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Originally Posted by masraum
My guess is 99.99% of them.
I was at the range the other day. There was some guy a few lanes over that had at least 1 cannon maybe 2. I don't know what he was shooting, but it made my 9mm sound like a pop gun.
5 yards and his groups were easily 12". The crazy thing is that he'd shoot 1 or 2 shots nice and slow and actually hit decently, then he'd shoot a few rounds a bit faster and they'd be all over the place. Then he'd fire off a volley of rounds at light speed. I kept thinking, "he's a lousy shot, but really good at spending money on ammo."
He must have had 2 guns because at one point I looked over and saw him shooting a revolver that was some huge stainless beast that had what was either a 6" or more likely an 8" barrel. It was enormous.
I'm not a great shot, but I'm trying to work on it, and I'm getting better. Pretty much every time I'm at the range I see folks that are shooting 8" and 12" groups at 5-7yards. I've seen guys with lasers shooting 6" groups at 5 yards.
Honestly, I love it when those folks are there. They make me feel like a sharp shooter.
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Exactly. I don't disagree with Odd Job, nor do I think that money spent on custom work is wasted. I just think that if you want to shoot your .357 better, instead of taking your spoon to a gunsmith and writing a check, it might be more economical to buy a used Single Six and shoot a couple thousand rounds. Likewise, spending on a 22/45 and trying to shoot it to death is probably going to pay better dividends than tricking out your 1911.
Of course that's pretty much the same as saying that shooting .22's in the backyard is fine, but the "Combat Wombat" shoots will be better prep for a life or death situation.
The only 2 pieces of advice I feel qualified to give about carrying a weapon are: Purchase a firearm you will actually carry, and shoot a lot.
If you aren't comfortable carrying the spoon, then you probably won't have it when you need it.
The way to improve your marksmanship is to shoot. Shooting a bolt rifle 100yds off of sandbags isn't really a hunting situation, but when all the mechanical elements are second nature, even bench rest practice pays dividends when shooting offhand at moving game. Rimfires offhand in the backyard is fun, a great way to spend time with the kids, and a super way to tighten those groups.