The Destination America channel on Comcast Cable has a show called Armageddon Arsenals were owners show what guns they own and then are put through various challenges to see what proficiency they have with said arsenals.
Now these folks are blowing the first rule of survival with the lack of OPSEC showing what they own, giving real names and some tours of their properties. Now with that said some trends were very obvious through out the show.
Some owners of the fancy arsenals could slow shoot on paper or steel but when placed in a actual timed, force on force or run and gun scenarios they had big problems with accuracy and survival.
It also appeared none of the owners had any training with room clearing or safe movement through halls or doorways.
Plus long range proficiency was lacking with most especially with those large bore rifles.
Many owners had big time cash invested in the arsenals but went cheap on supporting gear such a tactical vests and holsters which seems very strange considering the funds already spent. Also no body armor or ballistic helmets were seen during the show.
Personally I would have liked to seen much smaller “Arsenals” with funds diverted to training dedicated to those skills which are most beneficial to ones survival such as some CQC and ranged engagement.
Some folks think because they may have attended a single training class, read a book or watched a Utube video that they are GTG.
But the retention of critical skills is never ending with the need to be constantly reinforced to maintain a proficient skill set so to be able to address any threat on instinct when and were ever it may occur.
Also some decent load bearing vests, soft and hard armor and helmets would go a long way to help one retain a active pulse while defending the homestead.
While in my early days I may have been guilty of owning a few guns which didn’t really improve my survival strategy I have over the years reduced safe queens and fun guns down to near zero and used the funds on up-grading support gear and armor.
Just owning a mass of guns does not guarantee safety or survival and this show helped point out the flaws in the featured Arsenals owners survival perpetrations.