Posted: 3/7/2010 7:53:02 AM EDT
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The wife and I went to the range yesterday taking our G19's with AA conversion kits. I want to say that I have watched the Magpul video about 3 times so far.
First thing I noticed about us is that we've built in some terrible training scars by habit at the public range. I find that it is a habit for me and the wife to load the guns on the table, or just above the table. When the guns are empty, I find myself laying it down on the table, grabbing a mag off the table, loading the mag, then laying it down, picking up the gun and then loading it. None of this in my workspace. Our range does not allow holster drawing, or shots faster than every 2 seconds. Still every one of the loading drills, power stroking, admin reloads, speed reloads, tactical reloads, malf fixing etc can be accomplished at my range as a normal habit. Still I kept defaulting to my range habits. At least I am aware of it. I've got a lot of work to do. This video is useful for everyone learning to be the "Gunmaster" of their pistol and it can be appreciated at the public range. My goal is to forever do everything in my workspace, even at the target range. Something to think about. |
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Good job in troubleshooting and how to tailor your training to what's available.
One other thing to keep in mind- not all training has to take place at the range. You can (and sometimes due to range rules, must  ) train the draw, malfunction clearing, and different reloads dry at home.
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Good job in troubleshooting and how to tailor your training to what's available. One other thing to keep in mind- not all training has to take place at the range. You can (and sometimes due to range rules, must ) train the draw, malfunction clearing, and different reloads dry at home.
yep. I use snap caps all the time at home. |
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I agree with not all has to take place at the range, actually you can and should do quite a bit away from the range.
I tend to do my malfunction drills at home. My weapons are pretty reliable so I don't find myself clearing malfunctions much at the range (and I'm lucky to have a range where I can shoot however I want so long as I'm safe). I also do about 5 presentations a day. Soon enough how you should do things will be what feels right. Just have to do it a lot. Very important lesson driven home today when I was practicing with my EMP - Check the chamber and diagnose the problem. I had a double feed / stovepipe. Was wedged in a way that I could not just sweep it out, but I saw it wasn't really a double feed, so tilted gun to the side to drop brass, power stroke and rock & rollin again. Diagnose and come up with a solution! This is not a malfunction scenario I've ever practiced or thought about, but knowing how my gun works and being practiced with things going wrong, got it fixed and in a hurry! It's not about being on autopilot, it's about being able to reach into the tool kit, know what to grab, and find it fast. Keep your brain on, keep thinking about what is happening and what are you going to do about it! |
it's awesome that you guys are practicing what you've learned from the DVD. Most people think just having a gun is enough. You guys are ahead of the game Quoted: The wife and I went to the range yesterday taking our G19's with AA conversion kits. I want to say that I have watched the Magpul video about 3 times so far. First thing I noticed about us is that we've built in some terrible training scars by habit at the public range. I find that it is a habit for me and the wife to load the guns on the table, or just above the table. When the guns are empty, I find myself laying it down on the table, grabbing a mag off the table, loading the mag, then laying it down, picking up the gun and then loading it. None of this in my workspace. Our range does not allow holster drawing, or shots faster than every 2 seconds. Still every one of the loading drills, power stroking, admin reloads, speed reloads, tactical reloads, malf fixing etc can be accomplished at my range as a normal habit. Still I kept defaulting to my range habits. At least I am aware of it. I've got a lot of work to do. This video is useful for everyone learning to be the "Gunmaster" of their pistol and it can be appreciated at the public range. My goal is to forever do everything in my workspace, even at the target range. Something to think about. |