bad advice...

[Mungo]

Having been the frequent recipient (and occasional donor) of advice that at best amounts to nonsense or at worst could actually be dangerous, I thought it would be instructive to root out the most common bits of recieved wisdom that logic or experience show to be utter tripe.

So: what are your gems of dubious advice - the nuggets of nonsense imparted with great self importance by the guy leaning against the counter in the gun shop?

My favourites to date:

- rubbing yourself with wild garlic will hide your scent so the deer won't smell you.
- zero an inch high at 100 and it'll be dead on at 200.
- never take your moderator off, because the POI will shift each time you take it off and put it back on.

So - add to the fun.

 

[finnbear270]

.22LR's never need cleaning, so why bother with that .308?

 

[1967spud.com]

Stick it in there!!!

 

[perdix]

Up the bum no babies..........................oops sorry,wrong forum

 

[tackb]

a long barrel will make that 12ft/lb air rifle more powerful and more accurate !

 

[Hunting Solutions]

If you use darts in a 12 ft lb air rifle, it will kill deer "easy mate"...

 

[Monkey Spanker]

• 12 ft/lb .22 air rifle pellet is less affected by the wind as it is heavier than .177
• Pour wax into the end of a 12 bore cartridge and you then have a solid slug!
• Factory ammunition is more accurate than reloaded stuff.
• etc.....

 

[Pine Marten]

Steyr-Mannlicher rifles are ****, inaccurate and their stocks snap in normal use.
7mm-08 is a **** calibre
Not using a moderator will result in unendurable recoil...
... therefore stutzens aren't a viable choice anyway.

 

[User00026]

urinate on that electric fence kid, it's great fun! ...still scarred to this day!!...guess it was deserved, despite being only 5 ish..LOL!

 

[Mungo]

• Pour wax into the end of a 12 bore cartridge and you then have a solid slug!

Are you serious??

 

[Monkey Spanker]

Are you serious??

Yep!
I've also heard that rusted steel shot can fuse together and is worth keeping for foxes rather than throwing it out!

 

[perdix]

Yep!
I've also heard that rusted steel shot can fuse together and is worth keeping for foxes rather than throwing it out!

 

[1967spud.com]

You don't need to work up this load as its safe in my rifle.

 

[jubnut]

Yep!
I've also heard that rusted steel shot can fuse together and is worth keeping for foxes rather than throwing it out!

Also... If your score the case just above the brass with a knife the whole shell will come out like a slug!!

 

[Hunting Solutions]

Girls/Women don't tell lies...

 

[tackb]

Girls/Women don't tell lies...

Ha ha ha ha ha ha , I'm on your bus !

 

[perdix]

Ha ha ha ha ha ha , I'm on your bus !

​+1

 

[Monkey Spanker]

Shooting air pellets backwards is best for rats as they expand on impact!

Don't bother with a moderator, all they do is reduce your muzzle velocity!

 

[PAULT]

That Zeiss 3x12x56 will be no good for lowlight shooting or lamping the man was a dick anyway.

 

[VSS]

Screwed up bits of paper fired from an airgun won't hurt, so it's ok to use them for close-range indoor gun battles...