Choosing Training Ammo

By Keith Wood

Buying a gun for defensive purposes isn’t like buying an insurance policy; it’s more like buying a set of golf clubs. An insurance policy gets locked in the safe and will work fine when you need it, so long as the premiums have been paid. If the golf clubs sit in the garage and never make it to the range, however, your game will never improve. Many gun owners seem to think that the mere possession of a firearm will render them able to contend with whatever life-threatening situations the world dishes out. History tells us otherwise, supporting the fact that individuals rarely (if ever) “rise to the occasion” under stress. Instead, they generally default to the skill level they have mastered. Hence, if you want to perform when it counts, training and practice are key.

Notice that I distinguished between training and practice as they are not the same and should not be considered as such. “Training” is the process of learning a new skill, procedure, or tactic. “Practice” is the repetitive action that ingrains the training into the subconscious mind. If you want to take gun ownership seriously, you must engage in both …Read the Rest

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