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Post by regnar on Feb 10, 2006 0:28:11 GMT
Did not want to hijack the other thread so I am starting a new one.
Of the people that carry a weapon for self defense, what kind of experience do you have? I mean do you know what to do if you ever had to use your weapon?
I know some one is going to say, "yea, aim and pull the trigger". Let me assure you that it is much more difficult than that. YOu cant imagine how difficult it is to use your weapon when the blood is POUNDING thru your veins. Want to get an idea of how difficult it is? Put any standard Silhouette Target out at 15 yards. then sprint as hard as you can to the 100 yard berm and sprint back. be sure to run as hard and as fast as you can. when you are at the firing line turn, draw and fire you weapon at center mass two times QUICKLY. You will be suprised at how difficult it is (that is why a shotgun is the prefered weapon for home defense but that is another story!!). You can do that drill with seasoned police officers and they will have a hard time hitting the target more often than not.
My point is if you do choose to carry a weapon you owe it to yourself to PRACTICE in as stressfull situatuions as you can. No matter how stressfull you make it, it wont replicate what you will experience in a real life stituation but it will get you better prepaired if you do.
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Post by b4rifle on Feb 10, 2006 14:26:02 GMT
regnar: you could not be more correct. you can knock tin cans off the fence post all day, but can you hit a target center mass when your life depends on it?
It is said that you must practice a technique at least 1200 times to be able to have no hesitation and little thought process in a stress induced situation(muscle memory). This means dry fire exercises and live fire drills. The more proficient you are the higher your survivability rate is. You should strive to be more tactically and technically proficient than those you might defend yourself against. Just a few thoughts.
Just a background on my experience, so no one thinks that I like to blow smoke. I instruct courses on advanced marksmanship and close quarters drills. I am primarily a rifle guy, but when your long gun goes cold your best friend is a sidearm.
Train for the worst scenario, hope for the best.
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