re: #232 teleskiguy

I’m all for sport shooting. I actually enjoyed watching that show “Top Shot” I forget the network it was on. I just have an aversion to pistols, ever since I first shot one. First time I shot a pistol (Glock 23 9mm) I thought to myself “This is just too easy. Too easy to inflict maximum harm at a close distance.” The worst gun massacre outside of war in US history was Virginia Tech and it was carried out with semi-automatic pistols.

That’s why I really respect seasoned bow hunters. You gotta work for that perfect shot. With pistols (and in the hunting realm - one could argue - high-powered rifles with scopes), it’s too easy.

And when it comes to my home defense, my Springfield pump action 12 gauge that I got from my pa when I was a teenager is in a wood and glass case, if the shit really hits the fan I can break the glass to get it out in a pinch. Problem is, there’s statistically like .3 murders a year in my whole county. :-)

Top shot had some good guys on it, a few we knew from the Steel Challenge. Hated the announcer/narrator dude. Postured like a Ken doll all the time. Handguns creep you out, and I’ll tell you what creeps me out. the .50 cal and similar ultra long range sniper rifles. They can be strictly sporting too but what they can do gives me a small case of the willys. Ah perspective and the things that make an impression.

Bows? Shot a few compound types and I like the challenge. It takes a certain intuitive sense to do well. I don’t hunt at all. Ralphs is right down the street. I could use a better butcher though.

.3 murders a year. Lots to be said for a peaceful place to live.