to be near my wife's family but I know not a soul. I want to hunt coyotes, desert Mule Deer, and do some fishing but so far have met no one with like interests. </span></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Reel Assassin, post: 728490, member: 59073"] [FONT=Verdana]:)[SIZE=2]First let me say I enjoyed your article![/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Verdana][SIZE=2][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Verdana][SIZE=2]Greetings gentlemen, I’m an older Vietnam era vet that qualified “expert” while in the Army with several weapons. While I have always been somewhat of an Elmer Keith big bore heavy caliber throwback, I find myself as I age not so gracefully that my body simply will not accommodate the abuse I used to put it through. I hunted the blowdown timber of western Wyoming with a custom .375 H&H and the plains of Wyoming with a custom .30-06. Both were heavier than the average rifle 9 to 11 pounds. I like the heavier barrels not only for their accuracy but because they help steady for a shot after a hard run to the top of a ridge. Try that with one of those ultra-light easy carry rifles and one will soon discover the downside! I’m a big guy 6’ 5” and yes I played football as well as basketball along with most other school sports. I stayed active all through my life until my exposure to toxic chemicals and age did their damage to me. [/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Verdana][SIZE=2] A tactical rifle can be a perfect rifle for hunting depending upon the area hunted, the game and the hunting style of the hunter. A hunting rifle is in the eye of the beholder. Some like to stalk their game down over long distances while others do extensive research to set an ambush for the animal. It all depends on the animal, the environment it is found in and the method the hunter prefers. There is no perfect rifle for all situations. A rifle best for hunting in the swamps I grew up around in southern Arkansas will not be the best for hunting above timberline in Wyoming or the Deserts of Arizona. [/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Verdana][SIZE=2]Right now due to my age, physical status, as well as extreme financial situation I am trying to put together the seeming imposible do it all rifle. It will most likely be .308 or 7MM. I find myself in the High Desert of Southern California to be near my wife’s family but I know not a soul. I want to hunt coyotes, desert Mule Deer, and do some fishing but so far have met no one with like interests. [/SIZE][/FONT] [/QUOTE]
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