Bruce Allen
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Swamp Fox;
I will have to say your reply was a tad insulting.
No scientific evidence you say?
What ever happened to the scientific method of investigation?
One gathers empirical evidence until all is gathered or it seems more would not be beneficial, i.e. would significantly add to the end result.
Then one examines the said evidence and attempts to descerne if any obvious conclusions are to be seen. One can be too literal with this, though, so other factors or verifiers should be used.
Shooting:
"Shooting" is the common vernacular for discharging cartridges or rounds from a firearm.
Aimed shooting with a firearm is vastly more complex than simply pulling the trigger on a firearm.
The variables of aimed shooting, aka precision shooting, involve holding the firearm, pulling the trigger, aiming the firearm all with as much consistency as humanly possible, or within the limits of the developed skill of the shooter, right?.
In other words it is also a psychomotor skill since it also includes hand and eye coordination and muscle memory at the same time.
Anything that further develops this skill is of benefit to the shooter.
Even world class athletes use mental visualization to stimulate muscle responses to keep as much of an edge as possible during not training periods.
This is a fact and has been verified over and over again to be beneficial.
I would submit that is why there are different classes of shooters. Rather than a seperation due to the ability of the shooters it is more a difference of skill level.
Even the weapons play a small role in this.
I have outscored people with "better" revolvers, to be precise one time I used my issue revolver (S&W Mod 64, 4" bbl) against another that had a S&W K- 38 [instead of Combat Masterpiece] (6" bbl .38 with adjustable sights) and won.
Later after I quit the Pistol Team I shot as an individual using a S&W 686, with 6" bbl (stainless steel), and in a full PPC match beat 4 out of the 5 existing team members.
They all has special built revolvers just for this kind of shooting, commonly refered to as Built Guns, with bull barrels and tuned actions, and highly adjustible sights.
The guy I did not best was my old practice partner.
The developed skill of the individual is what separates one shooters performance from another.
Simply put the shooter with the most developed skill is the odds on favorite to score the best.
A committed shooter will use all avenues available to him/her to further their skills.
I got to the point where I no longer simply practiced shooting, but practiced the courses of fire with another team member and added the factor of stress - we placed a bet on most every shooting session - usually a Pepsi - but knowing there was a definite win/lose aspect to the session really helped us sharpen our edge.
All of this together pushed us into the forefront of our team and allowed us to be among the best in the State of SC. We even went to the National Pistol Matches in 1982 and I was 7th in the Municipal Master Category, which was the biggest single category in the whole match, which had 750 shooters.
Anything that aids in developing skill helps.
Besides, the proof is in the pudding.
BTW - I shot and killed a 250lb hog with a S&W 686, with a 6"bbl, 160 grn hardcast semi wadcutter loaded to 1200 fps, one shot, standing off hand at 46 paces.
This was the very same revolver I used in the PPC shooting I refered to above.
Anyow I hit the critter right behind the right ear and he got stiff all over and fell over dead as a hammer.
It was even video taped.
The guide and the other hunters stated later it was the single finest shot they had ever seen.
I am preparing to leave on a small trip and will be back tomorrow. I will answer your other question when I return.
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July 29, 2005 19:48
(damn John Kerry!!!)
