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From: wolf@netcom.COM (Buckskin Tech.)
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Subject: Re: Learning to shoot
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Date: 3 May 91 11:41:22 GMT
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kapson@sparky.eecs.umich.edu (John Kapson) writes:

>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.

Yes, I learned to shoot with a bolt-action single-shot .22.  In my case,
it was more a matter of "that's-the-gun-I-got-and-I-can't-afford-a-new-one".
I did learn to appreciate the feel of having "one chance" to get it right.
Sort of made the whole thing more challenging.  Since I've discovered
black powder, I've been glad I learned the way I did.  I know people who
won't even try powder because it's "too much work".

>John Kapson   IEEE ACM _NRA_
>"Help! I'm trapped in a Politically Correct university and can't get out!"

 - Wolf