Dick Metcalf "Survival Tools" on PDTV...WTF???

[nickdrak]

I know this guy has been around for a loooong time, but c'mon man!!! Every time I watch PDTV and see his segment, I am amazed at how many unsafe weapon handling skills he displays during his short segment. I just watched the latest episode, and he loads and unloads his Taurus semi-auto with his finger on or near the trigger, and the cameraman always seems to zoom in on exactly what he is doing wrong. He constantly places his hand directly in-front of the muzzle on almost every pistol I have seen him handle. And I have never seen him actually hit anything that he is shooting at, he just simply fires as fast as he can with NO trigger control. He also tends to put out tons of useless gun-rag fantasy info as if it is gospel, such as you need to fire off the ammo you have loaded in your guns once a month, and that "second strike" capability on a semi-auto pistol is a mandatory feature on any self-defense pistol. Hell, I think I will start teaching my shooters to stand there and keep pulling the trigger until the pistol goes bang in the event of a FTF

He seems like a nice enough guy, but WHY is he on TV teaching this nonsense??? PDTV usually has atleast some valid/useful info during each episode coming from Clint Smith and some of the other instructors they have appear on the show, but Metcalf's segment really puts alot of useless and dangerous info out there for millions to see.

[Chooie]

Simple... he's a gun writer, not an instructor. He's one of those guys that gets free stuff, waxes ecstatic about it in print, and makes the manufacturers happy. Notice how he had the Taurus rep standing next to him while discussing the second strike capability of... a Taurus pistol?


Let us not also forget that the show was heavily sponsored just to get it off the ground. It was a new concept show with very un-pc content, so those manufacturers that were willing to throw money at it got more airtime. Have you ever seen them shoot anything OTHER than Hornady TAP?

[dewatters]

Metcalf was the same person who claimed that the Colt 2000 All American instantly obsoleted every other semiauto pistol in existance. He also once made a claim of shooting some outrageous number of .44 Magnum rounds every year. A writer at "American Handgunner" did the math, and discovered that quantity would require non-stop shooting all day, every day for the full year.

[mac83083]

The guy who runs my local gun shop used to build custom 1911 pistols before he started his retail shop. He was at the IPSC nationals one year and Metcalf told him that if would give him one of the pistols he would right a favorable article about them and that having the name Dick Metcalf associated with his guns would make him a major player in the custom 1911 market. My dealer refused and still wonders if he made the right choice.

[Jay Cunningham]

Who??

[Medicine Calf]

Who??

Dick.

[JohnN]

I know this guy has been around for a loooong time, but c'mon man!!! Every time I watch PDTV and see his segment, I am amazed at how many unsafe weapon handling skills he displays during his short segment. I just watched the latest episode, and he loads and unloads his Taurus semi-auto with his finger on or near the trigger, and the cameraman always seems to zoom in on exactly what he is doing wrong. He constantly places his hand directly in-front of the muzzle on almost every pistol I have seen him handle. And I have never seen him actually hit anything that he is shooting at, he just simply fires as fast as he can with NO trigger control. He also tends to put out tons of useless gun-rag fantasy info as if it is gospel, such as you need to fire off the ammo you have loaded in your guns once a month, and that "second strike" capability on a semi-auto pistol is a mandatory feature on any self-defense pistol. Hell, I think I will start teaching my shooters to stand there and keep pulling the trigger until the pistol goes bang in the event of a FTF

He seems like a nice enough guy, but WHY is he on TV teaching this nonsense??? PDTV usually has atleast some valid/useful info during each episode coming from Clint Smith and some of the other instructors they have appear on the show, but Metcalf's segment really puts alot of useless and dangerous info out there for millions to see.

IMHO Dick Metcalf and Leroy Thompson are completely devoid of any useful information.

[Stinx]

Dick needs to retire. Second strike capability is a nice thing, but its not the uber important feature he makes it to be. I can not help but laugh when hes rambeling off while wearing one of his silly hats. Dick should put his papers in LOL

[Stretz Tactical Inc]

What about Tiger Mcgee? I'm not to impressed watching him either. Has anyone trained with him?

[Stretz Tactical Inc]

Never mind, I'm watching the lowlight episode and I dont think I would waste my time or money with him. I dont know who told him what the FBI technique was. And the host of the show forgot to take the safety off of his 1911 to shoot a drill, this show is not very impressive.