
Originally Posted by
cgbills
There was no intent to be a condescending prick. That is why it said is there a polite way. If there is none than nothing would be said. Who sounds like a condescending prick here?
That was the plan, to show him to shoot, how to run drills and teach him more about the platform. If something breaks show him how to fix it.
And there you have it. This thread now contains the full answer to your question.
I didn't say anything different then anybody else said, only difference is that I said it in such a manner that made you focus on the delivery rather then the message because of your ego.
Look at your friend, then re-read what you wrote....look at your friend again, and then re-read what you wrote again. Delivery choice will either help him, or get the same kind of response that you gave me.
Lightbulb going off yet?
Right way to do it:

Originally Posted by
Ten Mile
Support your friend! Help him keep his gun running. It is important not to let Internet logic influence your decision making, don't rub his face in his mistake. Teach, assist, and be a blessing to him! Rude people make poor friends and drive away new shooters. Don't be an obstacle to him staying in the shooting community.

Wrong way to do it:

Originally Posted by
GrumpyM4
How about you just mind your own ****ing business, and as your "friend" shoots his gun and it eventually fails for (insert typical reason here), and he comes to you asking why and what he should do to repair it, HELP HIM LEARN. Some people need to DO to learn.
No need to be a condescending prick because you think you bought a better tool then someone else.
Same message, different delivery, hence different outcome.
And that is all you need to know.
Consider this a Yoda moment.....
It is missing the point to think that the martial art is solely in cutting a man down; it is in killing evil. It is in the strategem of killing the evil of one man and giving life to ten thousand -Yagyu Munemori
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