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Lynn,
I appreciate your comments. You gave some solid examples that demonstrate the difficulties I often have to deal with.
You are also showing real maturity in understanding that sometimes a thread just goes south and its best to kill it.
When I post in other forums,on non-gun topics of interest to me), I've often gone back and deleted my OWN posts when I realized what I said was not "on point" or what I wrote only caused confusion.
The situation with Catshooter is really quite different. There is an ego thing going on there. I think he basically decided to quit because he found it intolerable that others would agree that he was wrong, and he was not able to get in the last word.
That is ironic of course, because it sometimes seemed that Catshooter's "raison d'etre",reason for living), was finding fault in others, so he could publicly belittle them and their opinions.
I appreciate your comments. You gave some solid examples that demonstrate the difficulties I often have to deal with.
You are also showing real maturity in understanding that sometimes a thread just goes south and its best to kill it.
When I post in other forums,on non-gun topics of interest to me), I've often gone back and deleted my OWN posts when I realized what I said was not "on point" or what I wrote only caused confusion.
The situation with Catshooter is really quite different. There is an ego thing going on there. I think he basically decided to quit because he found it intolerable that others would agree that he was wrong, and he was not able to get in the last word.
That is ironic of course, because it sometimes seemed that Catshooter's "raison d'etre",reason for living), was finding fault in others, so he could publicly belittle them and their opinions.
Lynn, I know not what discipline,s) you shoot in but this is wrong, dead wrong, in short range BR.
Quoted from Lynn, above.
"Paul
You can't be a competitive shooter if something as minor as a squabble on a forum gets the best of you.If a fellow competitor was to see somebody get all upset over a small disagreement you can bet your life at the next match just before you went to the line somebody would mention it to you just to wreck your concentration."
Quite the contrary is what I have experienced over the years and I'm talking about a substantial number of years. Go to a match and you are likely to see one competitor hand another his rifle and bullets to finish a target. I can't count on both hands and feet the number of times I've seen one shooter demonstrate to another a different and possibly better way of doing a particular method in loading, shooting, cleaning. We recently had the IBS Benchrest School, which I conducted, and had 10 qualified, experienced shooters devote a weekend to teaching 25 students. These teachers gave freely of their time, equipment, and components so that these pupils would get off on the right foot. Have you ever done this? Are we competitive, heck yes, and do we want to win, heck yes. The difference in what you ascribe to as being fact is far from it in my experience in 100-200 BR, both in score and group matches. What is your experience in shooting and where was that? I would love to win there if people get rattled that easily. Also, as you can plainly see I use my real name in all posts. My parents gave me my name and I loved and respected them while they were alive and still do.
Francis Becigneul
Quoted from Lynn, above.
"Paul
You can't be a competitive shooter if something as minor as a squabble on a forum gets the best of you.If a fellow competitor was to see somebody get all upset over a small disagreement you can bet your life at the next match just before you went to the line somebody would mention it to you just to wreck your concentration."
Quite the contrary is what I have experienced over the years and I'm talking about a substantial number of years. Go to a match and you are likely to see one competitor hand another his rifle and bullets to finish a target. I can't count on both hands and feet the number of times I've seen one shooter demonstrate to another a different and possibly better way of doing a particular method in loading, shooting, cleaning. We recently had the IBS Benchrest School, which I conducted, and had 10 qualified, experienced shooters devote a weekend to teaching 25 students. These teachers gave freely of their time, equipment, and components so that these pupils would get off on the right foot. Have you ever done this? Are we competitive, heck yes, and do we want to win, heck yes. The difference in what you ascribe to as being fact is far from it in my experience in 100-200 BR, both in score and group matches. What is your experience in shooting and where was that? I would love to win there if people get rattled that easily. Also, as you can plainly see I use my real name in all posts. My parents gave me my name and I loved and respected them while they were alive and still do.
Francis Becigneul
FBecigneul, you must know that lynn only gave an example, not a "truth".
I've competed in other disclipines, and I can attest that there's two kinds of extremely competitive people. The first kind does whatever it takes to win. The other kind does whatever it takes to have a fair competition,because he doesn't take pride in winning, if the competition wasn't fair).
When a reasonable amount on competitors gets together, there will be both of those people present. And it only takes one of the "wrong" kind to ruin your day.
I've competed in other disclipines, and I can attest that there's two kinds of extremely competitive people. The first kind does whatever it takes to win. The other kind does whatever it takes to have a fair competition,because he doesn't take pride in winning, if the competition wasn't fair).
When a reasonable amount on competitors gets together, there will be both of those people present. And it only takes one of the "wrong" kind to ruin your day.
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