When I came back from Iraq I still had the same passion and enjoyment for shooting. I still got the same sense of accomplishment and stress relief from my range time but something was off...Way off!! Before I went overseas I wanted 30 round magazines, high capacity, belt fed full-auto bliss!!
When I returned I only shot my M6 single shot break-over for almost a year!! WHAT??? Don't get me wrong, I shot it a bunch but some days I'd spend 45 minutes preping the range, setting up the spotting scope, checking the weather, etc. Then I'd squeeze the trigger. If the bullet went where it was supposed to go, I'd start putting stuff away. I had highpower rifles and pistols of all varieties setting in the gun safe...unused and lonely.
So why the single shot fixation? I only wanted one perfect shot. All I worked for was one well placed round. I have had full-auto, and the basics to all precision shooting of all types are manifested in the ability to deliver...one round precisely to the intended target. If you're full-auto then keep delivering precisely to multiple targets until the threat is gone.
I also have a new found respect for the simplicity of revolvers!! They're good, more on that later.
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