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Afponiky
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Hey Bolero, thanks for your input and views. Your entitled to them just like I am to mine. So I'll ignore your little cuts. As Wilber said "moving on"........
Another silly question . . . .
- Thread starter Pete Wass
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Gary, Since you're new I thought I'd mention the "ignore" feature. If you click on the name of a poster, it brings up the message "view profile." Click on that, it takes you to their user profile.
On the box on the left, the fourth item down is "Add to ignore list." Click on that & follow the instructions. Subsequently, all you'll see is that they made a post, not the content of the posts. Very useful. My list is rather large...
On the box on the left, the fourth item down is "Add to ignore list." Click on that & follow the instructions. Subsequently, all you'll see is that they made a post, not the content of the posts. Very useful. My list is rather large...
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Afponiky
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Wow, thanks Charles E! Nice option. 
The only thing that is wrong with that is that I won't get any entertainment from reading some of these fine views and opinions.
Gary
The only thing that is wrong with that is that I won't get any entertainment from reading some of these fine views and opinions.
Gary
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Afponiky
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Not too much offends me. Over the years I've gotten a pretty crusty shell on my back. But I do hear you! And no, not a two way guy.
Just jabbing back.......
Just jabbing back.......
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Hambone
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I'm sure the act has been reciprocasted an equally large number of times.
Gotta go find me a blue tick hound...............................
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Hambone
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Lynn
They say good thinks come to those that wait................
Personally I've never been a fan of pomposity.
They say good thinks come to those that wait................
Personally I've never been a fan of pomposity.
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Vibe
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The way I understand it - you may not be able to still - but since there aren't any such folks now. They can be. I've always found the "ignore" feature to be quite useless. You still see that they posted, and you can still elect to read it - so I usually do. It's much easier to just read it the first time, consider the source, and then chose to ignore them after the fact.
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Hambone
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The "ignore poster" selection works just fine for me. Never see a word that those selcted post. But then I don't click the "read this post".
Courage of ones convictions is all thats needed. I've found I'm never disappointed in my selection.
Courage of ones convictions is all thats needed. I've found I'm never disappointed in my selection.
I usually don't. I liken it to the "mute" button on the TV.
Vibe
You might be doing something wrong.
I only have 2 people on my ignore list and haven't had to suffer through anymore of there posts at all.I don't see anything they post using either Internet Explorer or Firefox.
Unfortunately I still receive e-mails from shooters letting me know when they make "funny posts".
Lynn
You might be doing something wrong.
I only have 2 people on my ignore list and haven't had to suffer through anymore of there posts at all.I don't see anything they post using either Internet Explorer or Firefox.
Unfortunately I still receive e-mails from shooters letting me know when they make "funny posts".
Lynn
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Steamboat
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This is my second posting today. I only joined this morning, and as this thread grabbed my attention, I'll throw in my two cent's worth. I first started service rifle shooting in the mid 1950's. We were all on the same level regarding equipment; government-issued ammo, government-issued rifle. We could fit a ''heavy'' barrel IF wanted, and we used an aperture sight. EVERYONE WAS ON A LEVEL PLAYING FIELD when it came to equipment.
The man who listened to the old-timers, read the books, and mastered the wind, came out on top. Outlays back then were no more than $1,350 in today's money. That covered a rifle with a heavy barrel, aperture sight, range telescope and all the kit and caboodle that went with it.
Rimfire competition was a bit different. Most competitors belonged to ''small-bore'' clubs (25yds) and used BSA 12/15's. Following the 1956 Olympics there was a surge in three-positional shooting. The most expensive rifle available to us then was the three-positional Walther KKM Match rifle at $3,250 in today's money; a whopping fortune to those brought up on the old BSA 12/15. Not long after that, along came the Anschutz 1413 3-P rifle; a steal at $2,950 in today's money. From there on scores improved for those who could afford these rifles that shot better than the previous models, as did the quality of ammunition. We could shake off our cheap stuff and run on "Tenex", which was $17.50 for a packet of 50 (again today's prices). Those in the money continued to buy the best equipment (dare I say ''buy the best scores'')while others dropped out, or reverted to more-affordable shooting.
Now having said this, please do not lambaste me for looking at all this outside the square. I can fully understand the predicament that must face ''newbies'' thinking about taking up rimfire benchrest as to what rifle should they buy. As we have read, the suggestion is to go to what is affordable, but as to buying that ''affordable'' rifle, I would much prefer the ''try before you buy'' way. Where I live, there are a few competitors who are quite willing to let you have a few shoots out of their rifle. As we have also read, certain brands of ammo will perform better (or worse) in a particular make of rifle.
I will finish off by saying that unfortunately the so-called ''best'' rifle is well out of reach -financially - to the average guy. My advice to the budding shooter is to start with a good second-hand competition rifle. don't worry that your scores may be in the lower 30%. Your competitor is yourself. Learn from your mistakes. It's better to outlay $1,500 for a rifle, than a $5,000 one which doesn't suit you anyway.
Cheers,
The man who listened to the old-timers, read the books, and mastered the wind, came out on top. Outlays back then were no more than $1,350 in today's money. That covered a rifle with a heavy barrel, aperture sight, range telescope and all the kit and caboodle that went with it.
Rimfire competition was a bit different. Most competitors belonged to ''small-bore'' clubs (25yds) and used BSA 12/15's. Following the 1956 Olympics there was a surge in three-positional shooting. The most expensive rifle available to us then was the three-positional Walther KKM Match rifle at $3,250 in today's money; a whopping fortune to those brought up on the old BSA 12/15. Not long after that, along came the Anschutz 1413 3-P rifle; a steal at $2,950 in today's money. From there on scores improved for those who could afford these rifles that shot better than the previous models, as did the quality of ammunition. We could shake off our cheap stuff and run on "Tenex", which was $17.50 for a packet of 50 (again today's prices). Those in the money continued to buy the best equipment (dare I say ''buy the best scores'')while others dropped out, or reverted to more-affordable shooting.
Now having said this, please do not lambaste me for looking at all this outside the square. I can fully understand the predicament that must face ''newbies'' thinking about taking up rimfire benchrest as to what rifle should they buy. As we have read, the suggestion is to go to what is affordable, but as to buying that ''affordable'' rifle, I would much prefer the ''try before you buy'' way. Where I live, there are a few competitors who are quite willing to let you have a few shoots out of their rifle. As we have also read, certain brands of ammo will perform better (or worse) in a particular make of rifle.
I will finish off by saying that unfortunately the so-called ''best'' rifle is well out of reach -financially - to the average guy. My advice to the budding shooter is to start with a good second-hand competition rifle. don't worry that your scores may be in the lower 30%. Your competitor is yourself. Learn from your mistakes. It's better to outlay $1,500 for a rifle, than a $5,000 one which doesn't suit you anyway.
Cheers,