He Said What?

[Ks5shooter]

"If you don't want to get hit by a train,stay off the tracks" my grand daddy used to tell me that

 

[JT-AR-MG42]

'I thought it was an impossible shot.'

Pat McManus - on describing the opening line of hunting stories he's heard.

 

[Labguy47]

Youth and vigor lose to old age and wisdom every time. Second Battalion Fox Company Commander

 

[rskent]

"Perception is reality" applies to most cartridge discussions, and discussions about anything else.

“perception is reality” is so wrong. Wrong on every level. Reality is reality, if your perception of reality is not reality then your perception is wrong. This one needs to go.

 

[Iggy]

"Slow is smooth, Smooth is fast."
Bill Jordan always said this one.. I spent an afternoon shooting with him.. What I learned from him saved me more than once.

Fifty years ago, I was pretty durned fast on the draw, now I'm only half fasst.

 

[Rudolph31]

“If you’re having a good day, chokes don’t matter. If you’re having a bad day, chokes won’t help.”

I don’t remember who said it.

 

[FL-NC]

Wasn't the " You must learn to be slow in a hurry" a Wild Bill Hickok phrase? Just asking. Always thought that he was attributed to that.

maybe

 

[Bfh_auto]

“If you’re having a good day, chokes don’t matter. If you’re having a bad day, chokes won’t help.”

I don’t remember who said it.

Very true no matter who said it.
On a good day I can use a turkey choke on clays. On a bad one a flak gun wouldn't help.

 

[danez71]

“perception is reality” is so wrong. Wrong on every level. Reality is reality, if your perception of reality is not reality then your perception is wrong. This one needs to go.

I'm not disagreeing.

I think the quote is 'perception is reality, reality be damned'.

The 1st I heard that quote was about 35 yrs ago. An ex Ford QA VP type on a 60 Minutes type show; he had resigned if I remember right.

He was saying that at the very top of Ford, their attitude in regards to quality was ' perception is reality, reality be damned' .... it doesn't matter what quality is in reality,,,, as long as the buying public perceives that "Quality is Job #1" (slogan used in the early 80s)

 

[rskent]

I think the quote is 'perception is reality, reality be damned'.

You may be right. And as an add campaign its fine. But I have heard the first part of this applied to all sorts of things. Its just wrong.

 

[Labguy47]

Shoot straight walk tall and carry a big stick!

Don’t bring a knife to a gunfight.

Anything is better than a pointy stick.

 

[Mn Fats]

Sig lines from two THR members in memoriam who passed on a hell of a lot of knowledge here.

"Don't put all your eggs in one basket. Or all your primers in a glass jar!" rcmodel

"BA/UU/R" Dave McCracken (Buy ammo, use up, repeat)

 

[Elkins45]

Based on what I see at the range I think we all need to try to popularize the phrase “Keep that thing pointed away from me.”

 

[MistWolf]

Wasn't the " You must learn to be slow in a hurry" a Wild Bill Hickok phrase? Just asking. Always thought that he was attributed to that.

The original is Classic Greek- σπεῦδε βραδέως. Festina Lente is the Latin translation and it means "Make Haste Slowly".

 

[MachIVshooter]

"Slow is smooth, smooth is fast." Means take the time, at first, to get it right. Repetition will
make you faster, and if you remain smooth, you will get fast.

That's how I've always interpreted the idiom. If you try to do something faster than your skills permit, you'll screw it up, so get it right first, then work on speed once you have the fundamentals, familiarity, muscle memory.

 

[KevininPa]

The original is Classic Greek- σπεῦδε βραδέως. Festina Lente is the Latin translation and it means "Make Haste Slowly".

Cool. I learned something today. Thank you sir.

 

[Mousegun]

Glock perfection.

 

[Labguy47]

Glock perfection.

Don’t drink the koolaid!

 

[Old Dog]

Anything worth shooting is worth shooting twice.

If your shooting stance is good, you’re probably not moving fast enough or using cover correctly.

Someday someone may kill you with your own gun, but they should have to beat you to death with it because it is empty.

 

[Speedo66]

It’s from auto racing, but could apply to competitive or combat shooting also.

“If everything is under control, you’re not going (shooting) fast enough.”

 

[Shanghai McCoy]

"Never confuse Cover with Concealment , has been a favorite of mine for a long time.

 

[Labguy47]

Reach out and touch someone-AT&T long distance catch phrase we used when shooting enemy combatants from a distance.

Less filling: Tastes great beer commercial we quoted when eating bugs in survival training

No plan survives contact with the enemy.

When your short of everything (food/ammo/water) except enemies trying to kill you, your in combat!

 

[Good Ol' Boy]

Someday someone may kill you with your own gun, but they should have to beat you to death with it because it is empty.

I like that one.

 

[BigBore44]

“The firing of a "warning shot” should only be used to give notice that the next round discharged will put a second hole in the perp.”

 

[tuckerdog1]

There's no 2nd place in a gunfight.