02-12-2005, 07:46 AM
I dont think you will change any ones mind when it comes to which gun is better,
matching a gun to a shooter is as difficult as finding the mate in you life, What works for one shooter wont nessisarily work for another...
when you find a gun that fits you, you too will swear by the modle and make just as much as every one else...
If you take your gun out and pratice and become comfortable with it you fall in to a grove, I know people who use berreta's over and under for every thing they hunt and do well, I know others who have a different gun for every day of the week and every game animal they hunt.
there are guns out there that will make you shiver under your hunters orange when it misfires or jams or falls apart. You really have to be carfull when picking up used modles, you never know how well the gun was maintained or if it was thrown around in the back of a pickup truck.
having a gun that fits you is the most important factor. the stock must be the right lenth, to long or to short you jepordize your ability to shoot consitantly.
if you have short arms like myself shooting a shot gun with a pump with a long stroke makes a second shot mute. a bolt action with a long stock really requires too much concentration to reposition after every shot.
My dad swears by mongomery wards (now out of bussiness) If I put one in my hand I dont even bother pointing the gun at a deer because it has jammed on me more times than I can count.... It may have had something to do with the oil he was using to clean the gun with and the tempriture when I took bead on a deer was right about -0-*
So I suggest you take what you have and become proficent with it, they will have more of a respect for you as a shooter which is what you really want, It is better to have a junk gun that is trustworthy to you than to have a gun that every one else wants, unless you are buying a gun for an investment. That is something entirely different all together....
good luck on your bird...
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matching a gun to a shooter is as difficult as finding the mate in you life, What works for one shooter wont nessisarily work for another...
when you find a gun that fits you, you too will swear by the modle and make just as much as every one else...
If you take your gun out and pratice and become comfortable with it you fall in to a grove, I know people who use berreta's over and under for every thing they hunt and do well, I know others who have a different gun for every day of the week and every game animal they hunt.
there are guns out there that will make you shiver under your hunters orange when it misfires or jams or falls apart. You really have to be carfull when picking up used modles, you never know how well the gun was maintained or if it was thrown around in the back of a pickup truck.
having a gun that fits you is the most important factor. the stock must be the right lenth, to long or to short you jepordize your ability to shoot consitantly.
if you have short arms like myself shooting a shot gun with a pump with a long stroke makes a second shot mute. a bolt action with a long stock really requires too much concentration to reposition after every shot.
My dad swears by mongomery wards (now out of bussiness) If I put one in my hand I dont even bother pointing the gun at a deer because it has jammed on me more times than I can count.... It may have had something to do with the oil he was using to clean the gun with and the tempriture when I took bead on a deer was right about -0-*
So I suggest you take what you have and become proficent with it, they will have more of a respect for you as a shooter which is what you really want, It is better to have a junk gun that is trustworthy to you than to have a gun that every one else wants, unless you are buying a gun for an investment. That is something entirely different all together....
good luck on your bird...
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