{"id":12956,"date":"2016-02-08T21:21:07","date_gmt":"2016-02-08T21:21:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/empty-cases.com\/blog\/?p=12956"},"modified":"2016-02-08T21:21:07","modified_gmt":"2016-02-08T21:21:07","slug":"finding-bigfoot-and-the-sasquatch-rifle-part-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/empty-cases.com\/blog\/finding-bigfoot-and-the-sasquatch-rifle-part-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Finding Bigfoot and the Sasquatch Rifle – Part 1"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Last night as I tossed and turned in an effort to drift off,\u00a0it hit me that my arsenal of firearms is missing something very important. My collection of guns does not include a Sasquatch rifle. I was somewhat stunned that this revelation had never came upon me until\u00a0after\u00a0the half century mark; how could I have made it as long as I had without a tool perfectly constructed to hunt Bigfoot?<\/p>\n

Well, I gotta tell you, all chances for sleep quickly vanished and I found myself silently\u00a0putting together\u00a0the necessary elements of a Sasquatch rifle. This morning I decided to put pen to paper and codify the weapon system needed to take America\u2019s most illusive creature.\u00a0I quickly realized I had no clue where to start since I\u2019ve never killed a Bigfoot. In fact, I\u2019ve never seen one. Of course none of that\u00a0seems to matter on the Internet, where anyone can spout off about hunting or shooting anything, regardless of their experiences.<\/p>\n

So, I\u2019m seeking assistance and if all of you\u00a0can share your opinions, I\u2019m sure I that I can combine those with my time afield and on the range to\u00a0devise the perfect Bigfoot rifle. For starters, since we’re chasing what might ultimately turn out to be a mythical beast, we don\u2019t want to spend a lot of money. So, I picked three affordable but reliable as the sun\u00a0Mossbergs<\/a>\u00a0to start with. Tell me which one I should choose.<\/p>\n

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Mossberg Patriot in .375 Ruger with open sights.<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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And of course, you need an optical sight of some sort. I\u2019m torn between a long-range scope and a close quarters battle optic. On one hand I don\u2019t want to get within Bigfoots\u2019 reach and on the other I\u2019m not sure they come out in the open often. I do believe low\u00a0light performance\u00a0will be paramount so I’m leaning toward the latest wonder optic from Meopta<\/a>. Again, help me out.<\/p>\n

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Meopta R2 8x56mm MeoStar<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Finally there is the question of ammunition; do you need special stuff to kill Bigfoot? I have opinion but would be interested in yours. AccuBonds<\/a> have worked for me all over the world but are they what’s need for the ultimate quarry?<\/p>\n

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The Nosler AccuBond.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Last night as I tossed and turned in an effort to drift off,\u00a0it hit me that my arsenal of firearms is missing something very important. My collection of guns does not include a Sasquatch rifle. 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