So wanted to see if maybe someone could help me with my explanation of something. I'm not the best at getting things across, seems I either over explain trying to be detailed and end up over complicating or I don't explain enough because I don't want people to think I'm talking down to them. That or I guess my questions are so weird and not normal it throws folks off .Either way people usually misunderstand what I'm asking or trying to say
So anyhow I asked over on Accurate
"So hope this doesn't come off as a stupid question but was wondering something.
For you guys shooting benchrest ,f class or similar, if yall had to pick a "common" or " off the shelf" caliber for competition ( or just whatever in that level of precision I guess ), what would y'all pick and why? Now when I say common I mean stuff like .223 .243 ,.308 , 6.5 creed .308 ,7mm-08 stuff you can walk into Walmart or most gunshops and see on the shelf. Feeding it Handloads of course but again talking about stuff that if you mentioned them to the average guy they would know what your talking about ( like not many average joes have heard about something like a 6PPC or 284 Shehane lol )
Seems .243 or .7mm-08 would be good from every thing I'm seeing and learning ( preferred bullet weights , diameter and the like) but I've never shot at the level many of you do on the daily ( can't afford it right now anyway lol) so idk.
Anyhow ,just curious on what everyone thinks"
But I've seemed to really confuse alot of folks. I mean don't get me wrong a lot of people are trying to be help ( seriously there one of the nicest forums I've been on most of these guys are waaaayyy beyond me when it comes to precision shooting but most are happy to take time and try and answer my questions in honestly a super respectful and kind manner) and give me advice on how I need to hand load and how I won't be able to compete with Walmart ammo or make a cheap rifle shoot....but that's not really what im asking .
I'm trying to ask " hay if you where stuck with common run of the mill calibers what would you personally pick and why ?" But man I can't for the life of me convey what I'm trying to say properly . Idk if it's a disconnect of me just not having the ability to explain myself well with proper vocabulary and terminology or maybe it's one of those deals where you just have such a skill level gap that ( me on the low side them on the high side of course) that what makes sense to me is just not even in the ball park of thought for them . I guess I'm coming across as some kid trying to find some magic $1000 set up that cheap and will let me shoot Walmart ammo and be able to compete against seasoned reloaders and shooters with high class custom rigs
Idk , anyone possibly have a better way to word my question so it makes more sense ?
Thanks