chaim
Member
Most on this site are very good about taking target practice and a good number are good about actual training with their defensive guns. Probably a better than average proportion are good about practicing and training with their knives.
However, how many buy duplicates of their pepper spray dispensers and practice? Do you know where point of aim v. point of impact is under optimum conditions? How about the effect of the wind on your spray, range, etc? Other than cops who have to (usually annually) has anyone allowed themselves to be sprayed by their OC spray of choice in order to familiarize themselves with the results?
Admitedly, I'm guilty of just taking my pepper spray for granted (for the most part). I have taken "target practice" with it, but I have not tested it in different environmental conditions and I certainly haven't allowed myself to be sprayed with it. Also, what little target practice I've done might add up to twice a year on average, if that.
I suspect that my little preparation may be more than most. Of course, few here would excuse that when it comes to defensive firearms. Am I the only one who admits to this double standard, and am I the only one planning to rectify it (with the exception of spraying myself, ick- the "gas chamber" when I was tear gassed in Army basic was more than enough of that kind of feeling for me in one lifetime).
However, how many buy duplicates of their pepper spray dispensers and practice? Do you know where point of aim v. point of impact is under optimum conditions? How about the effect of the wind on your spray, range, etc? Other than cops who have to (usually annually) has anyone allowed themselves to be sprayed by their OC spray of choice in order to familiarize themselves with the results?
Admitedly, I'm guilty of just taking my pepper spray for granted (for the most part). I have taken "target practice" with it, but I have not tested it in different environmental conditions and I certainly haven't allowed myself to be sprayed with it. Also, what little target practice I've done might add up to twice a year on average, if that.
I suspect that my little preparation may be more than most. Of course, few here would excuse that when it comes to defensive firearms. Am I the only one who admits to this double standard, and am I the only one planning to rectify it (with the exception of spraying myself, ick- the "gas chamber" when I was tear gassed in Army basic was more than enough of that kind of feeling for me in one lifetime).
