tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293484.post2788520454715351387..comments2024-03-28T06:11:55.879-06:00Comments on The Michael Bane Blog: More Thoughts...Michael Banehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16630187848984050478noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293484.post-67855044353169345162008-12-29T13:06:00.000-07:002008-12-29T13:06:00.000-07:00I totally agree with the previous anonymous.ARs ar...I totally agree with the previous anonymous.<BR/>ARs are hunting rifles too<BR/>I use them for varmints and if <BR/>my state allowed rifles, I would probably hunt deer with an AR as well.<BR/>traditional hunting rifles used to be priced much lower than ARs, but that is not the case any more.<BR/>A good quality hunting rifle is now not that much different in price than an AR. There are a lot of Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293484.post-87816738879950681292008-12-23T18:48:00.000-07:002008-12-23T18:48:00.000-07:00Ok, gotta make a comment here:I've been involved f...Ok, gotta make a comment here:<BR/>I've been involved for years with a program that could be classified as "fun, not serious, competition" - the GLOCK Sport Shooting Foundation (GSSF. Something like it with all handguns participating would be neat - NSSF, NRA, anyone?<BR/>GRMAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293484.post-60493156820397188212008-12-22T13:45:00.000-07:002008-12-22T13:45:00.000-07:00Also, I don't see any information or mention of pl...Also, I don't see any information or mention of places to find information that indicates that the numbers that were deemed as "damn lies" were actually that. If I buy an AR-15 or handgun, does that automatically make me a shooter and not a hunter? Doesn't seem logical. I've yet to meet a hunter that didn't have a handgun. You'd think that these "proprietary" numbers would do nothing but Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293484.post-62384286838171156832008-12-22T13:36:00.000-07:002008-12-22T13:36:00.000-07:00What isn't considered (again) is that a hunting ri...What isn't considered (again) is that a hunting rifle will last most hunters a lifetime. Additionally, hunting and hunting accessories are not suffering. Things that people don't always consider, such as clothing, hand warmers, etc.. Also hunting seasons are seasonal. Which means there are much less opportunities than shooting competitions. Again, hunters licenses have increased this year Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293484.post-59670935466626885682008-12-22T10:44:00.000-07:002008-12-22T10:44:00.000-07:00I can vouch for Michael's reporting of sales numbe...I can vouch for Michael's reporting of sales numbers and the trend overall. Myself and my co-workers are witnessing the same, firsthand, from the wholesale level. Sales of "hunting hardgoods" have been on the decline for 8 to 10 years. Additionally, there have been double digit declines the past several years on hunting rifle sales. Handgun and black rifle sales have grown in this same periodAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293484.post-74547650325373748182008-12-20T20:18:00.000-07:002008-12-20T20:18:00.000-07:00http://www.nssf.org/IndustryResearch/FAQ-ans.cfm?Q...http://www.nssf.org/IndustryResearch/FAQ-ans.cfm?Qno=02&AoI=generic<BR/><BR/>http://www.nssf.org/IndustryResearch/FAQ-ans.cfm?Qno=03&AoI=genericAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293484.post-77309960033582316052008-12-20T17:18:00.000-07:002008-12-20T17:18:00.000-07:00Michael, you're doing so much and I support you. ...Michael, you're doing so much and I support you. I didn't mean to sound otherwise. I'm doing my best to pull new people into either sport. I'm giving NRA memberships, taking my own children and others hunting AND shooting. I give out links to websites such as yours and some of your well known competitors to young and old. The one thing that I've had as feedback has usually been something Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293484.post-55031090866147423042008-12-20T16:29:00.000-07:002008-12-20T16:29:00.000-07:00Greg;I am not ticked off...I just am at a loss to ...Greg;<BR/><BR/>I am not ticked off...I just am at a loss to understand what you would have me do that I'm not presently doing.<BR/><BR/>mbMichael Banehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16630187848984050478noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293484.post-71765059527472035882008-12-20T16:01:00.000-07:002008-12-20T16:01:00.000-07:00So reinventing IHMSA with hunting handguns is the ...So reinventing IHMSA with hunting handguns is the wave of the future?<BR/><BR/>Perhaps harder set targets that need a real bear killer for knockdown?clark myershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04087642063181620051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293484.post-6892160989008496022008-12-20T15:33:00.000-07:002008-12-20T15:33:00.000-07:00Data is out there....go look at the ATF production...Data is out there....go look at the ATF production statistics for U.S. gun makers.<BR/><BR/>And the trend towards urbanization, posting of land, and cultural changes not favorable to hunting began after WWII so it doesn't take a genius to spot them. So MB I'm not give ya much credit for spotting them!<BR/><BR/>MB is right, hunting will probably not grow the sport and nor will competitive shootingAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293484.post-14560384609348871592008-12-20T14:15:00.000-07:002008-12-20T14:15:00.000-07:00Michael, I shoot in two "Fun not-very-competitive ...Michael, I shoot in two "Fun not-very-competitive shooting (action-type or reactive-target-type)" matches each month - both steel shoots for exactly that reason. They do help me practice skills like drawing from a holster and hitting targets at various ranges quickly, but I don't mind being firmly in the middle of the pack, and I keep coming back because they're FUN. (Though I did miss today's Kevinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10324035824298948422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293484.post-70436150519652131572008-12-20T13:49:00.000-07:002008-12-20T13:49:00.000-07:00Michael, perhaps you could post some links to gene...Michael, perhaps you could post some links to generalized information that show the numbers (18.5m hunters, 19m shooters) as lies. Those numbers are reported by the NRA AND the NSSF. Hardly the place that I'm accustomed to finding "damn lies" from. I think you've misunderstood me. I didn't say let's get youth into hunting, even though your statement that it hasn'Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com