Aside from life & Liberty, it's the sheer enjoyment and working to improve my skills. My primary enjoyment comes from rifle shooting.
I describe it as a combination of the physical, mental, and intellectual. In order to perform really well you have to maintain a base level of physical condition, and be in tune with your breathing, abilities, etc. The mental aspect involves the ability to maintain strong focus, situational awareness, and discipline under adverse conditions. These are great skills for life in general. The intellectual involves the mathematics of learning the ballistics, & reading wind. I find the combination of all these things into one sport, which is also a very useful skill in real life, immensely satisfying.
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