I have seen too many people absolutely draw the wrong lesson from this little aphorism. I have observed it confuse and mislead many more people than it helps. It's literally false, and people misunderstand the figurative meaning most of the time too. I'm not going to stop calling it out as such.
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Hooda Thunkit
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If there are 5 "gun guys" sitting around talking, they will have 7 different opinions.
On everything.
On everything.
Jack19
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My grandfather was a police officer from the middle 20s to early 50s. Through the 20s stock crash, the 30s depression, years of prohibition, the 40s war.
I came on in the early 80s; he was 80-81. His advice to me was, "Don't hesitate."
I came on in the early 80s; he was 80-81. His advice to me was, "Don't hesitate."
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Now this isn’t my proverb, but I have loved it for years and I think it is sound advice to live by.
“A good shot must necessarily be a good man, since the essence of good marksmanship is self-control, and self-control is the essential quality of a good man.”
-Theodore Roosevelt
“A good shot must necessarily be a good man, since the essence of good marksmanship is self-control, and self-control is the essential quality of a good man.”
-Theodore Roosevelt
You're responsible for where every bullet goes.
George Dickel
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You'll shoot your eye out.
Misfire. Please disregard.
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"Aim small, miss small" sounds as if I am resigned to missing what I'm aiming at.
I can miss just fine without the help of any cockamamie aphorism!
I can miss just fine without the help of any cockamamie aphorism!
PWC
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Not the kind of statement I would have expected from you.
FlSwampRat
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Can I steal that? ^^^^^
Not actually intended as being derogatory. Probably my earliest childhood hero was Chuck Yeager. In his autobiography, he describes being very poor in his childhood and being sent out with the rifle and ONE round to get a rabbit for dinner. He drew a connection between that upbringing and his aerial marksmanship in P-51’s.
I cannot recall whether he specifically used the words "dirt poor" or "hillbillie" in his book, but I think he may have. As I said, this guy was probably my earliest childhood hero (I was much more interested in aviation, space exploration, and military history as a kid than sports), and he's who I was thinking of when I wrote that statement. I wasn't trying to denigrate such people, just point out that there are many, many fewer of them today (perhaps even to our detriment) than in the pre-WWII-period.
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Ahh, Mr.Larsen
Old Dog
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An armed man is a citizen. An unarmed man is a subject.
You can hardly even notice it.
Old Dog
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That brings to mind the old quote from Col. Cooper:
"Owning a handgun doesn't make you armed any more than owning a guitar makes you a musician."
The most likely type of person to own one gun is either a new shooter who just hasn't bought his/her second gun yet, or someone who inherited the one they got. I doubt there are even that many one-gun deer hunters anymore. Most deer hunters probably have several.
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“Your ball struck my foot.”
Stevie-Ray
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Bumper sticker: .45 ACP, because shooting twice is silly
"I am the weapon, my gun is a tool, and regrettably with some, those descriptors are reversed" was my sig paraphrased on another site.
"I am the weapon, my gun is a tool, and regrettably with some, those descriptors are reversed" was my sig paraphrased on another site.
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ALWAYS KNOW IF IT'S LOADED.
MUZZLE CONTROL
MUZZLE CONTROL
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I'm surprised we don't yet have the four rules, which are in my household one "saying."
Treat every gun like it is loaded ...
Keep the muzzle pointed in a safe direction ...
Keep your finger off the trigger until your sights are on the target ...
Be sure of your target and what is beyond it.
Treat every gun like it is loaded ...
Keep the muzzle pointed in a safe direction ...
Keep your finger off the trigger until your sights are on the target ...
Be sure of your target and what is beyond it.
The Evangelist Cowboy
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"When you have to shoot, shoot! Don't talk" -Tuco
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