Bennington man given four months for possessing gun

Non Buddy wrote:

He doesn't sound like much of a hunter. A laser sight would be useless to a real hunter. A laser goes in a straight line and a bullet arcs. He must watch to much tv. These are the type we don't need in the woods.

NRA life member wrote:

Hey non buddy you obviously don't have a clue.The gun he had was 12 gauge SHOTGUN.Which shoots SHOT or SLUGS not bullets.Laser red dot scopes are extremely common and very useful on slug guns and turkey guns.

Non Buddy wrote:

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You need to learn to read. A red dot scope is not the same as a laser.What happens when that beam hits brush? No more beam. A laser emits a beam of light in a straight line. Do you think shot or slugs travel in a straight line? Learn to shoot with open sights, it is a great tallent to have. Any sight requires the ability to know the rise and fall of your projectile. That is if you want to shoot accurately and make a clean kill. Leave the lasers in the movies, that's where they work best. May the Force be with you.

NRA life member wrote:

A laser sight or scope is adjustable in the same way a regular scope is adjustable.Do you think a regular scope accounts for the trajectory of the bullet? No it does not which is why you must know how your gun shoots.This is the reason most people sight in their rifles an inch or so high at one hundred yards.As most rifle shots are between 50 and 200 yards.Most calibers are at the upper part of their trajectory at 100 yards which makes them dead on at approximately 50 yards while they are still going up and 200 yards as they are coming down.

NRA life member wrote:

A laser sight or scope is adjustable in the same way a regular scope is adjustable.Do you think a regular scope accounts for the trajectory of the bullet? No it does not which is why you must know how your gun shoots.This is the reason most people sight in their rifles an inch or so high at one hundred yards.As most rifle shots are between 50 and 200 yards.Most calibers are at the upper part of their trajectory at 100 yards which makes them dead on at approximately 50 yards while they are still going up and 200 yards as they are coming down.

ifihadadollarforeverytime wrote:

I kind of agree with all though we are talking about a criminal not a hunter!
My personal .35 MOA + or - at 100 yards = I can kill just about any edible Earth roaming mammal species or human at 1000 yards! Thats with Sierra MatchKing .308 dia. 168 gr. HPBT's ahead of a few grains of Dupont, match primers in a match case, a 50 year old Remington 700 and an old fashion Unertl 24x with extra fine wire crosshairs! Think about what I could do with a modern equipment! The thought frightens me!
This guy was not in the same class! I imagine that he had the correct equipment for his needs being a criminal on the run from the law!

ifihadadollarforeverytime wrote:

Thoughts frighten me!

The REAL Real Vermonter wrote:

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I thought your personal favorite was your Official Red Ryder, carbine action, two-hundred shot range model air rifle with a compass in the stock and a thing that tells time.

NRA Life Member wrote:

My point is there is absolutely no difference between a laser sight and a standard scope or open sights in regard to the trajectory of the bullet.Your first post indicated that there was.Whether it is a laser sight,scope or open sight the line of sight is still a straight line.And you are 100% correct the shorter the distance you are shooting the less the trajectory matters as most calibers only vary an inch or 2 out to about 300 yards.

NRA Life Member wrote:

My point is there is absolutely no difference between a laser sight and a standard scope or open sights in regard to the trajectory of the bullet.Your first post indicated that there was.Whether it is a laser sight,scope or open sight the line of sight is still a straight line.And you are 100% correct the shorter the distance you are shooting the less the trajectory matters as most calibers only vary an inch or 2 out to about 300 yards.

yeah right wrote:

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NRA,
There is no explaining to No Buddy as he fancies himself an expert on hunting, as you can tell by the pretty picture of the deer and guns by the shot he made at 535 yards with a .270. That shot would have dropped over 3 feet and I doubt he can count that high. His mastery of the obvious is astounding. He likes to stalk deer and take his shots at 30 to 40 yards. I would venture to say 90% of all deer are killed at that distance. I doubt his stalking skills are employed at any more than hitting the fridge between posts on this forum. If you look at most his posts they suggest a paranoid and inadequate personality. He is always claiming a conspiracy being perpetrated upon the people of Hoosick Falls by their elected officials. He should go out and find a job to occupy himself rather than boring everyone with is NON facts and innuendo.