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Originally Posted by tabs
Why does one think I like front end loaders...
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Yup. I didn't really learn to shoot the rifle until I got serious about muzzle loading. It did wonders for my hunting as well.
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Originally Posted by emcon5
I don't disagree, but I personally find it more constructive to get a new shooter to slow down on their own, rather than saddling them with the state-of-the-1873-art loading process.
If they can't slow down and focus, then you start loading the magazine with one round at a time.
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This should actually work, at least in theory. Unfortunately, I don't think I have ever seen this approach work. Human nature being what it is, the temptation to let 'er rip "just once" overcomes just about everybody. One lazy rapid-fire string at the end of a careful practice session can undo much of that session for a new shooter.
Yes, this has to be fun to keep the interest up, but handgunning is a particularly demanding shooting discipline. And the one, in my experience, where folks are the most prone to get lazy about it. Mostly because it is so difficult.
Maybe we need to define "good shooting". I look at it from a hunter's perspective. I expect to be able to take deer-sized game cleanly out to about 80-100 yards with an open sighted, 4 3/4" revolver, from an improvised field rest. Others are happy to get most shots into a man-sized silhouette target at the "standard combat range" of seven yards. Or they are pleased to keep most shots in the black, from a rest, at 25 yards.
To me, neither of the latter examples represent "good shooting". But, if they are having fun, and it's good enough for them, who am I to say?