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Dave McC · June 3, 2000, 11:45 AM

Thanks,Brian, it's nice to know someone's paying attention...

Last year I was at an indoor range getting in a little practice with the handgun. Amiable fellow next to me had a Wilson Custom, and he bragged on it some as he set up. At 25 feet he wasn't keeping them on paper. While my groups haven't been as good as formerly since I got these accursed bifocals, he regarded them as superb. He asked how he could shoot like that. My answer was, get some qualified instruction.

If he did, chances are he can outshoot me next time. If not, he's either still dangerous to the wrong people(instead of dangerous to the RIGHT people) or he's given up.

And that's a danger here. Some folks think a new addon will make the difference, some utter names like Vang as incantations, some keep silent and don't ask the questions that NEED to be asked.

Form and training are interlinked, and maybe 95% of effectiveness is that. The rest is the bells,whistles,fenderskirts, etc.

June 3, 2000, 11:45 AM	#14
Dave McC Staff In Memoriam Join Date: October 13, 1999 Location: Columbia, Md, USA Posts: 8,811	Thanks,Brian, it's nice to know someone's paying attention... Last year I was at an indoor range getting in a little practice with the handgun. Amiable fellow next to me had a Wilson Custom, and he bragged on it some as he set up. At 25 feet he wasn't keeping them on paper. While my groups haven't been as good as formerly since I got these accursed bifocals, he regarded them as superb. He asked how he could shoot like that. My answer was, get some qualified instruction. If he did, chances are he can outshoot me next time. If not, he's either still dangerous to the wrong people(instead of dangerous to the RIGHT people) or he's given up. And that's a danger here. Some folks think a new addon will make the difference, some utter names like Vang as incantations, some keep silent and don't ask the questions that NEED to be asked. Form and training are interlinked, and maybe 95% of effectiveness is that. The rest is the bells,whistles,fenderskirts, etc.