11-14-2011, 03:58 PM
Lr, Im pretty good with numbers so ive got my data sheet with big print but minimized so it only has stuff i need on it. Took wind data off kestrel as i was r.o.ing other shooters. Got my estimated holds off my data before it was my turn. Then when it was my turn, got down on rifle, dialed range, watched grass & limbs best i could through scope, paid attention to where the wind was blowing on me for direction then attempted the shots. Since i was the one r.o.ing, no one helped out by calling direction of misses except one guy that couldnt really tell. I had done all the direction of misses for the others so i guess they thought i didnt need help. Anyway, it was my lack of experience that was the big problem. Sure the grendel doesnt have the speed it needs for 30mph everchanging winds & ranges but with experience, some of that can be overcome.
LR, i know you didnt intend to sound "superior" because you have all this experience but that is the way your response came across. If i were a new shooter completely, a response like yours would be very discouraging. I am new to precision rifle shooting but not to other types of shooting so i will assume somewhere in your post was something of value. Everyone starts new somewhere & if you want to make fun of new guys like me, go ahead but it doesnt grow the sport or help me become a better shooter.. By the way, my ammo does not cost $1.50/shot. Not including brass, i have @.50 per round in my ammo. Not sure how many loadings ill get but even if it is just 2 that will only bump up the cost another .28 cents.
You almost sound as though you dont like grendels, by the way. Kind of odd on a grendel forum.
MLM
LR, i know you didnt intend to sound "superior" because you have all this experience but that is the way your response came across. If i were a new shooter completely, a response like yours would be very discouraging. I am new to precision rifle shooting but not to other types of shooting so i will assume somewhere in your post was something of value. Everyone starts new somewhere & if you want to make fun of new guys like me, go ahead but it doesnt grow the sport or help me become a better shooter.. By the way, my ammo does not cost $1.50/shot. Not including brass, i have @.50 per round in my ammo. Not sure how many loadings ill get but even if it is just 2 that will only bump up the cost another .28 cents.
You almost sound as though you dont like grendels, by the way. Kind of odd on a grendel forum.
MLM