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From: pfeiffer@NMSU.Edu
Newsgroups: rec.hunting
Subject: Re: Learning to shoot
Message-ID: <1991May2.065849.25816@doug.cae.wisc.edu>
Date: 2 May 91 11:58:49 GMT
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kapson@sparky.eecs.umich.edu (John Kapson) says:
   Recently someone posted a request for info on the 10/22 stating that
   they were learning to shoot, etc.  I e-mailed my response directly to
   him but now I'm curious about what others think about one point I
   brought up.

   When I learned to shoot, it was with a bolt-action single shot .22
   (the same way Dad learned, the same way...  ;-) The reason I was told
   was that you really pay attention to what you're doing when you've
   only got one shot (especially when hunting!) as opposed to just
   blasting away with a full clip (as I tend to do with my 9mm 8^).

   Were others ever taught this philosophy?  Anyone have an opinion on
   whether learning this way may be more/less beneficial?  Please post
   responses as I rarely read my own e-mail.

I believe you are correct, though in my case from the perspective of
trap shooting.  I've gotten to where I only load one barrel (my
shotgun is an over/under), because I actually do much better when I'm
not planning my second shot before I get the first one off!  Now I'm a
poor shotgun shooter, but I'm much worse with rifle and pistol.  I
believe at this point that getting semi-auto arms to learn these with
(as I did) was a mistake; but I'm getting better about paying
attention...

-Joe.