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Ken Valentine   11-11-2006, 12:29 AM
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NewYorkjoe Wrote:I know, didn't mean to say different. The trigger takes getting used to. The trigger on my Kahr is actually much better.

And even that could probably be improved with a little judicious stoning. And I'm thinking it's the same with a Glock.

Quote: for a novice or one who has never become used to the 1911, the Glock is very easy to learn, especially for women and I often recommend Glocks to them as their first or only handgun.

That's fine as long as they are taught to keep their finger off the trigger until they have their sights lined up on the target. Too many cops wind up shooting themselves because they don't practise this simple technique, and that's why Joe Cominolli invented an external safety for the Glock.

Quote:If I miss with a .454 Casull or a .45-70 Gov., then all I've done is make a loud noise and some breeze! (I can do that with Mexican food and leave the firearm at home!) Wink

If you miss with anything, it's just a loud noise and a breeze. And as an aside, "45-70 Government" is kind of redundant. Originally, the cartridge was called the 45 Government. Later it came to be called the 45-70. It's equivalent to calling Winchesters cartridge a "44-40 WCF." Originally, it was called 44WCF, (Winchester Center Fire) and later it came to be called the 44-40, it doesn't need to be called both.

Granted, a lot of people do call it the 45-70 government, and Starline even stamps their brass 45-70 GOVT, but it's really not necessary. 45-70 or 45 government -- calling it both is just excess verbiage.

Now, it's your job to correct everybody else. Big Grin

Ken V.
Ken Valentine   11-11-2006, 12:39 AM
#42
law dawg Wrote:You're right, of course. But JUST punching holes is also not enough. Good fundamental training, but just the fundamentals of shooting, not fundamentals of shooting in a gun fight.

For the record, I have never said that just punching holes was enough. But shooting skills are just as necessary as tactical skills. They're both necessary.

Ken V.
law dawg   11-11-2006, 11:10 AM
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Ken Valentine Wrote:For the record, I have never said that just punching holes was enough. But shooting skills are just as necessary as tactical skills. They're both necessary.

Ken V.
I was speaking generally, not at anything you had said.

I concentrate on having a good, solid set of shooting skills and then being able to use them tactically. I have a limited amount of time to spend between shooting, CQB, DT and then having a life in there somewhere......Wink What I have seen most is great shooters suffer incredible degradation of their skills when put in an adrenalized state.

Look at the evidence - most LEOs are decent shots. Not always great, but they have to qualify. They have the skill set. But as soon as they're put in a real life-or-death situation, most of the shootings show them spraying and praying. What happened to their skills? They didn't lose them between their last qual. They just don't know what happens to their body in such a situation and haven't trained against it.

I never want to be that guy.
fpw   11-11-2006, 01:14 PM
#44
law dawg Wrote:I was speaking generally, not at anything you had said.

I concentrate on having a good, solid set of shooting skills and then being able to use them tactically. I have a limited amount of time to spend between shooting, CQB, DT and then having a life in there somewhere......Wink What I have seen most is great shooters suffer incredible degradation of their skills when put in an adrenalized state.

Look at the evidence - most LEOs are decent shots. Not always great, but they have to qualify. They have the skill set. But as soon as they're put in a real life-or-death situation, most of the shootings show them spraying and praying. What happened to their skills? They didn't lose them between their last qual. They just don't know what happens to their body in such a situation and haven't trained against it.

I never want to be that guy.

[SIZE="3"]"Look son, being a good shot, being quick with a pistol, that don't do no harm, but it don't mean much next to being cool-headed. A man who will keep his head and not get rattled under fire, like as not, he'll kill ya. It ain't so easy to shoot a man anyhow, especially if the son-of-a-bitch is shootin' back at you." [/SIZE] Little Bill Daggett: in Unforgiven.

FPW
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law dawg   11-12-2006, 10:18 PM
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fpw Wrote:[SIZE="3"]"Look son, being a good shot, being quick with a pistol, that don't do no harm, but it don't mean much next to being cool-headed. A man who will keep his head and not get rattled under fire, like as not, he'll kill ya. It ain't so easy to shoot a man anyhow, especially if the son-of-a-bitch is shootin' back at you." [/SIZE] Little Bill Daggett: in Unforgiven.
Great quote. Hell, great movie for that matter.
KRW   11-14-2006, 09:18 PM
#46
law dawg Wrote:Great quote. Hell, great movie for that matter.

Come on Law Dawg, who are you trying to kiss up too? FPW or Clint Eastwood?Big Grin
law dawg   11-16-2006, 09:26 PM
#47
KRW Wrote:Come on Law Dawg, who are you trying to kiss up too? FPW or Clint Eastwood?Big Grin
Yes? Wink
KRW   11-19-2006, 08:36 PM
#48
law dawg Wrote:Yes? Wink


Whoever will listen, gotcha!Cool
T-Bone   11-21-2006, 01:34 AM
#49
I like the 9 for one reason: They're cheap to shoot when you want to throw out alot of lead. (Same reason I use .38s in my .357)

For an actual firearm to be used though, 45 ACP all the way.

When life gives you lemons, make Lemonade.
When life gives you tomatoes, make Bloody Marys.
law dawg   11-21-2006, 02:31 PM
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T-Bone Wrote:I like the 9 for one reason: They're cheap to shoot when you want to throw out alot of lead. (Same reason I use .38s in my .357)

For an actual firearm to be used though, 45 ACP all the way.
I like the 45 as a round, just don't like the government model, as I don't like anything really with a safety. Its just a training issue - I've never trained to fire with a "cock and lock" mechanism. If I pulled my pistol cocked and locked or something that needed to be manually cocked I'd be screwed. I would be pulling a non-responsive trigger, which would end up with me being shot, most likely.
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