Questions for Form and other "small caliber for big game" folks

[mxgsfmdpx]

Nice passive aggressive dig
everything. nope but learning along the way for sure

My background is probably as deep or deeper than some of the “experts” here. especially when it comes to rifle barrels. Carbon wrapped barrels specifically. So i’ll keep that knowledge if no one wants it.

It wasn’t meant as a dig more just comparing to myself and my older thought processes on firearms topics in general.

I’m not interested in anybody’s “background” or self proclaimed “knowledge depth” sorry. I’d rather just go out and try things for myself and see what happens and report back.

 

[Article 4]

It wasn’t meant as a dig more just comparing to myself and my older thought processes on firearms topics in general.

I’m not interested in anybody’s “background” or self proclaimed “knowledge depth” sorry. I’d rather just go out and try things for myself and see what happens and report back.

Ok. no worries.

Your actions show you follow backgrounds well. you seem to follow quite a bit of knowledge from the influencers here. Apology accepted

 

[texag10]

Another pristine looking Tikka with a Rokstok, and a Maven. You are consistent, just remember to leave some of the cooler water for the rest of us.

That rifle looks pristine for one that has never been cleaned. Nice job

Nice passive aggressive dig

This quote is pretty funny in light of the prior 2 posts.

Not cleaning barrels is delightful. Been shooting ARs without touching the bore for at least a decade.

 

[Article 4]

This quote is pretty funny in light of the prior 2 posts.

Not cleaning barrels is delightful. Been shooting ARs without touching the bore for at least a decade.

I love the process of cleaning. every piece and part. Take care of my kit and it takes care of me.

To each their own

Cheers

 

[The Guide]

I just wish there were a good factory supressor ready rifle option for 6mm creed..... pretty slim pickins.

Gen 1 RAP in 6CM is threaded and ready to go. Howa did have barreled actions in 6CM but they have dried up. I've not tried any Ruger American Gen 2 rifles yet. Right now, you have 2 options, cheap rifles and expensive rifles with little in-between.

Jay

 

[mxgsfmdpx]

Ok. no worries.

Your actions show you follow backgrounds well. you seem to follow quite a bit of knowledge from the influencers here. Apology accepted

What I did was went out and tried it to see if it was all full of shit, as requested by said “influencers”.

You see which way I “lean” on topics now

 

[fwafwow]

I tried to get a good one but seem to suck at it. This is 1,100 rounds with only action wipe downs. Just wiped down after a hunt about a week ago or so.

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You, Sir, are disgusting! (But I'm very impressed you knocked out these pics so quickly!)

 

[Article 4]

What I did was went out and tried it to see if it was all full of shit, as requested by said “influencers”.

You see which way I “lean” on topics now

Probably one of the few who do.

Cheers!

 

[LONE HUNTER]

Probably one of the few who do.

Cheers!

I wouldn't say that. believe it or not I bet a fair number of the adherents landed on this site because their shit wasn't working.

I found Formidolosus' posts probably 6 years ago about rifle scope mounting and reliable scopes because I kept having my scopes lose zero and I was sick of it.

So I tried what he suggested and it worked...... I'm willing to bet that's how it goes more often than not.

 

[The Guide]

What I did was went out and tried it to see if it was all full of shit, as requested by said “influencers”.

You see which way I “lean” on topics now

You mean you took the data, you tested the data, and then you followed the data, and it lead you to being a better rifleman and killer of living things? That seems to be the path that I was on and that the data shared on Rokslide accelerated for me.

Jay

 

[Antares]

Ok. no worries.

Your actions show you follow backgrounds well. you seem to follow quite a bit of knowledge from the influencers here. Apology accepted

When you mount your rifle, does the chip on your shoulder get in the way?

 

[Shraggs]

This ^ is exactly and exactly the same topic that I also implemented and holy cow it worked!

Then, the 223/77… nope, wait what, hmm. I better test for myself. Damn that worked too…

Etc.

Cheers, right

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[The Guide]

When you mount your rifle, does the chip on your shoulder get in the way?

No, but the salty tears makes for Hella rust issues so he cleans rifles more than he shoots them!

Jay

 

[Schmo]

Sounds like we struck a nerve with @Article 4, but maybe we just bumped the chip on his shoulder. Article 4: “You follow influencers”. Me: “No, but I tested clearly presented data for myself and found it to be true, so that’s my method now.” Article 4: “You’re passive aggressive, and you follow influencers.”

That about sums it up. Sigh

 

[mtnbound]

You mean you took the data, you tested the data, and then you followed the data, and it lead you to being a better rifleman and killer of living things? That seems to be the path that I was on and that the data shared on Rokslide accelerated for me.

Jay

The same goes for me. RS gives one so much more data to work with.

 

[DagOtto]

Sounds like we struck a nerve with @Article 4, but maybe we just bumped the chip on his shoulder. Article 4: “You follow influencers”. Me: “No, but I tested clearly presented data for myself and found it to be true, so that’s my method now.” Article 4: “You’re passive aggressive, and you follow influencers.”

That about sums it up. Sigh

For one, I understand the angst that some folks including Article 4 and Joseph Von Benedict are expressing. My initial reaction was much the same. Even after starting to test and adopt some of the things espoused and seeing immediate benefits, I still am not drinking coolaid and I still am skeptical.

I think it's important to remember that most of what Form and Formies are espousing flies directly in the face of what most hunters have been taught from the time they first picked up a gun. Some of us have been hunting for many decades with great passion and success. Many of us have spent an enormous amount of time, energy, passion and money trying to be better marksmen, with better gear and with more affective humane results. In some cases those who were in the military were taught certain practices and told that their lives depended on following those practices. Many of us have also diligently read from other deeply experienced hunting experts and have followed their advice in depth. And after all of that, many of us think we're pretty darned good.

Then one night you fumble across a Form podcast or a Rokslide thread and you are smashed in the proverbial nose by a bunch of younger, hipper, more enlightened super-hunters who are preaching from the book of Forman.

I am here to tell you that that experience is just as shocking, and not nearly as much fun, as walking into a sauna packed with the (naked) Norwegian women's ski team.

Let's examine the Five Demandments

1. Thou shalt never clean thy firearm, lest it lose its sacred patina.
2. Thou shalt smite the moose only with the .223 caliber, for it is decreed sufficient.
3. Thou shalt hold match bullets as the greatest hunting projectiles, even though their makers proclaim otherwise.
4. Thou shalt proclaim the Tikka as the one true consistent and reliable cheap production firearm.
5. Thou shall shun Leupold and Vortex, for they are deemed untrustworthy in the eyes of the Formidiliocous.

Compare these five statements against what the main stream advice and practice has been from almost every other expert hunting source for one hundred years.

In short, it feels like blashemous heresey. And for many of us it causes us to want to lash out in frustration and fear. For many of us, it is painful to contemplate that the path we thought was the correct one, is not the right one.

It hurts to discover that at best; you've been following a bunch of donkeys for the last 40 years: and at worst; you have been activey lied to for a generation.

I'd just ask that you who have already crossed-over to the good path remember to treat the rest of us with the respect, grace and patience that I am sure you don't feel we deserve!

 

[wawa]

book of Forman

Rename Rokslide this