It is a relaxant. If you've had a long hard day, and maybe have sore legs or a sore neck, a good drink of some liquor relaxes all of the muscles and just lets you melt into your chair or bed.
Fun fact: it is banned from shooting competitions because as a relaxant, it can slow your heart beat giving the shooter an advantage.
Mixed wingshooting and booze before with memorable results. I was always told ' alchohol and gunpowder dont mix' , and viewed it as a taboo until I realised that was meant for safety only.
Another fun fact: Missouri is one of- if not the only state- that legally allows you to combine recreational drinking with recreational shooting.
Interesting, i always manage to shoot my best groups when i have a couple beers while shooting. Not getting shitfaced, just a couple beers. This isnt just a once or twice fluke thing, its all the damn time. Theres a minifridge in the shop by the shooting bench full of beers that i only touch when im dialing in a rifle.
Same with playing pool
Offshore fishermen call a stiff drink a 'wave flatener' for a reason too.
You're hitting the Ballmer Peak.
The best shooters squeeze the trigger between heart beats. If you slow that heart beat down, you have more time to squeeze.
A shower and laying down does the same thing
The shower starts wearing off as soon as you step out of it. The booze sticks around a bit.
The best part of my day, is coming home filthy and taking a nice shower, then flopping into bed with coffee and cat. No alcohol needed, although I did go down that path for many years, and drank many showerbeers.
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