Hunting partner

[Bill Hall]

Good post. If we only keep friends who agree with us on everyting, then we are going to have a very short list of friends. And then we will end up hating them because, well, they are just like us. :rotf: Bill

 

[Lonegun1894]

Like the way you think. If my friends aren't picking on me, and me on them, there is something seriously wrong.

 

[Loyalist Dave]

I'm in the group of "I think he's embarassed by his choice "..., and has a problem with not being able to admit that the salesman who sold him that gun "saw him coming". Some folks don't vent bad feelings well, and that's too bad. You have to decide whether you have the patience to wait for him to "come around" or not. Seems a bit of maturity is lacking though, as I learned very young not to be too critical or awed of somebody's rifle, for a great rifle in the hands of the man who doesn't know how to shoot it is a wall decoration, but an average rifle in the hands of the man who uses it often and is a good shot, is a deadly combination. An old gunsmith once taught me,

The magic is in the wizard, not in the wand. James Funk

LD

 

[Claude Mathis]

Bad part is he went hunting with his new gun this morning.

Did you ask him why he would go hunting with such bad accuracy?

 

[Sperit de bois]

What choice was he left with????go hunt with his rifle ,,or eat crow and admit it might not be the rifle he wants/bought it to be.
Time to go back and give "your very good friend" an out.
Here's an Idea,,go back to the range and help him sight in his rifle,,then he saves face and you two are back to building good memories, a solid friendship, so when the day comes and it will, that you need each other your all set,like the movie, "Grumpie old men"

 

[steveks]

I can handle the joking around with out a problem this has been a building problem for a while covering all the hunting we have done. The thing that bugs me the most was the accuracy issue he has and went hunting with. Told me any deer inside of 100 yards is meat in the freezer. I have been dreading a phone call to help him track his meat. Like I said I am just going to do my thing and let him do his.

 

[Rifleman1776]

Hunting without him is a wise choice.
A real friend would not talk like that.
And, you don't need to waste your time tracking what is almost certain to be a wounding shot instead of a good kill.
BTW: for deer, an almost certain good kill shot with an ml is not difficult....for those who still have good eyes and are in practice. It wasn't for me. I believe, now with less than perfect eyes and bad shoulders (weak, shaky), my limit will be about 80 yards.

 

[Sperit de bois]

Looks like a page two problem!!! didn't read in the first this had been coming for awhile..Yep!! sometimes you just have to go with your gut.
Cut to the chase and enjoy the hunt,,take a youngster if you get the chance.
Youth day here is 20 OCT, got two brothers and my son in law going out,each taking one of the brothers.Two youngsters can't sleep already ha ha ha so everyday we drill and scout,practice tracking and observing the woods,practice safe gun handling,estimating range,practicing"shoot /don't shoot" compass and map,no GPS,first aid.It's the Hunter Safety Instructor in me.
Wish they didn't want to start practicing before the sun or trees wake up.

 

[Claude Mathis]

The thing that bugs me the most was the accuracy issue he has and went hunting with.

Is he not a close enough friend for you to tell him that what he's doing is wrong?

 

[steveks]

Claude, I offered to help sight his gun in and was told it was fine. his loading is the problem.

powder
.45 cal felt wad
crumpled up patch with bore butter
then his modern projectile.
in a .50 cal rifle

I told him to load on top of the powder and he said he had to have the felt wad and the patch. so I left it alone.

 

[Zonie]

Does he have red hair like my wife?

After marrying her I came to the conclusion that "You can tell a redhead but you can't tell them much."

:rotf:

 

[gmww]

I think he' sighted in fine.....for elephants at 10 paces. :grin:

 

[jamesthomas]

Another reason to kick him to the curb, I refuse to have idiots as friends. :shake: :td:

 

[msuspartan]

Steve,
I look at friends as if they are true friends they will always be there no matter what. Some won't listen if even GOD himself told them right.
If you value his friendship, let that sleeping dog lie, maybe he will wise up and realize his mistake.
Hunting tho is a friend driven sport, if your uncomfortable with his attitude then don't go. One day he will ask you why and then tell him, as a friend the reasons. If he IS your friend, he will understand your feelings and reasons.
If not, then you have lost a friend.
I have many that I shoot with and some shoot poorly but I am always willing to give constructive advice, not tear down their choice of rifle.

This is given as MY point of view. I understand your feelings very well as losing a friend is never a good feeling.


Cheers, DonK

 

[Johnny Too-Tall]

Reminds me of going to the skeet field and watching people with $5,000 O/U shotguns getting smoked by a 13 year old kid shooting a 200 dollar 20 gauge shotgun. Makes me laugh everytime. And a good hunting partner is hard tpo find, I personally can't hunt with annoying loud people who get drunk all night in deer camp, or the pal that will hunt your spot when you can't go.

 

[Walks with fire]

I used to have "friends" that would run me down when I would catch walleye 15' from where they were(in the same boat) and just be mad as all get out. One of em say's he would never go fishing with me again and he was right because I refuse to be around people I don't enjoy being with. No loss.

 

[ScottGustaveson]

You just can't fix stupid. Forget what I said earlier, I think it is time to cut your losses. Let him earn his way back onto your friends list.

 

[Rev_William]

The only hunting partner I have had in the last 13 yrs got put down about 1.5 weeks ago. I think it's up to you, personally I have a lot of people I don't mind socializing with but very few I would trust with my life if they had a firearm in their hands they weren't accurate with.

 

[kopfjaeger]

Lifes to short, find a real buddy.

He sounds like his cheese slipped off his cracker.

 

[morehops]

I hope he got that rifle on target before he went out in the woods. Hunting with a rifle that can't put a round in the kill zone every time is inexcusable. That alone would keep me from hunting with him. I don't want to be helping him track his poorly hit deer when I should be hunting or dragging out mine.
The object in all shooting sports is hitting what you're aiming at, not showing off your shiny new-fangled possession.
I truly hope you find a better, and ethical, new hunting partner. Good luck.