I scourge myself for the public good, so be kind.
My friend and I were shooting at a static target and decided to introduce some simple movement: moving toward a single target with one mag swap. It was nothing useful outside of getting used to moving while shooting accurately. Anyway...
Afterward, I was searching like nuts for my mag. Finally I found it - in my mag pouch.
I was totally going on instinct, and don't remember doing it. It must've taken me time to put it there, and I hate to think what would've happened had I been shooting 'for real.' Yikes.
Well, *that* was stupid
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Well, *that* was stupid
And may I say, from a moral point of view, I think there can be no justification for shoving snack cakes up your action.
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Re: Well, *that* was stupid
I wouldn't say "stupid", it's just a habit that has to be unlearned. And it takes a little getting used to, dropping expensive mags on the ground to be bounced around and stepped on.
The late Bill Jordan used to tell the story of a Border Patrol agent who got into a protracted shooting difficulty one night with a bunch of bootleggers. When it was all over, the agent discovered that he'd been putting his empty cases in his pants pocket, just like he did at the practice range.
The late Bill Jordan used to tell the story of a Border Patrol agent who got into a protracted shooting difficulty one night with a bunch of bootleggers. When it was all over, the agent discovered that he'd been putting his empty cases in his pants pocket, just like he did at the practice range.
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Re: Well, *that* was stupid
There's a LOT more of that, particularly among law enforcement.First Shirt wrote:The late Bill Jordan used to tell the story of a Border Patrol agent who got into a protracted shooting difficulty one night with a bunch of bootleggers. When it was all over, the agent discovered that he'd been putting his empty cases in his pants pocket, just like he did at the practice range.
POLITICIANS & DIAPERS NEED TO BE CHANGED OFTEN AND FOR THE SAME REASON
A person properly schooled in right and wrong is safe with any weapon. A person with no idea of good and evil is unsafe with a knitting needle, or the cap from a ballpoint pen.
I remain pessimistic given the way BATF and the anti gun crowd have become tape worms in the guts of the Republic. - toad
A person properly schooled in right and wrong is safe with any weapon. A person with no idea of good and evil is unsafe with a knitting needle, or the cap from a ballpoint pen.
I remain pessimistic given the way BATF and the anti gun crowd have become tape worms in the guts of the Republic. - toad
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Re: Well, *that* was stupid
Well, if you've got to commit firearms related stupidity, that's the preferred way to do it. I was worriedly expecting this to be about a ND when I saw the title & the blushing icon.
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Re: Well, *that* was stupid
Read that one as well , it made a distinct impression.308Mike wrote:There's a LOT more of that, particularly among law enforcement.First Shirt wrote:The late Bill Jordan used to tell the story of a Border Patrol agent who got into a protracted shooting difficulty one night with a bunch of bootleggers. When it was all over, the agent discovered that he'd been putting his empty cases in his pants pocket, just like he did at the practice range.
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Re: Well, *that* was stupid
I practice dumping mags, I want to fight like I train.
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Re: Well, *that* was stupid
What CC said. Fight as you train, train as you fight.CombatController wrote:I practice dumping mags, I want to fight like I train.
Some call it "muscle memory." It's not. Muscles don't have memories, per se. It is actually conditioned reflex. I think this was discussed on a previous forum.
But, MM is cooler to say. So, you have that going for you. </Groundskeeper Karl>
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Speaking of fighting like you train....
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