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Drakkoniss -> RE: =HS= Character Discussion Thread (3/26/2012 10:54:35)
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I recieved those titles avout 23 minutes 10 seconds before midnight yesterday (forum time), if I am not mistaken in my reading of the date of the PM Eukara Vox sent me.
@Arachnid: To be fair, Desert Eagles are horrible guns to judge by. They are renowned for their excess recoil and high caliber bullets. Personally, I dislike them quite a bit, though I understand why one would want the larger bullets, I suppose... And also, it does take a while to get used to the sights for such weapons, and make sure you are holding it level enough to not be throwing your shots up or down, when compared to the eye you are looking at them with. Did you close one eye, btw? There are of course different methods of aiming, but much of the time the person closes one eye to prevent the double vision from messing with their view of the target, which must generally be kept in line with the sights. Having both eyes open tends to throw off your ability to see either the sights or the target, though I must admit there are methods to take advantage of keeping both eyes open, as well. There's also the fact that the sights on guns are not always actually keyed in the way one might want them, initially. Most modern weapons have the sights adjustable, so that the person can make it more accurate at different ranges. Because of that, one who doesn't know how to "sight the gun", so to speak, can be thrown off in their aiming, especially if they also don't know how to factor in wind speed and gravity. at a distance, you might want to aim a little high, so the bullet "falls" to where you are actually aiming, and then with regards to left and right, you just sortof keep track of how the bullet initially flies on the previous shots. Snipers are actually extremely skilled in those areas, and have refined techniques so much that they actually need a team of two people in order to opperate properly. One to look through an even more high powered scope, and to keep track of and relay environmental factors (before a shot is even fired, in the case of wind speed, if they are good enough; they try very hard to do this, because of the logical philosophy snipers have urging them to make one shot only needed to be fired for each kill, which allows them to instantly kill someone [after the correct preparations], and leave before anyone has even figured out what direction the shot came from), and one to actually take that information the spotter gives them into account, and aim the weapon properly, while maintaining extreme control over the smallest of movements in the gun, so they don't change their trajectory at all when they are aiming, other than what they want changed. Because of the fact that they generally fire at very large distances, up to and sometimes excluding a mile, the slightest changes can result in the shot being off by many feet, and so that control is extremely important. Snipers are some of the most well-trained people in the entirety of the military, and they may very well be the most difficult to actually become, as the standards are very high.
And that's effectively the reason why it takes practice to be able to accurately fire a gun... though I included other interesting information in there. Shotguns are a bit more complicated (or simple, aiming wise, but more difficult to fully factor in the details for), but still take quite a bit of training to master, especially with regards to reflexes and knowing how to hit a moving target with them, and when the target is at a significant distance. Yes, I know alot about firearms. My cousin David almost certainly knows more (in that particular field of study/research/knowledge), however. lol
Also, what is that talk of a prehistoric Slob about? Qyp's story? I need to read that, soon...
Agh... my leg is numb. T_T
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