Maxim: max · im noun
A succinct formulation of a fundamental principle, general truth, or rule of conduct.
A hit with a .22 beats a miss with a .44.
American folk saying
Beware of the man who only owns one gun.
He probably knows how to use it.
American folk saying
Speed's fine but accuracy is final.
Bill Jordan
Speed is five-sixths smoothness.
Ray Chapman
Move quickly, shoot carefully.
Take the time you need to make the shot but don't waste any time.
Peter Samish
The most important lesson I learned ... was that the winner of a gunplay usually was the
one who took his time.
Wyatt Earp
It's not always being fast or even accurate that counts, it's being willing. I found out
early that most men, regardless of cause or need, aren't willing. They blink an eye or draw a
breath before they pull the trigger - and I won't.
"J.B. Books," John Wayne's character in The Shootist
Legitimate, personal confidence in one's own ability is the key to victory. Heart rate,
blood pressure, and a host of other unavoidable, psychosomatic, bodily reactions are
largely irrelevant. "Anxiety acclimatization" renders them irrelevant.
Ron Avery
A central reason for failing in the field of battle is not what to do next, but the result of
not having been trained thoroughly in what to expect on the battlefield.
Major General Orlando Ward (1891-1972), U.S. Army
A fully loaded pistol is useless to the man who has an empty magazine between the ears.
Louis Awerbuck
Accuracy is the product of consistency.
(It's so obvious I don't know whom to credit.)
The three most important components of stopping power are
bullet placement, bullet placement and bullet placement.
Evan Marshall
The three most important components of stopping power are
bullet placement, bullet placement and bullet placement:
on the X-axis, the Y-axis and the Z-axis.
~spwenger
One hundred rounds do not constitute fire power. One hit constitutes fire power.
attributed to Major General Merritt Edson (1897-1955), U.S.M.C.
God is not on the side of the big battalions, but on the side of those who shoot best.
Voltaire
Full-auto is a good way to turn money into noise.
Clint Smith
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