Oh! I'm not questioning the ability of the top game shooters - or any shooters for that matter - I just don't find the games much different than regular Target Practice. People behave and shoot very differently in combat. I DO like watching when the top shooters use real stock autos and revolvers. But even the "factory" shooters gun's are not the same guns that you or I can just walk in and buy.
The various Force on Force type exercises are much realistic and even more so when you put down $20 or $100 side bets and have precise scoring. Then NOBODY stands up in a weaver stance. The outcome of most combat is part skill, luck and lots of firepower.
I think I'm ranting because an IDPA match safety officer removed me from a match because I had my pinky finger inside the trigger guard of my revolver. The fact that the cylinder was not in the gun at the time made little difference to him. He said at the top of his voice about six times - "no fingers in the trigger guard!"
Elliot
The various Force on Force type exercises are much realistic and even more so when you put down $20 or $100 side bets and have precise scoring. Then NOBODY stands up in a weaver stance. The outcome of most combat is part skill, luck and lots of firepower.
I think I'm ranting because an IDPA match safety officer removed me from a match because I had my pinky finger inside the trigger guard of my revolver. The fact that the cylinder was not in the gun at the time made little difference to him. He said at the top of his voice about six times - "no fingers in the trigger guard!"
Elliot