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Clothing, I am speaking of nice clothes here folks.
Most folks go shoot or take training in comfy clothes , footwear, and such. How many men have worn a sports coat, suit, 3 pc suit, with leather soled shoes to shoot in?
Ladies, well skirts , dresses, evening gowns, are not what most train in either.
So we had another one of those "Impromtu Shooting" days.
Now Thrift Stores are great for getting clothes to shoot in for training, especially if you want to shoot that snubby from a coat pocket, be it a light jacket, sports coat, overcoat, or in my case, I was wearing tails, threadbare, still tails is tails.
Footwear makes a lot of difference, for instance in shotgunning having a bit of "lift" that put shooter a "bit forward" and gets the weak foot more on "ball" of foot is good. Stance differs in flat shoes and for the ladies wearing various heels .
Leather soles, are slippery, ladies heels can get caught and break not only affecting shooting...also moving, and evading.
Even though a serious matter, we have a bit of fun. Guys shot first, in our Thrift Formals, tails for instance actually are cut better to get the coat back to access CCW. Again using the tip to add a bit of weight to a coat, assists.
I later pinned a fishing sinker to see...
Gals just had to razz a bit, and try to distract, said being as I had on "tails" I needed a Top hat, poster board stapled togehter then stuck on my ugly straw hat ...okay it didn't match, doubt I'll ever wear a top hat, still, I can shoot wearing a top hat if I ever need be.
They fired up ZZTop "Sharp Dressed Man" while I and the guys were shooting.
Lessons learned by the gals watching us guys . Other matters too..including paybacks.
Ladies turn: WE have the worlds' ugliest dress, with pockets, mini-skirt with white blouse and penny loafers. Evening dress, low cut, slit up the side "to here" , high heels, and obviously been rode hard and put up wet. Add the Business suit, cross b/t mafia, and zoot suit cut...wide lapels and wide stripes, it was a ladies, I saw the tag, would have sworn it had to be a guys, what do you expect for $7. Not sure you call them shoes, hurt my feet just looking at them.
The gals start and Evening dress has already busted a heel and gets style points for "kicking them heels off quick" to move , scoot and shoot. Good thing she had a T shirt on, low cut evening dresses attract brass, by the way.
I'm a Redneck Women" , gets cranked, there is something about the way gals look at you when you do that, especially with loaded guns...
Good sports. Lots learned, and educational about wearing nicer clothes and having to shoot.
Evening dress got additional style points on having a Beretta Jetfire in a thigh holster, folks can bash the .25 all they want...
Her little "purse" J frames fit, with a speed strip too.
Mini-skirt had her a NAA mini revolver on a chain around her neck, did a nice job of shooting while on the ground to get an attacker off.
Dress, two pockets mean a J frame in one, extra speed loader in the other.
Ladies business suit afforded best conceament and mobility, she was wearing "old lady" soft soled , leather top shoes. Think older librarian lady look.
Handgun, rifles and shotguns were shot. Just thinking outside the box, and keeping that thinking trained was all.
Ladies have guys beat on kicking out of bad shoes and running in stockings, socks too...
Might be something worthwhile to do, Thrift Store clothes to replicate nice or even Formal attire.
We "coupled up" to replicate being out and about with various outfits, who knows when an occasion will call for certain attire, couples should communicate in getting ready for various events.
For instance, if the lady is wearing a little black dress, might be smart for the male to have her CCW on weak side, she will know to keep your strong side free, and could access if need. Then again can she shoot your strong side gun, if you the male were shot, meaning you had to use her gun from your weak side? Teamwork, planning ahead, outside the box.
One never knows...
Steve
Most folks go shoot or take training in comfy clothes , footwear, and such. How many men have worn a sports coat, suit, 3 pc suit, with leather soled shoes to shoot in?
Ladies, well skirts , dresses, evening gowns, are not what most train in either.
So we had another one of those "Impromtu Shooting" days.
Now Thrift Stores are great for getting clothes to shoot in for training, especially if you want to shoot that snubby from a coat pocket, be it a light jacket, sports coat, overcoat, or in my case, I was wearing tails, threadbare, still tails is tails.
Footwear makes a lot of difference, for instance in shotgunning having a bit of "lift" that put shooter a "bit forward" and gets the weak foot more on "ball" of foot is good. Stance differs in flat shoes and for the ladies wearing various heels .
Leather soles, are slippery, ladies heels can get caught and break not only affecting shooting...also moving, and evading.
Even though a serious matter, we have a bit of fun. Guys shot first, in our Thrift Formals, tails for instance actually are cut better to get the coat back to access CCW. Again using the tip to add a bit of weight to a coat, assists.
I later pinned a fishing sinker to see...
Gals just had to razz a bit, and try to distract, said being as I had on "tails" I needed a Top hat, poster board stapled togehter then stuck on my ugly straw hat ...okay it didn't match, doubt I'll ever wear a top hat, still, I can shoot wearing a top hat if I ever need be.
They fired up ZZTop "Sharp Dressed Man" while I and the guys were shooting.
Lessons learned by the gals watching us guys . Other matters too..including paybacks.
Ladies turn: WE have the worlds' ugliest dress, with pockets, mini-skirt with white blouse and penny loafers. Evening dress, low cut, slit up the side "to here" , high heels, and obviously been rode hard and put up wet. Add the Business suit, cross b/t mafia, and zoot suit cut...wide lapels and wide stripes, it was a ladies, I saw the tag, would have sworn it had to be a guys, what do you expect for $7. Not sure you call them shoes, hurt my feet just looking at them.
The gals start and Evening dress has already busted a heel and gets style points for "kicking them heels off quick" to move , scoot and shoot. Good thing she had a T shirt on, low cut evening dresses attract brass, by the way.
I'm a Redneck Women" , gets cranked, there is something about the way gals look at you when you do that, especially with loaded guns...
Good sports. Lots learned, and educational about wearing nicer clothes and having to shoot.
Evening dress got additional style points on having a Beretta Jetfire in a thigh holster, folks can bash the .25 all they want...
Her little "purse" J frames fit, with a speed strip too.
Mini-skirt had her a NAA mini revolver on a chain around her neck, did a nice job of shooting while on the ground to get an attacker off.
Dress, two pockets mean a J frame in one, extra speed loader in the other.
Ladies business suit afforded best conceament and mobility, she was wearing "old lady" soft soled , leather top shoes. Think older librarian lady look.
Handgun, rifles and shotguns were shot. Just thinking outside the box, and keeping that thinking trained was all.
Ladies have guys beat on kicking out of bad shoes and running in stockings, socks too...
Might be something worthwhile to do, Thrift Store clothes to replicate nice or even Formal attire.
We "coupled up" to replicate being out and about with various outfits, who knows when an occasion will call for certain attire, couples should communicate in getting ready for various events.
For instance, if the lady is wearing a little black dress, might be smart for the male to have her CCW on weak side, she will know to keep your strong side free, and could access if need. Then again can she shoot your strong side gun, if you the male were shot, meaning you had to use her gun from your weak side? Teamwork, planning ahead, outside the box.
One never knows...
Steve
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