tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8988046816576439468.post6040591620294380012..comments2023-11-05T00:19:25.417-07:00Comments on Rifleman Savant: More on 'why airguns?'Kevin Wilmethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18368887768008126052noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8988046816576439468.post-65866456839681057582014-07-19T22:38:58.970-07:002014-07-19T22:38:58.970-07:00Nice article. I think it is useful and unique arti... <br />Nice article. I think it is useful and unique article. I love this kind of article and this kind of blog. I have enjoyed it very much. Thanks for your website. <br /><a href="www.toygunzone.com/toy-guns/" rel="nofollow">Toy guns for kids </a><br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10715603663238103347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8988046816576439468.post-75181420107634075852012-10-08T15:12:30.651-07:002012-10-08T15:12:30.651-07:00I'm sure that such training is very helpful in...I'm sure that such training is very helpful in a lot of ways, Kevin. No denying any of what you said.<br /><br />I just always look at it from the perspective of the people - like myself - who are incapable of that kind of physical exercise, for any purpose. <br /><br />I can't bend well, scramble around on the ground, run or jump. I have very little physical strength or flexibility - so I'm driven to use my brain and senses more than my physical body. <br /><br />And I'm just too scotch to shoot thousands and thousands of rounds just for the hell of it anyway. LOL Now, if someone wants to endow the perpetual unlimited ammo fund for Mama... I'd be tickled to do a lot more actual shooting than I do. LOL<br /><br />My caution for students and others is simply to form a well rounded training program for their particular goals and abilities... and not fall for the idea that sheer volume of ammo expended is going to make them better able to reach their goals, whatever they might be. <br /><br />And, come to think of it, I need to buy more BBs - which are fine for my morning moving target practice on rabbits. The pellet gun isn't nearly as accurate as the 10/22, but it is cheaper to feed. :)MamaLibertyhttp://www.thepriceofliberty.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8988046816576439468.post-17423729198597448022012-10-07T23:33:42.806-07:002012-10-07T23:33:42.806-07:00Hard to disagree with anything there, ML. Jeff Co...Hard to disagree with anything there, ML. Jeff Cooper always seemed quite proud to report that, of all the students who reported back to him after having cause to use what he taught them to save their lives, not one failed to mention that it was the mindset that won them the fight. Skill-at-arms was always distinctly secondary, even when it was important--and with some of these students it turned out to be very important. The mindset was just more so.<br /><br />Your point about "over-training" is well-taken, but I would offer two observations that at least matter to me.<br /><br />First: I want to know what I'm capable of, in some of the awkward positions that I might well find myself in if I fail to avoid a fight. This is one of the reasons I find the Airsoft concept intriguing--it may present me with options to do that, that are simply impracticable otherwise. (I'm not sure I'd ever get into the "skirmishing" or heavy-duty force-on-force thing that some others like, although I do admit that some of the better-organized tactics challenges would probably be eye-opening. These latter are much less shooting exercises anyway, than problem-solving exercises.)<br /><br />The other observation is that one dramatic effect of training is confidence, which is so important to mindset. If you know--<i>know</i>--you can make the shot, it is less likely that you'll dally at the moment of truth. It's the same as the pursuit of technique in any discipline; a ludicrously talented guitarist once told me he pursues technique so that if the muse comes calling he can be freed up to listen to what it asks of him, without having to worry about <i>how</i> he might make that request happen.<br /><br />This is primarily what drives my interest in being able to train more frequently, and more realistically: confidence with fundamentals. Just a few days with the air rifle has done wonders to bring back my confidence on snapshots.<br /><br />And man, is it fun. :-)Kevin Wilmethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18368887768008126052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8988046816576439468.post-28856111141676224182012-10-05T07:57:16.069-07:002012-10-05T07:57:16.069-07:00First off, everyone knows that I love to shoot. :)...First off, everyone knows that I love to shoot. :) I love to shoot almost everything that won't knock me down (and there are a lot of things that do - so I don't shoot them),<br /><br />I've talked with, shot with, trained with and even argued with an awful lot of people in the last 30 years or more, and have learned an awful lot in the process - so this is just an expression of my own experience and thinking, not a reflection on anyone else or their experience.<br /><br />Overall, I find that a great many people simply over train! The old, "no pain - no gain" nonsense. Spending a fortune sending thousands and thousands of rounds downrange, seemingly thinking that sheer volume will do the trick. <br /><br />Personally, I've discovered that it makes a big difference just what you are training to do... Different goals require different efforts... obviously. <br /><br />If one is determined to be a champion in competitive sports, extreme accuracy is vital and requires a lot of carefully aimed practice. No question about it. Those who play the game just for fun want to be accurate too, of course, but maybe not spend their entire lives and income in the process. <br /><br />My single experience with shooting to defend my life demonstrated that my attitude, mind set and the availability of the appropriate tool was the essential part... since I had zero formal training at that point, and had not even handled the gun in a long time. [Here is a link to the whole story for anyone who has not read it. http://www.thepriceofliberty.org/08/09/22/editor.htm ]<br /><br />At least partly because I had never really dealt with this, I chose to fire the gun over his head instead of center body mass. The fact that he chose then to run away in no measure changes the fact that I made a poor choice and it might easily have cost me my life. <br /><br />My main purpose in shooting is to enjoy myself and to prepare the best I can to defend myself if it is ever again needful. <br /><br />I also spend a great deal of effort teaching others, especially women, to empower themselves to take personal responsibility for their lives and safety - and that of their children and community at need. Most of that is a matter of attitude and determination, not hitting bulls eyes on a target, however satisfying they can be.<br /><br />So, while practice with the weapon - whatever it is - is very valuable in many ways, it's only a small percentage of the overall requirements for effective self defense. And, if a person gives all of their attention to the gun and the gear, they might find themselves unable to actually pull the trigger in the midst of the terror of a real confrontation. <br /><br />And that would most certainly be a terrible waste. :(<br /><br />So, my advice to everyone is to determine just what it is you are training for... and instead of a rain of bullets... make every shot count, both on the range and anywhere else. MamaLibertyhttp://www.thepriceofliberty.orgnoreply@blogger.com