Dark warehouse, out of ammo, right trigger finger shot off, behind a box.
In front of me 2 of my buddies to the right of a door. John in front with his MP5 raised.
Suddenly a spray of bullets shreds John. Dan's MP5 jams and is let go to hang uselessly on its shoulder strap. Instead the Beretta 92fs appears in his skilled hands.
Dan does a forward roll straight out of the movies. The unseen killer suddely pops into view and scans his AK47 to the left totally missing Dan due to the roll. He's looking at John's still body not comprehending his immiment demise.
The image is frozen in my mind. The AK47 bandit standing stright up aiming to his left totally unaware that Dan has rolled to his right. Dan on the ground points his sidearm into the bandit's groin and pulls the trigger several times. Nothing happens. A flashback to the prep van. Dan hands me his new 92fs and by habit I turn the safety on as I hand it back to him. I think... I just killed Dan then my fears are realized.
Finally noticing the danger the AK47 quickly swings into action pumping a burst of lead into Dan's head....
The whistle blows... lights turn on...
OK OK overly dramatic account of a recent airsoft game.
What "killed" my buddy was the safety. In the split second he realized his main weapon was down he pulls his pistol out and in the excitement/fear forgets to turn off the safety.
Seeing that I decided to stick to my HK P2000, Glocks, and revolvers. Although I enjoy my 1911s at the range my muscle memory (unholstering and shooting) is too fully ingrained to include something like taking off a safety (glocks were my first carry guns). In the few but horrendous life and death situations I've been in the one that ended badly for me (but not badly enough where I died so maybe it wasn't a bad ending) was when I overthought the situation after it starts. Thinking for situational awareness is good but thinking after the action starts is dangerous. I just don't trust myself to THINK about turning off the safety.
Of course for people who have always trained to turn off the safety while unholstering the weapon this does not apply.
Hope you enjoyed my story and thought of the day.
In front of me 2 of my buddies to the right of a door. John in front with his MP5 raised.
Suddenly a spray of bullets shreds John. Dan's MP5 jams and is let go to hang uselessly on its shoulder strap. Instead the Beretta 92fs appears in his skilled hands.
Dan does a forward roll straight out of the movies. The unseen killer suddely pops into view and scans his AK47 to the left totally missing Dan due to the roll. He's looking at John's still body not comprehending his immiment demise.
The image is frozen in my mind. The AK47 bandit standing stright up aiming to his left totally unaware that Dan has rolled to his right. Dan on the ground points his sidearm into the bandit's groin and pulls the trigger several times. Nothing happens. A flashback to the prep van. Dan hands me his new 92fs and by habit I turn the safety on as I hand it back to him. I think... I just killed Dan then my fears are realized.
Finally noticing the danger the AK47 quickly swings into action pumping a burst of lead into Dan's head....
The whistle blows... lights turn on...
OK OK overly dramatic account of a recent airsoft game.
What "killed" my buddy was the safety. In the split second he realized his main weapon was down he pulls his pistol out and in the excitement/fear forgets to turn off the safety.
Seeing that I decided to stick to my HK P2000, Glocks, and revolvers. Although I enjoy my 1911s at the range my muscle memory (unholstering and shooting) is too fully ingrained to include something like taking off a safety (glocks were my first carry guns). In the few but horrendous life and death situations I've been in the one that ended badly for me (but not badly enough where I died so maybe it wasn't a bad ending) was when I overthought the situation after it starts. Thinking for situational awareness is good but thinking after the action starts is dangerous. I just don't trust myself to THINK about turning off the safety.
Of course for people who have always trained to turn off the safety while unholstering the weapon this does not apply.
Hope you enjoyed my story and thought of the day.