Poll: Membership Experience Base

**C-grunt** · 02-17-11, 19:48

I find my base of experience is from the Army. But through training and my new LEO career it's evolving.

**TehLlama** · 02-18-11, 17:08

Originally Posted by Iraqgunz

Since my time was evenly split between military and air soft/ Call of Duty I had to pick military.

Ditto.

**RogerinTPA** · 02-18-11, 20:22

Since there wasn't a multiple choice, mine is heavily competition (match grade .22s, M-14 and M-16) for many years via the US Army & Reserves, followed by professional training, then what I consider "proficiency firearms training" (when I go to the range and practice the drills I've learned).

**500grains** · 02-18-11, 21:21

Originally Posted by Oscar 319

The same could be said for LEO; Experience can range from Barney Fife to FBI HRT. People who work in the firearms industry could vary from working the gun counter at a sporting goods store, to producing some of the best custom weapons available. Sport shooters can go shooting and expend one magazine from each gun and call it good, while others may run through 1,000 rounds from the same weapon in one session.

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The Army says 70% never shot a gun before arriving at basic training.

**jaxman7** · 02-18-11, 21:34

And that is a good thing for the most part. I was second best shot in my company (C 1/19 ITB) during BRM qualification and I've been shooting my whole life basically. The top shot in the company was a guy from L.A. who had never even held a rifle before. No bad habits soaked up.

-Jax

Originally Posted by 500grains

The Army says 70% never shot a gun before arriving at basic training.