The thread from the dead had a good question: Who here has had training?

[doc2rn]

1. Be wary of the guy who brings just one gun; he might know how to use it.
2. Not every situation calls for brute force; when it does fight through to the end.
3. Practice until it (your weapon) becomes an extension of you.

 

[happygeek]

What about shooting courses in the military, does that count as both military and shooting course in the poll? What if you've also had to teach yourself how to use a particular rifle from the FM for it you got off Google, does that count as self taught also?

 

[Charles S]

I agree with Earthworm.

1.If you carry a gun carry a light.If you don't carry a gun carry a light.
2.When reloading have your hand on your reload before you empty your gun.
3.MOVE! Get off the X,& yes you can make hits while you move.
4.A .32 in the hand beats a .45 in the drawer.
5.Murphy is always with you.
6.Mindset beats equipment.Run what ya brung.
7.GOOD training tests your equipment as well as teaching you.
8.There is no such thing as overtraining.Old dogs CAN learn new tricks.
9.Price does not equal quality.
10.Only hits count.

Additionally I would add:

Strait from Mr. Cooper

Be alert; be decisive; when the situation demands, be aggressive; when you have to act, speed is essential; keep your cool; if confronted and engaged in a a fight, be ruthless; and lastly use surprise when you can.

Read Principle of Personal Defense Jeff Cooper.

 

[1911 guy]

I've had both military and civilian school training.

Top three lessons learned are (in no particula order)

Learn your equipment, not just your firearm (all the other doo-dadds you carry)

some things are done best by practice and muscle memory (reloads and clearance drills)

sight picture is all that counts, and you can pick it up very fast with practice. I also learned that sometimes you sight picture is just the frame of the gun and the target, if things are getting pretty close.

 

[Ragnar Danneskjold]

1. Spend less time on the range and more time in the gym/dojo.
2. Techniques that work beautifully in IPSC/IDPA fall apart when there are bullets coming the other way.
3. Woe unto the man who insists on bringing a gun to a knife fight.

I agree with 1 and 2, but I am curious as to the reasoning behind 3.

 

[JMusic]

I misread this at first. I learned elbow up elbow down. (shooting from the hip) good to 7 yds. I've learned at an early age to shoot accurately with two hands pistol against my chest. And many disagree with this I shoot through my clothing, so instead of sweeping or grabbing and pulling your shirt up I grab the pistol through the clothing or through the pocket and yes it stings like hell. All these techniques are up close and yea I don't have many fans for this technique. Revolvers work best. But it is quick enough that if you blade yourself you will beat someone with a gun on you. I've been trained in most of the shooting techs. Yes good forgive me out to a certain range I'm a point shooter.


Jim

 

[1911 guy]

JMusic, I think I'd agree with your use of "point shooting". Up close and personal, you work withing the constraints you have, not the ideal stance, sight picture and lighting, along with lots of swimsuit bunnies to admire your fine work when you're done.

The "point shooters" that annoy me (and most everyone else) are the ones that claim ridiculous things and encourage never using the sights.

 

[TheBookGuy]

1. Bullets hurt
2. Stay low
3. Friendly fire isn't