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[–] [email protected] 11 points 3 months ago (2 children)

They use conventional guns as well. But they are specially designed for shooting sports.

https://www.nbcolympics.com/news/shooting-101-olympic-equipment

If nothing else, you can't destroy a clay pigeon in skeet shooting with an air gun.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 3 months ago

The "conventional" guns aren't conventional by any normal definition. I suspect that the air rifles are slightly more accurate than the .22 rifles, because it's really hard to get perfectly consistent .22 ammunition. I've known a few people that did that kind of target shooting--I think they were all Finns?--and holy hell, they're really particular about controlling for every possible variable.

Trap uses very normal shotguns, aside from being extraordinarily, exquisitely made; the over-under shotguns are works of art.

[–] [email protected] -3 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

I don't think most Americans even know there are other guns beside the AR15 lol...

Christ I'm so glad I dodged that gun nut culture. I was very close to falling down that rabbit-hole in younger years.

Edit: Oof, must've pissed off some RWNJs.