Shooting sports teaches discipline, skills, saftey

Gillespie Life

fbgstandard01, on July 3, 2018

Shooting. It’s just squeeze, bang, reload, repeat, right? Not so. Competing in shooting sports can yield life skills that are useful on and off the firing line. There is a myriad of opportunities available as well, from collegiate scholarships to the Olympics. I have been participating in the rifle

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