Or are you an expert at flaming newbies for every perceived transgression?
Be honest with yourself and us.
2012-12-02T15:46:29Z
Myself? Not a firearms expert, but I have some insight that wasn't learned from Wikipedia. I'm definitely a smartazz. But not a complete jerk.
My point is that there are some here who are complete jerks and need to lay off some of the newbs and uninformed. Some people need a good verbal smack sometimes. But not everyone all of the time.
2012-12-02T16:06:39Z
LOL, BBean. The whole point of the question is contained above, that's all.
super612012-12-02T14:06:20Z
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Hunting expert? No, every time I go out is a learning experience. I tend to learn from my mistakes.
Firearms expert? No, willing to listen, watch, take it in and STFU when required.
Flame a noob? Only when the silly bollocks deserves it.
I am not a hunting expert. I have hunted, but only on great occasion. I know how, but I am not called an expert nor do I see myself as one.
I am considered a firearms expert by others. Get told this long enough by enough people, and you start to believe it yourself. And yet, there are incredible gaps in my knowledge which make me doubt the veracity of this title. I am an armorer, and I know several weapon systems thoroughly; And I know a little about a rather broad range, but that's about it. If that makes me an "expert" then so be it. But even after over a decade of being referred to by others as one, I'm not quite comfortable with the fit. Especially since I personally know quite a few folks who have forgotten more than I will ever know. When one of THEM calls me an "expert" then maybe I'll reconsider my discomfort with the label.
I don't flame newbies; I flame trolls. Although I have to admit sometimes it's difficult to tell the difference. So I'll apologize in advance if I flame a legitimate newbie who botches up his question, or the language, so much that it seems like a troll and somehow manages to earn a bowl of troll chow.
So I guess I should rephrase: I don't flame newbies INTENTIONALLY. But unfortunately, as the Hunting section is a target rich environment for trolls, some collateral damage, while suboptimal, is bound to occur.
Item #1 -there's no such damned factor as a "sniper rifle!!" within the palms of a proficient marksman, a ratty ancient single-shot .22 LR generally is a sniper's rifle. It is the man pulling the set off that makes a rifle the instrument of a sniper, now not all of the fool bells and whistles designed to separate fools from their money! Item #2 - chew your fingers for typing "looking sniper rifle!!!!!" do not you recognize the gun grabbers are already trying to demonize all scope sighted hunting rifles as "sniper rifles," and pronouncing that no civilian has want of any deadly "sniper rifle." via writing "hunting sniper rifle" you are enjoying proper into their arms! You must be ashamed. Object #3 - What damned idiot told you "there are rounds above all designed for no longer killing a target, just injuring them enough to discontinue them and capture them?" Whoever it was he's a damned fool. At the same time it's actual that some cartridges are more lethal than others, it's also true that any cartridge is potentially deadly. Any cartridge from a .22 CB Cap to a .20mm Anti-Tank rifle cartridge can kill a person lifeless as a hammer. Might be you are excited about full metallic jacket bullets which can be reasonably less likely to rationale immediate dying than an increasing bullet. The notion is from the navy. It is believed that when two civilized foes are fighting it's better to wound an enemy than to kill him outright. Kill an enemy and also you just take one man out of the combat. However for those who wound him, you now not only take that man out of the fight, but you occupy two to four additional guys in hauling him of the discipline of fight and tending his wounds, as a consequence further weakening the enemy's force. If you need a non-deadly handgun, or in other phrases a toy, keep on with airsoft and bb weapons. Due to the fact that any actual firearm is by way of definition a deadly weapon. Are you sure you're old adequate to own an actual rifle? Or is it an airgun? Doc Hudson
I wouldn't call myself a firearms "expert", but the guys at work consider me the go-to guy with their gun questions. They mostly ask me if such-and-such gun is any good, and where is a cheap gun store, things like that. My boss asked me to disassemble and clean a .22 rifle he's had since he was a kid. A co-worker is bringing me his dad's hunting rifle to see why the trigger is stuck back. Things like that.
In the Army I did qualify with "Expert" rating on the M-16 rifle, M-9 pistol, and M-1911 pistol. I generally don't have a problem hitting what I'm aiming at.
I've hunted a few times, mostly with my dad years ago. I'm not a hunting expert by any stretch of the imagination, although I usually have success.
I've been guilty of hammering some newbs that might not have deserved it. They'll get over it.
I am neither an expert at hunting or firearms. I know some things about both. As for flaming newbies, I try very hard not to! For me it's sometimes hard to distinguish a troller from a legitimate questioneer. I would rather just not answer, than to insult someone! I also will only give a thumbs up to an answer, never a thumbs down! I hope I helped answer your question! :)