Originally Posted by
ST911
Make a tick mark on the case head with a sharpie each time it's chambered. When you have 2-4 marks, rotate it out.
Great idea, so simple I'm surprised I hadn't heard it before. I had a five mag system, used #1 in the gun for a week, then rotated in #2 and dumped the round that had been chambered into the coffee cup in the safe, gave mag #1 a rest for a week, and so on and so forth...
Originally Posted by
Firefly
I want to address this.
Just a dirty trick from the hood, not a new book in the Gospel. But let me simply say.....I’m still here and will likely not change how I do things as a result of still being here.
YMMV
Wings - great post should give folks some food for thought and discussion.
One of maxims that force-on-force quickly proves is 'you'll never beat a draw or drawn gun.' Which is one of the reasons that I tried to instill what I called 'The Gift of Movement' into our training whenever possible. (a blatant rip off of 'The Gift of Fear') Movement off threat axis serves at least two purposes: 1) should make you harder to hit; 2) causes a burp in the bad guy's OODA loop, buying you some time.
Your description of the swarm and your reasoned solution should inspire some rational discussion. Folks should consider the world they live in and the likely threats they will face. From your description of the common tactics used by felons in your AO, condition three carry seems reasonable, as would carrying a pistol with a functional magazine disconnect.
The important thing is to think through likely situations and have a plan then practice your plan. One thing I always asked of folks I taught is to question anything they didn't understand the why of. If you can't explain the why of something you are teaching, you have no business teaching it. As an example, I prefer to move into a close to moderate range threat on a diagonal. Although I practice lateral, diagonal back, straight in and out, if you are working with me you are going to spend a lot of time moving diagonally in. I can explain why and prove the tactic on drills with 'virgins.'
Whether you choose to put the tactic in your tool box is your choice because ultimately when I teach you a tactic, I'm betting your life. In this case, I understand that you tactic is valid for you AO, but I don't feel the pros out weigh the cons in situations that I anticipate in my AO, so I'm stilling rolling loaded chamber, keeping my mouth shut (hard for me to do) and avoiding what I feel are sketchy situations if possible.
I also like the emphasis you place on thinking about where you go. I've long ago forgotten who to attribute this quote to, but it absolute truth: If you need a gun to go to the grocery store, you don't need a gun, you need a new grocery store.' Too many people think that having an EDC gives them license to do things they wouldn't normally do, in essence force things they wouldn't normally force.
Great posts guys.
Last edited by 26 Inf; 08-31-19 at 16:21.
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