wanderinwalker
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I think there are benchrest shooters and shooters who shoot from a benchrest. They are NOT interchangeable! Just as there are riflemen and shooters who use rifles, hunters and people who take their firearms for walks in the woods, fishermen and folks just drowning gear, etc.
As an example, there used to be this 3' steel plate at 100 yards on my range. Guys would flail away at it from the bench with their deer guns, make a couple of hits, miss a couple and call it a good day. These people are not same as the guy that shows up with his 6.5-284, drills a couple of groups under .5" and goes home muttering "I KNEW I should have turned the necks this time...", though both use a benchrest.
What I see as the problem with the shooting sports is limitations most people have on time, money and interests. As I have learned from pursuing Highpower, to get really good at one game requires a fair amount of time and money. To be able to dabble in many, not so difficult, but don't look down on those who excel at something specific as being inferior in respect to other areas.
And maybe, just maybe, there are people who are naturally really good shooters.
As an example, there used to be this 3' steel plate at 100 yards on my range. Guys would flail away at it from the bench with their deer guns, make a couple of hits, miss a couple and call it a good day. These people are not same as the guy that shows up with his 6.5-284, drills a couple of groups under .5" and goes home muttering "I KNEW I should have turned the necks this time...", though both use a benchrest.
What I see as the problem with the shooting sports is limitations most people have on time, money and interests. As I have learned from pursuing Highpower, to get really good at one game requires a fair amount of time and money. To be able to dabble in many, not so difficult, but don't look down on those who excel at something specific as being inferior in respect to other areas.
And maybe, just maybe, there are people who are naturally really good shooters.