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From: pickle
Date: Thu, 13 Apr 2000 00:00
Date: Thu, 13 Apr 2000 00:00
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In git.general Affordable Firepower <dan@angband.org> wrote: > In git.general pickle@vortex.psiu.cx wrote: >> That's not that good...And target >> practice...well, there's the old adage "Practice makes perfect." The more time >> you spend shooting a gun, the more efficient you'll be when it comes time >> to...kill...something. > Not true. I don't hunt, and don't have any guns for self-protection, yet I > shot competitively for many years. Target shooting is about developing > self-control and timing, not getting ready to kill something. A valiant use of your firearms. Trouble is, I've never really understood what the point of competitive shooting is. Shooting just to show proficiency. And nothing else? A part of me feels that's a little ineffecient in the use of your talents, but to each his own, I guess. -- "Hey Pickle! Want to come out here in the hallway and help me giftwrap a vibrator?" -Data Vortex
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From: pickle@vortex.psiu.cx
Subject: Re: Gun Safety Class and Fun Shoot
Date: 2000/04/13
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