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<blockquote data-quote="KYHILLJACK" data-source="post: 2659509" data-attributes="member: 70638"><p>"Groups better than 1.5 MOA are swell to brag about online, but irrelevant in the field. Accuracy beyond the practical limit is simply unnecessary. No one is justified in taking shots longer than 400 yards with any hunting rifle or cartridge. Sub-MOA rifles are nice, but irrelevant to the hunter." Chuck Hawks.</p><p>I agree with this statement but would never demean or begrudge someone in their pursuit of a 1000 yard tack driver. We all have passions. Some are satisfied with time spent in the field regardless of whether game is taken. I probably get the same satisfaction of many of you guys by shooting a 1.5 MOA with my grandpa's Model 99 with its Weaver K4 or a 3 MOA with a Marlin 30.30 and factory air bulldozing round noses. I know one thing, I'll be carrying gramp's rifle opening day tomorrow and dad's Remington 7600 in 30.06 the next day.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="KYHILLJACK, post: 2659509, member: 70638"] "Groups better than 1.5 MOA are swell to brag about online, but irrelevant in the field. Accuracy beyond the practical limit is simply unnecessary. No one is justified in taking shots longer than 400 yards with any hunting rifle or cartridge. Sub-MOA rifles are nice, but irrelevant to the hunter." Chuck Hawks. I agree with this statement but would never demean or begrudge someone in their pursuit of a 1000 yard tack driver. We all have passions. Some are satisfied with time spent in the field regardless of whether game is taken. I probably get the same satisfaction of many of you guys by shooting a 1.5 MOA with my grandpa's Model 99 with its Weaver K4 or a 3 MOA with a Marlin 30.30 and factory air bulldozing round noses. I know one thing, I'll be carrying gramp's rifle opening day tomorrow and dad's Remington 7600 in 30.06 the next day. [/QUOTE]
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