It started just like that... At first I was only interested in how they were made, how they looked once made, how the pieces worked together to fire the ammunition... Not just rifles, other fire weapons too. It was... Relaxing to spend time before going to bed taking care of them, disarming them, putting them back together... It was mechanical but it soothed the mind.
Until that too turned too boring to do it just like that so I began to get interested in how they were used. Firing at cans lined up was a greater stress reliever. Seeing how much I could improve my aim was a challenge, how I could still hit the can no matter the conditions of the weapon or in which direction was the wind. I didn't aim to become a pro but... It was different, distracting, a real challenge and one that I enjoyed. But cans and wind can only offer so much challenge.
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Until that too turned too boring to do it just like that so I began to get interested in how they were used. Firing at cans lined up was a greater stress reliever. Seeing how much I could improve my aim was a challenge, how I could still hit the can no matter the conditions of the weapon or in which direction was the wind. I didn't aim to become a pro but... It was different, distracting, a real challenge and one that I enjoyed. But cans and wind can only offer so much challenge.