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1912 Summer Olympics, Men's Pistol, Sweden (lemmy.world)
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[–] [email protected] 22 points 3 months ago (6 children)

I hope this is a promo picture on a cold range, because I doubt those are air pistols like today, and that photographer is clearly ahead of the firing line

[–] [email protected] 60 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Here's an old picture of men testing bulletproof vests

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 months ago

Here's a new picture of men testing a bulletproof cup.

[–] [email protected] 54 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Men were MEN back then, and MEN always put themselves in needless danger!

[–] [email protected] 14 points 3 months ago (1 children)

🥹🇺🇸

[–] [email protected] 23 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I am uncertain of the nationality of the photographer, but I believe the two Swedish men in the picture might disagree on which flag should be flying.

[–] [email protected] 23 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Fully agree with a modern lens, but to be fair if there was one place I'd stand down a live range the Olympic pistol would be pretty high up there.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I wouldn't even for a million Euros, the French federation thinks the four rules are too good for them and they also write self-contradicting bullshit. I'm willing to bet they're not the worst.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 months ago

Are you kidding? For 250k, I'd stand down range for the whole of all shooting events at the Olympics.

Today's athletes for shooting are probably at such a high level. Even if they did miss the target, it wouldn't be by much.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 3 months ago

*Sees an old picture

"Oh boy! Something I can worry about!"

[–] [email protected] 9 points 3 months ago

Range safety wasn’t really a thing back then.