Holland&Holland wrote:Hmac wrote:Holland&Holland wrote:You need to get out more my friend.
You don't check the condition of your firearms before taking them out of the safe or strapping them on? Hmmm.....
IMHO, safe and effective firearms handling, whether it be carrying for self protection or hunting, is about preparation and making sure that your tools are in condition appropriate to the task. You should know that. Who was your instructor?[/quote
You mis-understood my humor. I do check them before taking them out and strapeeing them on as well as many times in inbetween. My point was if you are only going hunting once per year you are missing out on a whole world of fun.
Ah. Sorry for the misunderstanding. And I did forget the smiley after asking who your instructor was.
I'm not a big hunter but it's not for lack of exposure, familiarity, nor is it ethical objection. I don't particularly care for the taste of either venison or duck and after years of hunting since I was 12, I've come to the point where I don't particularly care to go out into the woods to kill an animal just to kill it. I do hunt birds, and I have no objection to laying waste to overly encroaching critters or varmints, so squirrels, porcupines, and muskrats are at high risk in my little corner of the world. But I use my 10-22 far more than my 30.06 or Super Blackhawk these days.