[RLK]

I was talking to a Marine Lt a couple of weeks ago and he said that they didn't have the ammo to practice, even if they wanted to. Sad state of affairs!

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Shooting skills begin early as a civilian. Back in the 40s when we were kids the NRA put us through a rifle shooting class with the cooperation of the local police department and their firing range. I was a crack shot long before I went into the army. We have wimpy civilians going into a watered-down military.

A sniper can be trained quite well with 22 rifles. The skills acquired transfer to 30 cal. Even with a single action 22 cal handgun nothing gets away from me at 100 feet at my age.

What we have is a nation of people frightened of, and unable to use, firearms. It affects our military capability.

[RLK]

I might add that at the age of 70 my mother could hit a pack of cigarettes at 150 feet with a single action pistol firing freestyle combat.

[disgustedvet]

"Shooting skills begin early as a civilian. Back in the 40s when we were kids the NRA put us through a rifle shooting class with the cooperation of the local police department and their firing range. I was a crack shot long before I went into the army. We have wimpy civilians going into a watered-down military."

To a certain extent, I agree. However, it was much easier for me to teach precision shooting to individuals that didn't have a lot a prior shooting experience. They learn the proper techniques out of the gate, and they do not have to overcome bad habits/form/technique that they learned from grandpa (like I did).

[Smokin' Joe]

What we have is a nation of people frightened of, and unable to use, firearms. It affects our military capability

Sometimes I wonder if that hasn't been the objective of the MSM and the gun-grabbers all along.