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minus-squarep3n@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up36arrow-down1·5 months agoNot 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
minus-squarewolfshadowheart@leminal.spacelinkfedilinkarrow-up40arrow-down4·5 months agoClassic Americans, making up our own rules and sucking at following the rest of the world lol
minus-squareObsidianZed@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up17·5 months agoTrue but it looks like the IPSC is international as well, and the most awards are held by a French man, so US kinda sucks a little at that too.
minus-squarerickyrigatoni@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up6arrow-down3·5 months agoIt’s everyone else who sucks at following our rules, buddy 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
minus-squareValmond@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down1·5 months agoIt’s like football, americans rule american football.
minus-square✺roguetrick✺@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up8·5 months agoBiathalonn used to use serious rifle rounds before they switched to .22 LR.
minus-squarePlantDadManGuy@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up6·5 months agoTbf you could definitely hunt squirrels, weasels, stoats, hare, tarmigan and many other winter animals with 22LR.
minus-squareHelixDab2@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up1·5 months agoSure, but biathlon wasn’t about hunting. Nor was the pentathlon.
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
Classic Americans, making up our own rules and sucking at following the rest of the world lol
True but it looks like the IPSC is international as well, and the most awards are held by a French man, so US kinda sucks a little at that too.
We’re the best in our own country!
IPSC is common around the world.
It’s everyone else who sucks at following our rules, buddy 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
It’s like football, americans rule american football.
Biathalonn used to use serious rifle rounds before they switched to .22 LR.
Tbf you could definitely hunt squirrels, weasels, stoats, hare, tarmigan and many other winter animals with 22LR.
Sure, but biathlon wasn’t about hunting. Nor was the pentathlon.