• p3n@lemmy.world
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    3 months ago

    Not to take anything anyway from the Olympic athletes who are incredibly talented at their sport, but their sport doesn’t resemble the practical shooting of real guns.

    There are actual competitons for that, such as the International Practical Shooting Confederation (IPSC) world shoots. The U.S. is much better represented in these: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPSC_Handgun_World_Shoots

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            3 months ago

            Yeah 10m distance with a laser pistol really downplays the old cavalry competition with real high caliber handguns. That said, the old competition was fucking stupid because it allowed cavalry officers to complete but not enlistedmen, because enlistedmen were supposedly more professional and officers were the real amateurs. So you can say the rules were always stupid.

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      The U.S. is much better represented in these

      • Xuefeng Cao

      • Nils Jonasson

      • Elias Frangoulis

      Feels like America might be running a few ringers.

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        America is a nation of immigrants and many families keep ethnic names alive through generations.

        Xuefeng Cao is American and prefers to go by Luke. Lives in Maryland.

        Nils Jonasson is from Phoenix, AZ.

        I’m not seeing where Elias was born but he did go to college in Tuscon, AZ. Given his abundant praise of God and the USA I’m inclined to believe he may be, in fact, very American.

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      3 months ago

      Archery isn’t “practical archery” either, and equestrian isn’t “practical horseback riding”.

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        Honestly a historical version of these would be pretty damn cool alongside the modern olympic take. Show me the best 100lb longbowman