I’ve been trying to stay away from GD since I usually end up in a war with someone whose mind can’t be changed and who also doesn’t want to settle things via a postal match.
Anyway, I went shooting Saturday with a bunch of friends. It was GREAT. One friend is a forum member here and LE in a major US city. He and I have argued many times over different things (still do) but when we stepped up and shot at an 8" rock at 10 yards from concealment on a timer, it all went away (not that we weren’t friends before). During moments like these, when you concentrating on squeezing out that last bit of accuracy, that draw that is 2/10s faster than your buddy (you hope); it’s just you, the gun, the target, and the timer.
We were averaging well under 2 second times to first round hits and you’ll see that an…intimidatingly fast friend of ours joined in and raised the bar. Also, I’m the guy with the gnarly right arm wearing the green t-shirt.
I strongly encourage the GD regulars to get out and shoot.
We always need to remember that we gravitated to this site for the common interests of firearms, tactics, and equipment. That all seems to fall away sometimes and it makes me sad to see how we (as a collective membership) treat one another when there is a disagreement.
Excellent post and good reminder. Looks like a good time was had by all. Thanks for the breath of fresh air my friend.
No, I don’t think you got what I intended to impart. Let’s try this:
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[li]this is a shooting/gun forum
[/li][li]go out and shoot, it’s fun
[/li][li]online arguments can be settled by face to face time AND shooting together
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Scary fast and accurate dude. He’s getting ready to start instructing intermediate classes, highly recommended. He gave me some good tips on not bringing my pistol so high up in my workspace for reloads, therefore less wasted motions with the reload and he reminded me to press out after the reload instead of reloading and shooting straight out.
Cool to see forum members get together to shoot. I was part of a match with several members of another forum and even though we probably won’t have another match anytime soon (we live so far apart) we still remain friendly. It’s good you guys can put away your differences to have a good time. There’s something about being face to face…even if people argue they can settle their differences or agree to disagree and that be the end of it.
I’d like to add that having different opinions is not a bad thing. Discussing different point of view is not a bad thing. Even heated discussions aren’t a bad thing. I’m guilty as the next guy, but we need to not take things personally nor do we need to get personal. Shooting holes in someone’s points is OK. Shooting holes in someone persona isn’t. If your argument gets shredded don’t take it personally and do a better job or presenting your side next time. We also need to realize that sometimes it is better to simply agree to disagree on a topic and move on with life. I have friends and family who are diehard liberals. We just know where the lines are that we shouldn’t cross. Same here.
I dissent. You and your like mind “buddies” in here throw crap on people, I’ve been called some pretty lousy names by you, and you want us all to go shooting because something superficial, like “shooting” will make our profound differences seem not so profound. Dude I wouldn’t turn my back on you.
AIWB is scary fast. I am getting rid of my gut so that I can get an AIWB holster and try it out. I have heard people say that if you get a good holster for it then its comfortable. I’m not fat per say but 6 foot and 215 with the weight being right above my belt line lol.
I just checked. “Theocrat” was the hurtful name used and here’s the context. I’m not worried about your claims of me and my “buddies” bullying you online since that’s beyond farcical.
Also, claiming fear of bodily harm from me when going to the shooting range is beyond interpretation and outright dramatic theater. This thread was created to point out that folks who argue in GD ought to go out and shoot more, hopefully with other forum members. A positive thread but hopefully you won’t derail it. If you feel bullied on this forum, please report it. Otherwise, go out and shoot.
The holster makes all the difference. You must use a purpose built AIWB holster. Don’t fool yourself into thinking a regular holster or one of those holsters that only cover the trigger guard will work.
Don’t know the background here, but let’s take care to keep this a civil, dispassionate discourse. I would prefer not to have to play the heavy to insure that this outcome is achieved. Help me out, please.
Over the years, it has gotten costlier and more difficult in general to get out to the firing line with any regularity, and it is always good to encourage folks to make the effort; otherwise, we end up as a bunch of fondlers, poseurs and toy collectors. Not saying there isn’t a place for those guys, but it is probably not on this particular site.
