“Dry fire is exceptionally beneficial and has been a highly encouraged and valued training strategy and essential task for as long as anyone alive can remember. It is a closed task that does not require you to focus on outside factors and is conducted in a stable environment so that you can concentrate on executing the specified movements precisely. This is done specifically for component skill development.”
I tried to post on the fundamentals thread this morning, but, received a pop up that said, I had posted 6 times in a row and was not allowed to post anymore until someone else posted. Fundamentals should always, always be stressed. So, someone come on here and post something if you want to keep this topic alive.
Hey, after recently seeing this thread, I’ve been working through it, slowly.
You’ve put a great deal of effort into this and I’d like to for the thread to keep going
Thank you for your hard work.
I’d like to keep it going too!
So here are some questions:
Rifle question: How do you get fast at taking the safety off before firing and putting it right back on after firing? Can you recommend any at-home drills for beginners?
Hand gun question: How do you convince your husband that you need a full size gun? Any recommendations?
With an empty and clear chamber and the magazine removed, practice dry firing with working the safety. Like any other skill, it takes concentrated practice.
With any handgun it comes down to grip size. It your hands are “normal” size, then handling a "full size " pistol should not be a problem from large revolvers to the new Smith 10mm. The problem is there is always trade off between full size and concealment. You could always argue that you can conceal the gun and have extra rounds for your protection.
Another point to discuss with your husband :
From Tim Kennedy:
Every 68 seconds an American woman is sexually assaulted (statistics by FBI.gov and RAIN.org). So what does that mean? Even if you don’t go looking for danger, danger will eventually find you. And when it does find you, will you be prepared? This is why it is so important for you (woman) to get self-defense training.
Or carry a full size pistol:))))))
The author is one of the leading police and firearms trainers in the country. He is recognized as one of the leading expects on lethal force and the author of numerous books and magazine articles.
Mr. Ayoob is one of this country’s foremost expects on firearms self defense. Read anything he has written, well worth it.
If you own a gun: read, study and understand:
Fantastic share! Thank you!
Goal for 2023: get comfortable conceal carrying.
I’ve had the permit for months, kept up with classes, practiced dry firing, gone to the range a ton this year, found a purse that holds a gun perfectly, but still haven’t gotten into the habit of carrying.
Last weekend we went to Denver and I did have a Sig in my purse.
Read, study and apply to your skill level. Mr. Ayoob is one of the top trainers in the U.S.
WHOA. Another good read. I’m guilty of believing some of those myths! Glad to have them cleared up!
If you have decided to carry a gun everyday, make sure you know when you will use it. You can train all the mechanics, but, if you are not prepared mentally, then it’s a waste of time and energy. Have you given serious thought to what situations you would actually draw you weapon with deadly intent? Do it now before you are faced with that decision.
Whether this was the correct decision or not, it doesn’t matter now, because it is over. Ask yourself this: What would you have done?
Any thoughts on the above post?
I have thoughts but not sure they’re right.
In one of the self defense classes I took last year, we learned when not to shoot someone, but this was a tricky situation. So tell me if my perspective is correct because I’m still learning:
If I’d been the man in the restaurant with the gun, and this criminal was waving his gun around (which looked real) while threatening people with it, I’d shoot. But I would not keep shooting him once he was down and no longer perceived as a threat.
Is this correct? This was on my mind a lot when it happened because I don’t think what the armed citizen did was super lawful… but if I were a jury member, I wouldn’t want him to be punished for it.
The last shot to me is what is borderline.
Most people, even hardened combat vets, have no clue how many shots they have fired. They usually far underestimate the number of shots. Reporting 3-4 shots when in fact they have fired 8-10.
IMO he should be given a medal and keys to the city for taking out the trash. Prosecution would not want me on the jury.
Very interesting! 
As an LEO, I can tell you this is the correct legal response. Once the threat is neutralized, its over, same as once the handcuffs are on, its over. This is a civilian shooting so the shooter “will probably” not be held to the same standard of training or tactical responses, especially in Texas. If this had happened in New York or New Jersey, all bets are off.
Correct, counting your shots in combat for the vast majority of trained people is a joke. The vast majority just pray and spray. Even on controlled bursts it is hard to do in a fluid situation, especially if you are being shot at.