RSOs view of the world.. Training or the lack of it :)

[jagee]

I think I'm somehow in this Brotherhood, but I just can't be bothered to determine for sure.

Hey, me too!

 

[BehindBlueI's]

I think I'm somehow in this Brotherhood, but I just can't be bothered to determine for sure.

That's the Brotherhood of Meh. It's possible to be in both.

 

[dudley0]

Sometimes when I'm at the range I see people shooting poorly, or worse teaching someone else to shoot poorly, and I think "if I just went over there and told them a few things it would result in considerable improvement." Then I realize I can't shoot worth crap anymore either and I get back in my stall and go to work, putting my focus where it should be.

But your version of can't shoot worth a crap anymore is better than my best day shooting.

 

[Jackson]

But your version of can't shoot worth a crap anymore is better than my best day shooting.

That just isn't so. My practice time has dropped off substantially over the past few years. Recently I went to the range and tested some things and my skills have fallen embarrassingly far. Trigger control? What's that? Sights? Nah. Can't see those. Trigger smashing, draw fumbling, slow to pick up the sights, not following through. I struggle to do things or make shots that used to be automatic. It's a real problem.

 

[dudley0]

Meet you at DCCC tomorrow morning... I will show you again that you are full of it... I had little skill three months ago when I last went to the range. I can all but guarantee that I am now back to beginner levels.

Besides, I still need to pattern that SBS

 

[NHT3]

Latest quotes overheard at the range. "The safest thing on this range is my target" . I liked that one. "I"m going to have to buy me a 45, I can't shoot a Glock worth a s++t. " "Every gun that is not mine always shoots to the left" and the weekly favorite, "how do you load this clip"
Guy with a full size 1911 dropped in his belt, middle of the back "mexican" style. Looked like it was about to slip his belt and hit the floor, he was a hoot.



Very typical of what I see on a regular basis.... Totally tactical





[FONT=&amp]NRA Life Member / [/FONT]Basic Pistol instructor[FONT=&amp] / RSO[/FONT][FONT=&amp]

[/FONT][FONT=&amp]"Under pressure, you don't rise to the occasion, you sink to the level of your training. That's why we train so hard" [/FONT][FONT=&amp]
[/FONT][FONT=&amp]Unnamed Navy Seal[/FONT][FONT=&amp]

[/FONT][FONT=&amp]“Ego is the reason many men do not shoot competition. They don't want to suck in public” [/FONT][FONT=&amp]
[/FONT][FONT=&amp]
[/FONT][FONT=&amp]Aron Bright[/FONT]

 

[Tactically Fat]

Man, I need to stop in and shoot -and see if my ass is good enough to make the post!

 

[NHT3]

Man, I need to stop in and shoot -and see if my ass is good enough to make the post!

Being "good" won't get it brother. You will need to demonstrate you're in the same league with the operators pictured above. Just showing up won't get you the gold, you have to work for it.

[FONT=&amp]NRA Life Member / [/FONT]Basic Pistol instructor[FONT=&amp] / RSO[/FONT][FONT=&amp]

[/FONT][FONT=&amp]"Under pressure, you don't rise to the occasion, you sink to the level of your training. That's why we train so hard" [/FONT][FONT=&amp]
[/FONT][FONT=&amp]Unnamed Navy Seal[/FONT][FONT=&amp]

[/FONT][FONT=&amp]“Ego is the reason many men do not shoot competition. They don't want to suck in public” [/FONT][FONT=&amp]
[/FONT][FONT=&amp]
[/FONT][FONT=&amp]Aron Bright[/FONT]

 

[BluedSteel]

Yet another reason that mag dumps from 45s are dangerous. You can actually rip the fabric of time and space... thus creating a small worm hole.

The .45 Automatic Colt Pistol has made time stop for many a poor soul......

 

[Coach]

The .45 acp kills the body and soul.

 

[NHT3]

Saw a guy shooting an AR with the rear sight folded down. I suggested he flip the sight up for better accuracy. His response was "I'm practicing like the pros shoot, front sight only but I don't think I'm ready for that yet".

[FONT=&amp]NRA Life Member / [/FONT]Basic Pistol instructor[FONT=&amp] / RSO[/FONT][FONT=&amp]

[/FONT][FONT=&amp]"Under pressure, you don't rise to the occasion, you sink to the level of your training. That's why we train so hard" [/FONT][FONT=&amp]
[/FONT][FONT=&amp]Unnamed Navy Seal[/FONT][FONT=&amp]

[/FONT][FONT=&amp]“Ego is the reason many men do not shoot competition. They don't want to suck in public” [/FONT][FONT=&amp]
[/FONT][FONT=&amp]
[/FONT][FONT=&amp]Aron Bright[/FONT]

 

[KellyinAvon]

Saw a guy shooting an AR with the rear sight folded down. I suggested he flip the sight up for better accuracy. His response was "I'm practicing like the pros shoot, front sight only but I don't think I'm ready for that yet".

[FONT=&amp]NRA Life Member / [/FONT]Basic Pistol instructor[FONT=&amp] / RSO[/FONT][FONT=&amp]

[/FONT][FONT=&amp]"Under pressure, you don't rise to the occasion, you sink to the level of your training. That's why we train so hard" [/FONT][FONT=&amp]
[/FONT][FONT=&amp]Unnamed Navy Seal[/FONT][FONT=&amp]

[/FONT][FONT=&amp]“Ego is the reason many men do not shoot competition. They don't want to suck in public” [/FONT][FONT=&amp]
[/FONT][FONT=&amp]
[/FONT][FONT=&amp]Aron Bright[/FONT]

"I saw this on TV" was what he really meant. If he left the range with the knowledge that using the sights is the best option, that's a good thing.

 

[dudley0]

I have seen many a rifle on TWD with no rear and sometimes even no front sights. They seem to do ok. They hit what they need to and it also has some affect on extending magazine capacity.

 

[Larry!!!]

Man and woman at a public range, several handguns on thebench. I looked over in time to see thewoman (under the supervision of the man) shoot a 1911, resting on a bag, withher face about 6” from the pistol. Shenow has a nice front sight post scare on her forehead.

 

[Coach]

Why is her head scared?

 

[ultra...good]

Why is her head scared?

Recoil.

 

[bwframe]

Why is her head scared?

Recoil.

 

[NHT3]

 

[NHT3]

A guy and his two sons arrive with a rental Sig 9mm carbine.. Call me over because it's jammed. He released the bolt with the chamber flag still installed. He said "the guy as the range counter said the chamber flag will come out automatically, did I do something wrong?"
My thought was, yes you rented a firearm with NO knowledge of how to operate it. Unfortunately many people view firearms in the same way they view video game toys. Sometimes I can laugh at these incidents but when I have 15 or 20 lanes running I have no patience to deal with this lunacy.


[FONT=&amp]NRA Life Member / [/FONT]Basic Pistol instructor[FONT=&amp] / RSO[/FONT][FONT=&amp]

[/FONT][FONT=&amp]"Under pressure, you don't rise to the occasion, you sink to the level of your training. That's why we train so hard" [/FONT][FONT=&amp]
[/FONT][FONT=&amp]Unnamed Navy Seal[/FONT][FONT=&amp]

[/FONT][FONT=&amp]“Ego is the reason many men do not shoot competition. They don't want to suck in public” [/FONT][FONT=&amp]
[/FONT][FONT=&amp]
[/FONT][FONT=&amp]Aron Bright[/FONT]

 

[churchmouse]

A guy and his two sons arrive with a rental Sig 9mm carbine.. Call me over because it's jammed. He released the bolt with the chamber flag still installed. He said "the guy as the range counter said the chamber flag will come out automatically, did I do something wrong?"
My thought was, yes you rented a firearm with NO knowledge of how to operate it. Unfortunately many people view firearms in the same way they view video game toys. Sometimes I can laugh at these incidents but when I have 15 or 20 lanes running I have no patience to deal with this lunacy.


[FONT=&]NRA Life Member / [/FONT]Basic Pistol instructor[FONT=&] / RSO[/FONT][FONT=&]

[/FONT][FONT=&]"Under pressure, you don't rise to the occasion, you sink to the level of your training. That's why we train so hard" [/FONT][FONT=&]
[/FONT][FONT=&]Unnamed Navy Seal[/FONT][FONT=&]

[/FONT][FONT=&]“Ego is the reason many men do not shoot competition. They don't want to suck in public” [/FONT][FONT=&]
[/FONT][FONT=&]
[/FONT][FONT=&]Aron Bright[/FONT]

Speechless here.