Post by bradshaw on Jan 29, 2020 19:38:57 GMT -5
“.... I realize rifle shooting is a different beast than pistol shooting and I know we all need to start at the beginning of every marksmanship endeavor, however I just fear I'd out grow a 22lr quickly....
.... a 22lr for cheap plinking and what not, but I'm a man of limited means so I put a lot of thought into my firearms purchases....
If I was starting from scratch I would definitely agree. Is trigger manipulation on a rifle THAT much different than a pistol?
.... always thought it took more discipline to hit a target at 200 yards with a revolver than a rifle,.... need to know your fundamentals to get repeatable hits....
.... I've held more 22lrs in the gun shop than any other type....”
----billy357
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Billy.... most fair and human questions. Difference between a rifle and handgun is a buttstock, which imparts a whole new world of steadiness. I tend to think of a pistol with one or two arms as a buttstock. Even shooting bent elbows, anatomical connection to pistol maintains riflesque composure----while providing smooth momentum for follow through on moving targets. At 75 years, I see little chance in outgrowing the .22 Long Rifle. Marksmanship with .22 rifle or handgun hasn’t damaged my big bore shooting. The somnambulant rimfire arrives a tunic to my nerves.
A .22 brings me closer to MOMENT of HAMMER FALL. How does it do that? The absence of recoil & concussion at once frees the shooter of ANTICIPATION----anticipation of the negative kind; anticipations which provoke s flinch to doom FOLLOW THROUGH before the bullet leaves the barrel.
“Trigger manipulation” is no more a part of my vocaulary than “plinking.” Guess I just don’t know how to manipulate a trigger. I do try to manipulate a bullet. Aside from machine guns, I don’t understand the fun of plinking. To practice on casual, random targets is a good thing. To fill the landscape full of bullet holes is not. You can always tell when a neighbor is plinking. And, nearly always, you can tell when a neighbor means business. I feel a lot better around a marksman or markswoman.
“Discipline” is another good thing, like breathing. DISCIPLINE should be taken for granted ON THE TRIGGER. Discipline recognizes the positive side of ANTICIPATION. Watch folk at the shooting arcade a county fair. Sooner or later a boy or girl or man or woman with a case of performance fever sidles up. The gun may be off, but the shots collect tight to the same Point of Impact (POI). The better ones immediately adapt, holding Kentucky. The good ones outshoot the gun. These guys & gals aren’t plinking.
Billy, you are not competing with anyone here. We compete against our own limitations, which means we are obliged to grow always. Diving deep to gain or certify. I can’t find a thing about the a sweet .22 to throw me off the trail. Breathe, Sight, Squeeze.
David Bradshaw
.... a 22lr for cheap plinking and what not, but I'm a man of limited means so I put a lot of thought into my firearms purchases....
If I was starting from scratch I would definitely agree. Is trigger manipulation on a rifle THAT much different than a pistol?
.... always thought it took more discipline to hit a target at 200 yards with a revolver than a rifle,.... need to know your fundamentals to get repeatable hits....
.... I've held more 22lrs in the gun shop than any other type....”
----billy357
*****
Billy.... most fair and human questions. Difference between a rifle and handgun is a buttstock, which imparts a whole new world of steadiness. I tend to think of a pistol with one or two arms as a buttstock. Even shooting bent elbows, anatomical connection to pistol maintains riflesque composure----while providing smooth momentum for follow through on moving targets. At 75 years, I see little chance in outgrowing the .22 Long Rifle. Marksmanship with .22 rifle or handgun hasn’t damaged my big bore shooting. The somnambulant rimfire arrives a tunic to my nerves.
A .22 brings me closer to MOMENT of HAMMER FALL. How does it do that? The absence of recoil & concussion at once frees the shooter of ANTICIPATION----anticipation of the negative kind; anticipations which provoke s flinch to doom FOLLOW THROUGH before the bullet leaves the barrel.
“Trigger manipulation” is no more a part of my vocaulary than “plinking.” Guess I just don’t know how to manipulate a trigger. I do try to manipulate a bullet. Aside from machine guns, I don’t understand the fun of plinking. To practice on casual, random targets is a good thing. To fill the landscape full of bullet holes is not. You can always tell when a neighbor is plinking. And, nearly always, you can tell when a neighbor means business. I feel a lot better around a marksman or markswoman.
“Discipline” is another good thing, like breathing. DISCIPLINE should be taken for granted ON THE TRIGGER. Discipline recognizes the positive side of ANTICIPATION. Watch folk at the shooting arcade a county fair. Sooner or later a boy or girl or man or woman with a case of performance fever sidles up. The gun may be off, but the shots collect tight to the same Point of Impact (POI). The better ones immediately adapt, holding Kentucky. The good ones outshoot the gun. These guys & gals aren’t plinking.
Billy, you are not competing with anyone here. We compete against our own limitations, which means we are obliged to grow always. Diving deep to gain or certify. I can’t find a thing about the a sweet .22 to throw me off the trail. Breathe, Sight, Squeeze.
David Bradshaw