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 On Sat, 14 Jan 2006 01:46:48 GMT, LC@dinkerson.com (Ladies Choice) wrote: 
  
 |>In article , penny@pen.rhys 
 says... 
 |>> 
 |>>Actually, I just meant that guns were useless inasmuch as they had no 
 |>>other uses than to kill and maim.   The purpose of target shooting is 
 |>>to become more proficient at using guns with live bullets.  But in the 
 |>>final analysis  target shooting does not express the "intrinsic " 
 |>>purpose of a gun which is to kill and maim. 
 |>> 
 |> 
 |>There's another popular sport where they do a 'quick-draw' competition 
 like 
 in 
 |>the old west.  They use blanks but they have to use real guns. 
  
  We had a quick draw and shoot pylons back in 1986 at the GVRD Destroyed 
 Barnet Rifle Club, using side holsters since some CFO said we couldn't use 
 shoulder harness stuff. 
  
  There was a comradery there, where Guys and Gals would interchange guns 
 for the timed shoots, and get some more experience and nobody ever got hurt 
 obviously. I used to  shoot .22  with Very Black Glasses at night...I always 
 wear tinted lenses... 
  
  When they upgraded to a higher caliber than .22 like what they use in 
 most ranges still, before it was called IPSC, I sort of temporarily dropped 
 out 
 since I am not much on reloading brass, and a .22 can handle all the pilons 
 and 
 paper I use. 
  
 Bob 
   
 Triad Productions-Fantalla(c)~EZine~ParaNovel 
 National Association of Assault Research 
 http://ammo.at/lacasse http://reachme.at/bob 
  
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