I'm not one to put on a costume to go shooting, but I have to admit, those who do...usually decked out like 1870's cowboys or 1830's bever trappers, are an impressive collection when gatherd in groups of a dozen or more, military reenacters are _Truly_ impressive, as they tend to move and fire as organized units.
There's one armed group that preceeded and superceeded the groups mentioned above that I haven't seen organized as a competetive shooting sport...FARMERS! The majority of the US
population was rural and were shooting pests, predetors, indians, outlaws, and always, meat for the pot.
Most of the trappers, cowpunchers and soldiers were farmers or at least came from farms, that's where most of our past population lived and were taught to shoot.
How come no "Farmer" shooting sports?
There's one armed group that preceeded and superceeded the groups mentioned above that I haven't seen organized as a competetive shooting sport...FARMERS! The majority of the US
population was rural and were shooting pests, predetors, indians, outlaws, and always, meat for the pot.
Most of the trappers, cowpunchers and soldiers were farmers or at least came from farms, that's where most of our past population lived and were taught to shoot.
How come no "Farmer" shooting sports?