“The rifle itself has no moral stature, since it has no will of its own. Naturally, it may be used by evil men for evil purposes, but there are more good men than evil, and while the latter cannot be persuaded to the path of righteousness by propaganda, they can certainly be corrected by good men with rifles.”― Jeff Cooper, Art of the Rifle
Personal weapons are what raised mankind out of the mud, and the rifle is the queen of personal weapons.
I am by no means a great pistolero. I carry one and I can hold my own with one, but I'd rather have a rifle any day. It was a rifle that got me a great assignment when I got to go teach small arms in the Marines. We got a lot of staff NCO's at our pistol range. Usually from the arty units to qualify with their 1911's. I'm not alone with being "fair" with a pistol. After watching a bunch of them shoot, I figured I was in good company. The creed of the Marines is "every Marine is a rifleman". It's a good thing pistols weren't included. Of course not every Marine is good with a rifle either. I saw more than a few go "unk" at the range. It sucks to put on your dress uniform and not have a rifle badge.
I had my badge.
Personal weapons are what raised mankind out of the mud, and the rifle is the queen of personal weapons.
I am by no means a great pistolero. I carry one and I can hold my own with one, but I'd rather have a rifle any day. It was a rifle that got me a great assignment when I got to go teach small arms in the Marines. We got a lot of staff NCO's at our pistol range. Usually from the arty units to qualify with their 1911's. I'm not alone with being "fair" with a pistol. After watching a bunch of them shoot, I figured I was in good company. The creed of the Marines is "every Marine is a rifleman". It's a good thing pistols weren't included. Of course not every Marine is good with a rifle either. I saw more than a few go "unk" at the range. It sucks to put on your dress uniform and not have a rifle badge.
I had my badge.
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