[HuntsvilleTxVeteran]

Get a shot off fast.
This upsets him long enough to let you make your second shot perfect.

LAZARUS LONG

[gman992]

1) First of all, guns back then were highly unaccurate 2)Shooters back then were highly unaccurate. 3)Most of the “really good” gunfighters shot off their load—so to speak—before even landing one. In fact, the best chance a fighter had was to sneak up on an opponent—jesse james, wild bill hickock, one of the Earp brothers—and shoot them in the back.

[wbarmy]

Might be true in those days, but definitely isn't now. I have seen the pray and spray types all over Iraq and AF, and they never hit anything except by wild luck. The teams are all taught one shot - one kill religiously. Aim at what you are shooting at, and kill it. The pray and sprayers are hoping that you will be upset and unable to aim while they move the bullets in your direction.

Yes, there is a difference between single shot combat and automatic weapons, but I would still rather hit on the first shot.