Pattern of Brain Damage Is Pervasive in Navy SEALs Who Died by Suicide

Re:Pattern of Brain Damage Is Pervasive in Navy SEALs Who Di... by magicalhippo on Monday July 01, 2024 @11:48PM (#40853381)

The thing I suspect will prevent this from being an issue for sports shooters is that I'm not sure the energy in typical sport shooting calibers is enough to induce micro-TBIs.

Sports shooters who shoot larger calibers, ie a 7.62 NATO or higher in terms of sound energy, are typically shooting relatively few rounds at a time. Those who shoot a lot of rounds typically shoot smaller calibers.

Now, I think you might have a point when it comes to competitive practical/dynamic shooters[1], who shoot open division with hot .40 super loads or similar. Especially those, like in my club, who train a lot in indoor ranges.

However these would make up a relatively small percentage of the overall recreational shooters out there I imagine.

[1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Practical_shooting

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Re:Pattern of Brain Damage Is Pervasive in Navy SEALs Who Di... by abraae on Tuesday July 02, 2024 @02:07AM (#40853944)

I did a lot of clay target shooting with 12 gauge shotgun when I was young. That involves a lot of shots each session with pretty powerful cartridges, I'd suspect it is more deleterious than target shooting, even with large calibre guns.

Don't know about micro-TBIs but it sure fucked up my hearing.

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