Posted: 4/10/2007 8:26:48 AM EDT
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At home, watching an advertisement for "The Recruit" where everyone pulls their sidearms on the range and hit the bull. Of course, that's Hollywood, but should I be shooting that way? Oh, wait, when I practice, while I can't pull on the range, I'm not standing still but moving side to side in the stall. And I do hit "him". So which is the better way to practice (when you can't draw)? Two seconds, standing still or moving back and forth into position? -------------------------------------------------------------- ("I said fire a shot across her nose, not up her nose!"--Dark Helmet, (wtte), "Space Balls") |
| Most ranges won't allow drawing from the holster. What i do is point the weapon down range and then bring it up and shoot. Its not exactly the same, but it works for me. I practice the actual drawing of the holster at home with dummy rounds. I also like to use airsoft guns to draw from the holster and shoot paper targets. |
Airsoft??!
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Yes, it is the range rules and actually, after seeing how a lot of people shoot, I'm glad they can't draw, glad that the barrel is always pointing down range or they are kicked off the range. The way I practice on the range is shoulder holster on, spare magazines loaded and in their pouches, pistol ready to go at one in the pipe, decocked and safety, sitting on the table. I let a mental random timer count down and then pickup the pistol, for whatever bout that one is (2Handed, right dominate; 2Hded, LD; 1Hded, RD, etc..) and proceed thru a slow Combat, three magazines, various aspects turned on or off, depending (such as, covering other targets out on the range, moving my head to glance over my shoulders, flashlight in one hand, etc..). Oh, the movies ..... they look great, but they are the movies and not reality ..... and hopefully, I will never have to actually do that reality. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- ("You blew off his Wally!"--Ofcr Barbara Weston after watching her sister, Carole, shoot at the paper man, (w,stte), "Empty Nest") |
That's a separetly practiced skill, at home, with dummy rounds. ------------------------------------------------ ("I'm gonna give you assholes a chance. What do you say we play a little Bangkok Rules?", --Snake Plissken who picks up a tin can. The four gunmen back up and get ready. "Nobody draws until this hits the ground." Snake throws the can high into the air, then pulls his revolvers and kills all four gunmen before the can lands. After the can hits the ground, "Draw.", (w,stte), "Escape from L.A.") |