Sam1911
Moderator Emeritus
Afaik, there are no shooters that are trained to keep their finger off the trigger. They are always trained to put their finger on the trigger. No wonder the problem here.
Sorry...what?
Afaik, there are no shooters that are trained to keep their finger off the trigger. They are always trained to put their finger on the trigger. No wonder the problem here.
I will GUARANTEE you that my Drill Sgt. could break any trainee of that habit. You wouldn't like it - but you'd quit doing it. The problem is still poor training. Of course now there are limits on what Instructors are allowed to do as far as "touching" a recruit. Military training "used to be" MUCH better than LEO has ever thought about being. No comparison. But those days are pretty much over. Glocks are in LEO holsters because they underbid everyone else. That is the only reason - the people at City Hall who make the choice are only looking at the price. They don't know the first thing about firearms or training.
Glocks are in LEO holsters because they underbid everyone else. That is the only reason - the people at City Hall who make the choice are only looking at the price. They don't know the first thing about firearms or training.
The instructor(s) in every class I've ever taken always insisted, very loudly sometimes, going all the way back to 1956, that you keep your finger off the trigger until you are ready to fire at the target.
So, what's your point? Stay home? Keep your gun locked up? It might go off you touch it!
WHAT is your point, exactly? I surely do not follow.My point exactly.
In competition, WHICH IS NOT TRAINING, yes, that's a punishment.It is not training, it is punishment for making a mistake.
A) I hear "finger" calls given ...maybe ... twice or three times a year. It isn't terribly common, though it certainly does happen. b) It might mean they "never" learned. It might mean they forgot in one moment of action. Seeming to prove the article's point to some degree, forgetting or mental slipping sure does happen.Obviously, those punished shooters never learned to always keep their finger off the trigger.
What, exactly, is kind of new? I don't understand.This is kinda new, sam.
I'll agree with that!Most people won't understand what I am trying to get at.
I'm a bit surprised that it's taken the media this long to start bagging on Glocks for being "unsafe".