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.
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.
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.
Another fun fact: Missouri is one of- if not the only state- that legally allows you to combine recreational drinking with recreational shooting.
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