Dale53
11-18-2007, 04:02 PM
I spend a good bit of time on the computer. I am not only a writer but a photographer and editing of both are, of course, on a computer.
Plus, I am always eager to read about a new perspective on our shooting sports. There is a great deal of really good stuff on the web (you Do have to be able to sort the wheat from the chaff[smilie=1:).
Of course, when it comes to techniques of casting and shooting cast boolits, right here on Cast Boolits is where you will find some of the best "REALLY good stuff".
However, there are other good web sites and particular favorites of mine are John Taffin's "Sixguns.com". There have been very few, if any, new additions there for a long time, but the information is in general "solid". From my point of view, the only limitation is the emphasis on "Elephant Killers". There is little there about everyday target loads and certainly nothing about NRA Bullseye level loads.
For that you need to go to: http://www.bullseyepistol.com/
This is an excellent site but is STRICTLY for NRA Bullseye. I find it's recommendations similar to what I have been using for over fifty years for pleasurable use with great accuracy. I have found, over the years, that if I practice with target loads, then just before hunting season, work in with "heavy" loads gradually, I do not have a tendency to flinch. I can easily transfer from target to hunting level (full house .44 magnum, etc). This also saves unnecessary wear and tear on the guns.
A completely separate story is Self Defense and I DO work on that on a semi-regular basis. As a former "A" class IPSC shooter when it was a "Martial Art" I will never fully lose my interest in the real world of Self Defense.
Then there are several "general purpose" shooting forums. They have some good information, but more and more they seem to be just shills for new products and calibers that may or may not have relevance to most of us. I am not slamming them (heck, we all have to make a living, etc) but I find it a bit sad that there seem to be a dearth of Elmers, Townsends, and Skeeters out there. I hope that I am not just an "old fart" who is whining about the "old days". Frankly, as far as I am concerned, in general, the "Good old days" are NOW!! We have better everything and we certainly have more spendable income, etc, but we do NOT have more of the likes of the three people I mention above. Now, don't get me wrong, I like John Taffin and Mike Venturino (Mike may be the most honest writer of them all) and Steve Garbe but a lot of the rest leave me a bit unsatisfied.
One of the reasons, of course, is the onset of television. Magazines are trying to compete and losing the battle. However, trying to compete with printed "sound bytes" instead of in-depth articles is sure not MY way... I would surely like to see some more general "using" articles. Why we carry what we do woods walking, what small game handguns and rifles do we prefer and why? Good Lord, most of us hunt more small game by a factor of ten or even a hundred over big game and yet all of the printed page is dominated by the latest "Big Blaster" whether rifle or pistol and little of the needs of the edible small game or varmint hunter.
When we talk about hunting, there is little "hunting" description, just killing a mile away. Where is the stalking up til you see the "whites of their eyes" then shooting with a handgun?
Most of all I deplore the fact that most of the recent TV shows are just flat running ads for the "newest and the latest" instead of being truly informational for the real world of gun enthusiasts.
Now, what do YOU think?
Dale53
Plus, I am always eager to read about a new perspective on our shooting sports. There is a great deal of really good stuff on the web (you Do have to be able to sort the wheat from the chaff[smilie=1:).
Of course, when it comes to techniques of casting and shooting cast boolits, right here on Cast Boolits is where you will find some of the best "REALLY good stuff".
However, there are other good web sites and particular favorites of mine are John Taffin's "Sixguns.com". There have been very few, if any, new additions there for a long time, but the information is in general "solid". From my point of view, the only limitation is the emphasis on "Elephant Killers". There is little there about everyday target loads and certainly nothing about NRA Bullseye level loads.
For that you need to go to: http://www.bullseyepistol.com/
This is an excellent site but is STRICTLY for NRA Bullseye. I find it's recommendations similar to what I have been using for over fifty years for pleasurable use with great accuracy. I have found, over the years, that if I practice with target loads, then just before hunting season, work in with "heavy" loads gradually, I do not have a tendency to flinch. I can easily transfer from target to hunting level (full house .44 magnum, etc). This also saves unnecessary wear and tear on the guns.
A completely separate story is Self Defense and I DO work on that on a semi-regular basis. As a former "A" class IPSC shooter when it was a "Martial Art" I will never fully lose my interest in the real world of Self Defense.
Then there are several "general purpose" shooting forums. They have some good information, but more and more they seem to be just shills for new products and calibers that may or may not have relevance to most of us. I am not slamming them (heck, we all have to make a living, etc) but I find it a bit sad that there seem to be a dearth of Elmers, Townsends, and Skeeters out there. I hope that I am not just an "old fart" who is whining about the "old days". Frankly, as far as I am concerned, in general, the "Good old days" are NOW!! We have better everything and we certainly have more spendable income, etc, but we do NOT have more of the likes of the three people I mention above. Now, don't get me wrong, I like John Taffin and Mike Venturino (Mike may be the most honest writer of them all) and Steve Garbe but a lot of the rest leave me a bit unsatisfied.
One of the reasons, of course, is the onset of television. Magazines are trying to compete and losing the battle. However, trying to compete with printed "sound bytes" instead of in-depth articles is sure not MY way... I would surely like to see some more general "using" articles. Why we carry what we do woods walking, what small game handguns and rifles do we prefer and why? Good Lord, most of us hunt more small game by a factor of ten or even a hundred over big game and yet all of the printed page is dominated by the latest "Big Blaster" whether rifle or pistol and little of the needs of the edible small game or varmint hunter.
When we talk about hunting, there is little "hunting" description, just killing a mile away. Where is the stalking up til you see the "whites of their eyes" then shooting with a handgun?
Most of all I deplore the fact that most of the recent TV shows are just flat running ads for the "newest and the latest" instead of being truly informational for the real world of gun enthusiasts.
Now, what do YOU think?
Dale53