Will competition get you killed? Police take

[MLeake]

It seems to me that you keep shifting criteria and arguments, BT.

But what they all really seem to come back to, eventually, is that you really don't want to spend the money on ammo, nor the time for training, and so you are looking for justifications.

I'm basing this on statements such as:

(You were discussing old-time writers, so these weren't your direct words, but)... to some, target shooting and any form of practical pistol competitions were really a luxuary that they just didn't have time for....

(These were your words about yourself.) For the rest of us, going out every week and shooting up your gas money to hone your shooting skills is really a luxuary from a cost standpoint.

You don't really need justifications for not spending time nor money. It's your time, and it's your money.

Several of us have pointed out that the mindset you bring into a competition has a lot to do with the value you get out of the competition; that you can look for clubs and organizations that hold competitions which stress those things you find important; that you can find competitions where you can use your preferred carry weapon (so long as you aren't too worried about winning the competition, per se - but if you are good you still might have a shot).

My conclusion is that your mind was made up before you asked your questions. At least, it sure seems that way.

If that is true, then competitions may not be for you.

I still think you might try one or two, though, as you might find that you enjoy them. You might even find they show you things you might improve, be it with regard to shooting skills or equipment functionality.

 

[Nanuk]

Can receiving high quality tactical/self defense training and then following it up with virtually no real practice, other than standing in one spot and shooting slowly at the local range, a couple of times a year, get you killed if a real self defense situation confronts you? Mark

Here is the deal, anything can get you killed. You can do everything right and get shot, frequently, the time it takes to get to a good trauma center is the difference between life and death.

Those of us that train body and mind, hone our skill sets to be the best we can be are doing all we can do to help up survive a lethal encounter.

That is why I carry and shoot the best combat weapon I can, with several reloads. To some it may seem wasteful to shoot that much or uncomfortable to carry that gun, that is just who and what some of us are.

 

[BlueTrain]

I'm sorry fellow, if I've confused you. It's not my money; it's my lack of money! It's not so much that my mind is made up so much as my circumstances are fixed.

I used to shoot and reload quite a bit. I even had a couple of friends that were into shooting. That was then; costs have risen, my income has dropped and is set to drop drastically.

You really should open yourself up to the fact that not all gun owners are dedicated pistoleros like yourself.

 

[Glenn E. Meyer]

That's it, kids. Pulling the plug. Some members are deliberately trying to be argumentative in an inappropriate manner.

The consensus is that common sense practice, competition and training are to your benefit. If that makes us pistoleros, recall this is The Firing Line.

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