Persuasive Essay On Target Shootings

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The explosion down range from an explosive target, the loud sound and feel of recoil, this is shooting and I love it. Hitting a 150 yard target is like winning the lottery and it’s a great feeling. I would like to let people who have never fired a firearm to try it and it might change their opinion on weapons. Take target shooting as an example, I have hit the bullseye many times and it’s an adrenaline rush. Due to some bans, some fun parts of target shooting like explosive rounds with powerful explosives were banned a while ago. I like hunting and competition shooting because me and my dad like to do those together.

A similar but more productive type of shooting is hunting. At first it might seem boring but you will learn a lot from

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