Gale.Barrows@f203.n321.z1.fidonet.org (Gale Barrows) (12/01/90)
Index Number: 12096
No, I was not suggesting using wheel chair pilots for moving targets !!!
Actualy, I think that a "wheel chair Olympics" shooting match for chair
pilots would be a great deal as both a moral builder and to show the
general public that just because one part doesn't work so well does not
mean other parts are not entirely up to snuff. I have modified a couple
chairs for folks to use for shooting who also did not have the use of
both arms and hands. I built on for a young cowboy who had a horse roll
on him. He had the use of one arm and hand to some extent but gave up and
lost that also. I built a chair with a built in gun rest for him and he
got his interest back and got to where he could shoot a rifle one handed.
He has now gotten enough use of the other arm to where he can get out of
the chair with crutches for a little ways. This may have been exceptional
but it did help him. Helped me a lot too, seing what he accomplished. I
am not confined to a chair but must use crutches to cover any distance. I
still use a chair if I have to be "up" and around a lot all day. It just
adds a lot to my mobility.
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Internet: Gale.Barrows@f203.n321.z1.fidonet.orgJoe.Chamberlain@f140.n150.z1.fidonet.org (Joe Chamberlain) (12/04/90)
Index Number: 12188
GB> No, I was not suggesting using wheel chair pilots for
GB> moving targets !!!
Gosh, that's good too hear. The Wheelchair Pilot's
Association will be happy to know they are safe while airborne
GB> ... a "wheel chair Olympics" shooting match for chair
GB> pilots would be a great deal as both a moral builder ...
True. I use to use a camera tripod to balance the rifle
while sitting in the chair and also hunted deer using the car as
a blind. It was a tan color and the farmer invloved din't mind.
-=joe=-
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Internet: Joe.Chamberlain@f140.n150.z1.fidonet.orgEarl.Edwards@f14.n300.z1.fidonet.org (Earl Edwards) (12/04/90)
Index Number: 12193
Contact the National Rifle Association at 1600 Rhode Island Ave., NW.,
Wasington, DC (don't recall zip). They might have something on this
matter.
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