Comments on: My Second Amendment lesson

By: Mich

Mich — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 21:54:51 +0000

Re #13 and #14:

Nice pro-2nd Amendment Jewish men aren’t especially plentiful either… :-(

By: GW

GW — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 14:43:42 +0000

Nice shot group. I am a fairly large man, but I still have a faint scar on the top of my forehead from where the front site post of a .45 hit me the very first time I fired a gun. Handling the recoil is much less about strength than technique. As to the military rifles – or the M-16 at least, it fires at incredibly high velocity but has no recoil.

If you are looking for a weapon for self defense, I would start checking out the 9 mm.

At any rate, happy shooting. Linked.
http://wolfhowling.blogspot.com/2008/06/interesting-posts-from-around-web-1_30.html

By: Jack

Jack — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 05:28:40 +0000

Personally I prefer a baseball bat, but I can see why some enjoy a gun.

By: Tom Frank

Tom Frank — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 04:27:32 +0000

My training manuals aren’t here right now, but the whole bifocal thing can mess up your sight picture. Just something to be aware of (or use a red dot sight and skip the whole problem, at least for target shooting).

Training for self defense can be quite challenging, but is very rewarding. I recommend either LFI or Gunsite (I’ve done LFI-1, and plan to go back for 2,3 and 4).

IDPA matches are a blast.

I’m with Alex in #13…yes indeed, good looking Jewish woman with a gun…where were they when I was single? Alas, it just wasn’t like that 30 years ago when I lived in NJ.

By: Alex Bensky

Alex Bensky — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 01:18:19 +0000

Ooh, a good-looking woman who’s armed…if I were just a little more…well, no need to go into that.
I love our rights, Meryl…I peaceably assmble and all that, and glad to see you’re bearing arms.

By: Meryl Yourish

Meryl Yourish — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 00:27:45 +0000

Soccer Dad, you know I’ve never needed a weapon to enforce grammar (or anything, really) on my blog. Juvenile scorn can do the job quite well.

The weapon is an equalizer for me and the bad guys.

By: soccer dad

soccer dad — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 16:55:31 +0000

I really better watch my formatting, spelling and grammar.

:-)

By: Tatterdemalian

Tatterdemalian — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 16:13:48 +0000

Multi-cylinder or multi-magazine challenges. Three loads or clips into three different targets as fast as possible. Total score for all shots is divided by time in seconds to complete the challenge, which includes drawing the gun at the start and holstering it at the end (optionally with the requirement that the gun be holstered and drawn after each reload).

Like any test that factors in speed, though, it’s for experts only. It’s hard enough to keep beginners from shooting themselves in the foot, without time pressure.

By: John M

John M — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 13:07:53 +0000

I was an expert pistol marksman in the service, but I don’t think the training prepared me well to use a sidearm in a self-defense situation on the street. We mainly focused on hitting a target 25-50 yards away and realoading while under concealment and without taking eyes from the target. In other words, to win a gunbattle with another armed person.

I would think that, for street protection, you would be more concerned with accessing the weapon fast and hit something only a couple feet away, without endangering bystanders. Not sure how to train for that

By: Herschel

Herschel — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 12:36:08 +0000

Wow, an American Jewish woman that knows how to shoot a gun!
Very rare for now, but IMO, a sign of the times ahead.
Looks like you are a “natural” at this.