Fun with the family

[Pistolero]

And that highlights why I recommend a semiauto 9mm or .45 carbine for home defense over
a handgun for most folks, too. Ruger, Kel-Tech, and even the ugly but affordable and reliable
Highpoint.

The issue I had to train my self out of was getting a good first shot and then ADing the second
shot while "taking up the slack".

Soooo, I went out one afternoon and burned 400 rds of 9mm, all in "Draw, fire (DA), fire (SA),decock,
reholster" drills. Repeat until the mag is done, change mags and repeat until the 400 rds is done.
Voila! A new program was laid down in memory banks.


Bill

 

[Ian]

LOL! "loud way of making it ready". Spoken like a true 1911 fan, as am I. The yank-miss first shot or premature second shot stood out pretty clearly too, normally a really experienced DA shooter will pre-load the hammer for a precision shot if they're used to the platform.

I certainly respect people who will cross-train to the point of proficiency with non-preferred platforms.....but some things just rub me wrong and da/sa autos are one of those things for me. Besides, Gaston Glock made that concept obsolete decades ago, not that I own one of those either....but I do know how to operate one.

Run'n'gun games can be a huge eye-opener to those who haven't tried them, it seems that more than half of what you know about gun handling instantly evaporates when the buzzer goes off and you have to move and shoot from awkward positions of cover. IDPA was one of the best things I ever did, kinda miss the action but not the hassle.

 

[Pistolero]

Thirty plus years of IPSC 40-45 Friday nights, 10 monthly matches a year, and about 3-4 away matches,
and the National Championships, or Bianchi Cup a number of times taught me a LOT about
shooting under pressure, on the move, from odd positions, fast close, then stretching out. In the
early days, a 25yd stop plate was common to end a match. Some folks took two mags to hit
the stop plate. A few times we had to engage 50 yds IPSC targets, and it was amazing
at how few could hit squat at 50 yds. The pathetic showing, and loud complaining finally
put 50 yd shots out of our matches.

The shooting I saw waco's family doing was well done, but missing the "cocking shot" by all three
is pretty typical if there hasn't been a lot of work with the particular gun. Big disadvantage of
the DA/SA platforms. I used to instruct in a course where all instructors were required to carry
and demo the Beretta 92 (it was for active duty military officers, hence the need) and bought
one and trained up to the weapon - which has some unique issues that need special training
to avoid.

As to Glocks....I have instructed students shooting them, have shot them a few times, and I
find the platform reliable but cannot imagine why I would want a seriously non-ergonomic
grip shape and grip angle and a horrible trigger when there are literally dozens of ergnomic
guns with decent triggers out there, SA/DA, DA only, SA only, whatever. Not likely to ever
own a Glock, but I do tell my students that they are reliable, and if they suit them, can be a
very good weapon. I actively play down the 1911 platform in my beginner training classes,
although I am surprised at the number of students (particularly women) who, after shooting
several different platforms in a day of training, prefer the 1911, even when I consciously avoid
talking it up, and do point out that the manual safety requires added training for beginners.

Bill