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  • I agree, especially about how it hones skills that are useful in life beyond hitting a target, but it’s not flashy cool gun stuff so they can easily be overlooked. For me I really feel my mind working harder when running a bolt action or doing archery. I think it makes me slow down and make sure each shot counts.

    There’s a quote somewhere (I’ll edit it in when I find it) that says something like “there is a connection between good citizenship and good marksmanship”

    Edit: Here it is! It’s a quote from Jeff Cooper “I have long had a tendency to tie marksmanship to morality. The essence of good marksmanship is self-control, and self-control is the essence of good citizenship. It is too easy to say that a good shot is automatically a good man, but it would be equally incorrect to ignore the connection.”