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Advice on the internet
Posted by Jake_65_65 on Mar 04 2006
After reading AlaskaCub's and Tony Perkins posts something really bugged me about them (not their posts). It has to do with the questions and advice given in forums like this. I am just a youngun(21) compared to you guys and have refrained from giving advice on here due to my inexperince, but feel that a lot of wrong or inapropriate(sp)information is given out on these forums. A perfect example of this is the handgun bear defense threads. People who give advice should realize that everyone's situation is different (recoil tolerance, application to be used, ethics). Everytime I hear someone say that a hangun is inadequate for bear defense I cringe. First off I know that it is not equal to a rifle, but I have also tried to hike and flyfish with a rifle and it sucks, hence I make the sacrifice to a handgun, but also I also know its limitations, practice needed, and the proper bullet needed. As for the big caliber obsession I think the advice "take the biggest gun you can shoot accuratly for bears" is sound, but would guess that a lot of people drop off the accuratly part. I can only base this on the numerous guides that come one here and complain about clients showing up with a new magnum and not being able to shoot it. I also beleive that the 30.06 is the greatest round ever invented and feel that this is the round that evertyhing else is compared to.
The second thing that bugs me is people's laziness to do research. People stumble on here ask a question and get the answer they want and move on. I personally love this stuff (ballistics, shooting, etc) and find it easy to do research on. I know other people see a gun as a tool to take game and love the hunt and stalking much more than researching ballistics. This is no excuse to not have some sort of knowledge about the different cartidges and bullet performance. I have friends that simply sight there .338 WinMag in prior to hunting season and then use the cheapest bullets they can buy. When I ask them what they are doing I get the "Hey man its the .338 WinMag it can do anything" response. The part that pisses me off is when they tell everybody they know that it is the best all round catrtidge for Alaska. I just ask them why and the subject gets changed rather quickly. I guess it just frustrates me when people substitute asking a question on an interent forum for adequate research and the people who are all to eager to give out advice without knowing what the hell they are talking about. Now on the other hand there is people like AlaskaCub who I believe ask questions to get a different view point and a opinion. To me these are the correct questions to ask. Anyways rant switch off. My advice to anybody out there is do the research and don't take anything on internet forums as gospel, but just as information and leads to come to a conlucsion that fits your particular situation.
I just read my post and want to clarify that it is NOT aimed at most of the regulars on here, but simply the one time visitors and people who spread bad info
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