"Problematisch wird's erst hinterm Holz...
English translation: Most guns shoot better than the man behind the trigger
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| 3 +6 | Most rifles shoot better than the man behind the trigger |
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| 4 | "put more wood behind fewer arrows" |
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| 3 | The problem is not the gun, but the man pulling the trigger |
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peer agreement (net): +6Most rifles shoot better than the man behind the trigger Explanation: Literally, "it doesn't get difficult until you're behind the gun", I think. But since you're looking for an idiomatic phrase, I'd go with the suggestion above. Zur Qual der Wahl bei der Waffenwahl: Als Anfänger und ahnungsloses Greenhorn weiß man nicht, was man kaufen soll von dem vielen Tand auf dem Markt. Ich habe den Rat meiner Schützenkameraden befolgt und mir gleich zu Beginn eine Bristlen Morges von Pedersoli zugelegt – keine schlechte Wahl, denn damit lassen sich Ergebnisse schießen die weit besser sind, als der hinter dem Holz das kann. http://schwarzpulvermessstetten.npage.de/vorderladerschiesse... Both rifles will be very accurate and will for the most part shoot better than the man behind the trigger, however the Kimber will have better fit and finish than the Remington, it is kind of the differance of buying a Lexus over a Toyota, the Toyota will do everything that the Lexus will, but you feel better driving the Lexus http://forums.gunbroker.com/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=486741 "Most rifles shoot better than the man behind the trigger" http://www.huntmastersbbs.com/cgi/cgi-ubb/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb... Both rifles will be very accurate and will for the most part shoot better than the man behind the trigger, however the Kimber will have better fit and finish than the ... http://www.pulsitemeter.com/kimber/kimber-trigger-Remington-... I will be heading to Texas on a hog hunt this Septemeber! I have eight rifles ranging from Marlin 981T in .22 up to the CZ 550 American Safari Classic Magnum in .458 Lott, but my favorite gun is my Weatherby in .270 Win that I had a Timney trigger installed. It has a Leupold VXII 3 x 9 and it is a shooter. It shoots far better than the man behind the gun. http://www.texasboars.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=12510&sid=d... The recurring theme does seem to be that they're all great shooters, most definitely better than the man behind the sights. http://forums.1911forum.com/showthread.php?t=380795 -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 35 mins (2013-02-20 16:01:31 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- I should say literally, "it doesn't get difficult until you're behind the stock". I think the Holz is the rifle stock. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 38 mins (2013-02-20 16:05:02 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Or "most guns shoot better than the man behind the trigger" |
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