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- From: pauly@netcom.com (Paul Yoshimune)
- Newsgroups: rec.guns
- Subject: Re: distance a .22 lr travels
- Message-ID: <1992Nov16.055857.1541@netcom.com>
- Date: 16 Nov 92 16:45:50 GMT
- Article-I.D.: netcom.1992Nov16.055857.1541
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- Well, there has been much talk lately about shooting safety, and one thing
- which seems to constantly come up is knowing what is beyond your target, and
- having a good backstop. As an IPSC shooter, I agree with and obey these rules.
- My question though, concerns hunters: When taking shots at deer or birds in
- flight, or whatever, more times than not you don't have a clear backstop, or
- one at all (shooting in the air). Isn't this in violation of the above rules,
- since you pretty much have no idea where that bullet is going to land?
- Incidentally, this is one reason I'm somewhat leary of hunting...seems that the
- chances of getting nailed by a stray round aren't exactly high, but they're
- there. Hmmm...
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- DVC,
- Paul
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- Paul Yoshimune
- pauly@netcom.com
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