Quick Shot Challenge: What’s the dumbest shooting myth you’ve heard?

[jakelly]

Bullets stabilize after 100 yards, so groups at 300 will be tighter than 100

This and the 50 BMG kill radius are both the dumbest, from an abject stupidity perspective.

The one that got us christened diapers hide on other forums, “pick a speed, use quality components, and drive on” should win this contest though, ‘cause that came from here as much as anyplace else. We should reward our own retards first.

 

[VSP968]

Remington 700s aren’t worth the time and effort.

 

[37L1]

 

[UKDslayer]

"A 9mm will blow the lung out of the body"....

 

[zenm@ster]

You don’t need dope just hold a little high and send it!

 

[PabloPlutarco]

"They didn't have to shoot and kill him! Why didn't they shoot him in the arm or the leg?"

 

[TheHorta]

AR stands for “Assault Rifle”.

You can have Chili without beans.

 

[OREGUN]

Good shooter = good shooting instructor. Just look at the clowns trying to take money off newbs.

 

[OREGUN]

Suppressor = silencer

 

[OREGUN]

Dialing wind is wrong.

 

[OREGUN]

There are Christians who post in the SH bear pit.

 

[OREGUN]

Save money by reloading.

 

[OREGUN]

22lr is a good choice for a shtf situation.

 

[918v]

An AR is better than an AK.

Truth!

 

[nagantguy]

“My .338 win mag will drive lengthways through a 600 pound black bear but it’ll explode if it hits a leaf on the way.”


A guy I bought a dog off years ago actually said that shit , while telling me the bear he had mounted in the garage was well over 600 pounds ; while it was smaller than my first bear that weighed 380.

 

[sierra2]

That a bullet generates lift and rises once it leaves the barrel!

 

[BAMCIS]

A .22.long rifle is accurate out to 1/2 mile,and still knock you off your feet at least 20 feet.

 

[tna9001]

That bullets "go to sleep". Or maybe that you need to break in a barrel.

 

[lash]

You don’t need to clean your rifle until it tells you to. About 500-800 rounds is a good time.

 

[Ronws]

I only need one rifle.

 

[Makinchips208]

6.5cm is better than 308

 

[Major Wader]

6.5 Creedmoor is a legitimate 1000 yard deer rifle.

 

[lash]

.308 is the best do it all caliber.

 

[Makinchips208]

Weaver stance > isosceles

 

[Makinchips208]

Focus on the front sight

 

[Makinchips208]

22 bullets bounce around inside your body

 

[isofahunter]

When I do my part.

Hold left edge.

 

[DarnYankeeUSMC]

5 shot groups

 

[Steel+Killer]

Something about the Quigley Ford having the best glass on the planet and they ain't no fucking denying it!

 

[DarnYankeeUSMC]

Larry, gawd darn right and several other of his screen names is bad for the forum because he hurts people's feelings.

 

[Eric32]

My Gun shoots better at 300 yards than 100 yards cause the bullet goes to sleep.

- Some not so famous BR guy

 

[crankythunder]

Looking forward to those 78 virgins!

 

[Rthur]

Cabela's employee:
"My buddy can hit a beer can every time at a mile with a 308".



R

 

[MTNForge]

SIG NGWS are the best for our fighting forces. Accurate, reliable and safe for the end user.

 

[Jefe's Dope]

Hitting a Red Bull can with his special round.

 

[ironpony52]

Cabela's employee:
"My buddy can hit a beer can every time at a mile with a 308".



R

LGS employee

I can hit a Dinty Moore at a mile every time with my 6.5 Creedmoor

 

[waveslayer]

Focus on the front sight

Hard focus on the front sight- Dr. Ignatius Piazza

 

[lash]

Hard focus on the front sight- Dr. Ignatius Piazza

Dang! I remember that charlatan.

 

[Expert684]

True story: I was at a local gun show and the ass clown behind a table was telling another ass clown that this ammo was sniper ammo. Ass clown #2 asked how he knew: you ready: the circle with the crosshair ammo is “sniper ammo”. Get da fuck out!!

 

[Ronws]

Hitting a Red Bull can with his special round.

Dammit, you beat me to it. don't forget the Ior Valdada scope with the roll cage.

 

[iceng]

This piece of gear will make you a better shooter.

OR

This piece of gear will help you win a competition.

 

[Skunk]

PRS

 

[Ronin22]

A single 30-06 round can stop a semi in it's tracks at 1 mile.

 

[Slark]

The next Quick Shot Challenge is here!

For this challenge all you need to do is tell us the dumbest shooting myth you've ever heard.

Drop it in the replies below and we’ll pick a winner!

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Only subscribers are eligible to win, but everyone is welcome to post and get in on the fun!

Entries close in 48 hours. We’ll announce the winner shortly after in this thread.

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Good luck everyone!

You can “finish” a rifle build.

 

[Blue Sky Country]

By whipping the gun quickly left to right you can curve the flight path of the bullet. It apparently works right to left as well for a bank shot the other way.

Might work on the Moon where the bullet would be traveling for quite a long ways due to ultralow grav. The tiny bit of left-right/vice versa impetus imparted onto the bullet that would be unnoticeable on Earth at regular distances would become apparent on the Moon after the projectile has traveled a couple of miles or so.

When we start landing on and exploring our own star system's vast assortment of satellites, the amount of physics based fun and experiments that would be carried out would be staggering...

 

[cas6969]

"Tumble rounds" like the M16 has, the bullet comes out of the barrel and immediately starts to tumble end over end like a kicked football.

 

[JoshPutman]

No, that's not a new gun, honey. I've had that one for quite a while now.

1911's are impossible to conceal.

Probably one of the most far fetched ones I've ever heard was when I was at a gun show checking out the flashlight vendors merch, and he tells me that CREE LED's are made on the International Space Station.

 

[NoDopes]

This and the 50 BMG kill radius

That's because it's not a radius. It's a sphere.

The ATF won't come after you for that... They have bigger things to catch.

Shooting tracers at an indoor range is totally fine...

 

[RTH1800]

Quiggly Ford is the best scope ever built. (And I can bench press 400#)

 

[LeadBreakfast]

One I heard recently: don't shoot stainless barrels in freezing temperatures.