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Posted: 9/21/2005 9:53:33 PM EDT
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To be better than anyone I meet 
Some skills every work day; "Serious" practice (live-fire) about every 2-4 weeks...though lately it's closer to 4 weeks than 2 
Not enough! But I'm working on it 
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Posted: 9/22/2005 12:03:26 AM EDT
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Didn't you play cowboys and indians, or army when you were little?
I have to grow older, but I don't have to grow up!  Oh, and I figure the more I train, the more I'll kick your ass at SEWSA
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Posted: 9/22/2005 3:51:12 PM EDT
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There a lots of reasons:
1. It's FUN! Also, what MisterPX said!! 2. I truly believe it is a civic duty to be law abiding, responsible, armed, and proficient with said arms. 3. In case we see TEOTWAWKI. Or as Bob and Brian say on the morning show, "in case the bad times come". |
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Posted: 9/22/2005 3:53:16 PM EDT
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Ok, what is TEOTWAWKI? Some Indian dish made with corn?? |
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Posted: 9/22/2005 4:00:21 PM EDT
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The End Of The World As We Know It
y2k zombies Hurricanes etc. |
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Posted: 9/22/2005 8:41:34 PM EDT
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TEOTWAWKI:
Nuclear, Bio, Chem warfare (widespread), zombie hordes, Constitution suspended, etc. SHTF: NBC (localized), Hurricaines, blackouts, etc. MHO, YMMV, IANAL, etc. (Damn I spend too much time in the SF and at Frugal's)  ------------------------------- Why I train the way I do: No plans on being an operator, fighting a MZB* invasion, nor am I playing cowboys and indians, cops and robbers, or "Army". I own tools, and I'll be damned if I'm not going to be the best that I can be at using those tools, specifically because those tools have exactly one purpose: To save my life, or the life of someone I care about. The "advanced" team stuff can be handy, as I am two (married), and we all know that "one is none", yada yada. *Mutant Zombie Biker(s): Roaming bands of hooligans bent on destruction in an SHTF or TEOTWAWKI scenario. |
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Posted: 9/23/2005 6:43:28 AM EDT
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Cuz it beats just randomly blasting at shit all the time.
Don't get me wrong i still have my blast fest fun too, but I prefer to focus my shooting time on something worth while, and working skills is very worthwhile. Thats the quick answer. The long answer I'll spare you cuz I don't feel like typeing it all out. |
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Posted: 9/23/2005 9:37:28 AM EDT
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Because yo unever know when you might need all the practice you have done in the past, and it sure does beat shooting the same old paper targets, kinda spices things up.
Batch114 
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Posted: 9/23/2005 3:19:25 PM EDT
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I started out cause it's fun. This fall I found out exactly what I have learned, when I joined a trap league. I've shot trap before, just never on a league. My "post DE training" scores are somewhere in the range of 5-7 birds per round better!!! Mostly it's for fun. The girlfriend says it's cause I like to "play GI JOE". Whatever. I just consider it another enjoyable way to spend my time. |
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Posted: 9/23/2005 6:34:14 PM EDT
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Simple..Cause I can..... and I enjoy it and provides me with a skill that may come in handy someday.
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Posted: 9/24/2005 5:49:25 AM EDT
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To prepare to do whatever it takes in the event that becomes necessary.
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Posted: 9/24/2005 7:15:17 AM EDT
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Posted: 9/24/2005 7:20:02 PM EDT
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In large part 'cause I'm a 'Walter Mitty' wannabe. However, my job requires me to use learned motor skills under stress regularly. I have seen and experienced firsthand, again and again, the simple fact that you will revert to training under stress. People who take too many short cuts in training simply fail to get it right in the field. If I ever do have to defend me and mine with deadly force, I'm gonig to have a plan and some solid training to do it with. Bad things do happen, and luck is simply the residue of good planning. If you're gonig to do it, do it right. |
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Posted: 9/26/2005 10:33:38 AM EDT
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Too many wannabe's out there. That's all I have to say about that.
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Posted: 9/26/2005 10:40:28 AM EDT
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Ahh but you don't say what type of wannabe. There are those that wannabe prepared to defend their lives should the need arise. There are those that wannabe prepared for natural disasters and emergency situations when LE can't be there or the .gov has failed to plan propperly, Katrina provided us with some great examples of that. There are those that wannabe more proficint with thier guns. There are those that wannabe better shooters/competators in shooting sports. There are those that are wannabe super duper mall ninjas There are those that are wannabe operators/HSLD types There are lots of wannabes, maybe you could be more spesific? If you think it's either of the last two, you don't know very many of us well enough to even assume that about us. Perhaps if ya got off the internet and came out to a shoot or an event you might know that..... |
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Posted: 9/26/2005 11:04:31 AM EDT
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Colt100, I agree. But the members of WI crew I've met don't fall into that category. The fact that they take training seriously, rather than buying high-tech toys & then posturing about how bad-ass they are, supports my argument. There are very few WI clowns, and I've only seen them online [not aimed at you, but at Mr. "JBT" poser  ]Meet them at a shoot and make an informed judgment. |
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Posted: 9/26/2005 2:04:20 PM EDT
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That's trolling.I've seen this shit get out of hand in the MN forum.Todd asked good questions,answer them,or keep quiet. bulletcatchR |
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Posted: 9/26/2005 3:17:15 PM EDT
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ewwwrrr, the MN fiasco...
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Posted: 9/26/2005 4:17:36 PM EDT
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Guess I fall into the clown category
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Posted: 9/26/2005 4:57:01 PM EDT
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Umm, that went over my head. I hope I was clear that no one I've met in person is classified as a clown 
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Posted: 9/26/2005 5:54:45 PM EDT
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Sorry was trying to be the class clown (I shoulda put in more smilies I guess)
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Posted: 9/26/2005 7:23:15 PM EDT
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  ETA: Back to flamethrower's original Q. I guess I don't see the "hardcore" part to how I (we) train. Yep, it's a little bit more than your average "go to the indoor range and shoot a bullseye at 30'" or "go to the outdoor range and shoot at a bullseye at 100 yards", but I see it as practical rather than hardcore. |
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Posted: 9/26/2005 7:28:28 PM EDT
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Posted: 9/26/2005 7:30:33 PM EDT
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<hijack>
<==In Mad-town tomorrow for the day. Anybody up for lunch or an early dinner? I think BC's going to be in town as well. </hijack> |
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Posted: 9/27/2005 5:45:35 PM EDT
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I guess I should have worded it better. All of the classes are great and I think I can honestly say (PX can probably agree) that the amount of training that I see and hear about that goes on with the WI crew is more than most service members see during an entire enlistment. At least for NG and Reserve. I wish this type of training was going on while I was in. I was single back then and had more money and time. I would have taken them all in short order. With the NG there is really only so much you can do/learn without going full time. I was assigned 3 weapons or 2 depending on how you look at it. M-16, M-203, and M60. Qualified expert with all 3, even got a perfect on my last 16 quals. The problem is practical training with the weapons systems is nearly nil outside of quals and toting the things around at sling arms. I volunteerd for every op-4 team to try and get more into tactics. I tried to get every bit of info I could. It never seemed to be enough. I never went full time. I wonder if that was a mistake. I have always been of the belief that you never stop learning. Since retreat is not an option, forward is the only place to go. I just need to put more time and effort into training. |
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Posted: 9/27/2005 6:43:03 PM EDT
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I don't train NEARLY as much as I should. I have taken very few classes. I try to get out to my club and shoot when I can. I'm kind of ashamed but I just don't have the time right now.
Training for me is something to take away form----------> There are just too many damn idiots out there that have guns and don't know what the hell they are doing with them! Training not only teaches how to shoot, it can also teach good reasoning, staying calm in elevated situations, and self control. Training can teach you how to use a gun as an effective tool and not have it just be something to "Bust a cap in somebodys ass". |
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