MacGyver

Sometimes the truth hurts

I'm sorry to hear this. Your family is in our prayers.

Nice review. I look forward to doing some training with Randy. Thanks!

One other thought crosses my mind in this thread, and that is all of the people who have pointed their weapons at this man's head over the years. Yes, they are beginners. Yes, he told them to. And yes, every single one of them broke one of the fundamental rules of weapon safety. It doesn't matter if someone has "checked" your weapon and told you to do it. When you pick up a weapon, the final responsibility for using it safely rests with you. Period. The above picture is not okay on either end of that weapon. I know we attract members who are new to firearms all the time. I know we have people who don't have other training, whether an HCP class, a defensive class or otherwise. Learn from these peoples' mistakes. When you pick up a weapon, you are the final arbiter of it's use. You can't delegate this responsibility. You are the one who would have to sleep with yourself if you shot someone. Don't allow anyone to tell you to do something unsafe. There are some great trainers who have jumped in on this thread. I know that they would expect their students to call them on it if they did something unsafe. The thing that really bothers me about this thread is seeing all these other people standing around watching their classmates point a weapon at their instructor's head.

That's really cool!

Did you lick the middle out of the Oreos first like you did when you bought my Tavor box? If so, at least put them in the oven or something to dry them out first. They were seriously soggy, and that whole "old milk" aftertaste detracted from their overall appeal.

+1 Kimber Warrior with an X300

Man, talk about motivation...nooooo!

When I was first out of college, we sold our first company and had gotten a CEO who turned out to be a thief. He was a friend to many in the company, but we saw what was happening and went up our new chain of command. They ended up firing him, but unbeknownst to him, they used us to lock him out of everything. After the firing, he called a last meeting, came before our team and reported that he had done what he had been hired to do, fulfilled his commitment, "delivered the ship home", and was leaving to pursue other opportunities. He lied to our faces. Everyone in the room knew what he had done, though he had no clue. In the coming months, he couldn't figure out why no one wanted to hang out anymore. I wish at 23 years old I had had the nerve to call him on his lie. I took something from that situation that I've carried the rest of my life. That day, he could have walked into that room and told us that he had screwed up and was sorry. His choices affected all of us negatively, but had he walked into the room and admitted it and apologized, he would have walked out of that room with our respect and at least some friendship. Instead, he lied to our faces and lost 28 friends. And, instead of moving forward, his poor choices have followed him for the last 15 years. Buford, if you happen to read this (or are forwarded it by proxy) know that some good can come from your situation. And, the choices you make in the following days will affect how you are remembered. There is a lot that every gun owner can learn from your incident. You violated at least two of the top 4 rules of handling a weapon. They're there for a reason. By telling your story honestly and admitting your mistake, you deliver a valuable lesson that each of us need to hear. Instead, you're in danger of becoming a punchline, and rightfully so. As the story stands right now, you'll deserve it. You've got supporters and detractors just the same as anyone. Don't fool yourself, though. Sometimes, the naysayers have a point that's worth listening to and thinking about. You have an opportunity to take a bad situation and let some good come from it. Figure out a way to do this. I expect whatever legacy you have as a trainer depends on this.

Fartlek - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Interval workouts are great for building speed and stamina once you have a little capacity under you. Any runner who wants to get a little faster should run some fartlek workouts. Lumber_Jack, I wanted to make a joke, or edit your post, or something. In the end I just decided I'm not training with you and your unorthodox training methods.

You know, one of the saddest things about this is the number of beginning gun owners that were in that class who will not go on to get their HCP. Maybe not everyone, but I'm sure there will be at least a few who walked away saying, "well if this expert can't handle a weapon safely, I have no business doing so." If I was a certified instructor, I'd offer every student in that class a free training class.

Me too. Even though I suspect that the only thing between him and that was the grace of God.

Maybe someone could teach him how to do a proper press check. I mean, even if you are going to pull the trigger and have a negligent discharge, there's no reason to go and blow your pinkie off.

I left with a couple subdued flag patches and a pack a stripper clips. I would have counted it a bust had my last stop not been over at David's reloading table. If you need anything reloading related, you need to stop by and see him. He's a great resource!

This forum is worth something for two reasons: First, David puts a lot of time into making sure it runs, and runs well. This thing isn't sitting on a $4.95/month shared hosting server. Second, the community here is pretty good at policing itself. As mods, we really don't have to do that much cleanup. When a member reports a post, we see it and if warranted, do something about it. But, this community is pretty good at recognizing that the code of conduct is here for a reason, and the community is better for it. I always find it funny that some of the people who like to bash the community the most turn around and expect something to be given to them in return. I would guess if you polled most of our members and asked, "Was your benefactor membership worth it?". Forget supporting the site. Just simply, were you able to sell your item conveniently, quickly and for a fair price? An overwhelming majority would say yes. That's worth something to me.

I am interested, though. I want to know who includes the feature.

Tap and rack is my default, too. I'd rather go right to fixing the problem as opposed to hoping it works a second time. Someone in this thread once said that, "if your weapon malfunctions in a fight, you've got the rest of your life to fix it." I go for the fix. The more I have thought about the multiple strike feature today, the more I don't like it. I know the reason for it on the P99 AS. It's to pacify some police departments. You've got a long heavy pull when it has been decocked, or a short light pull when the striker has been charged. Best of both worlds. I can't see it being useful other than maybe plinking and having a round fail to detonate. I guess you could try again.

Apparently Taurus is really touting the feature in their new stuff. The 709 slim has it. As does the PT145

Not even the early ones? Hmm. Learn something every day. I would have sworn that was one of the hyped features when they were first introduced. Thanks. Now I'm actually going to have to research which weapons are multiple strike capable. I really didn't think I cared this morning, but now I want to know.

Dont forget the birds and snakes and airplanes!

We used to walk in from the rest stop on I-40. Call to see when the dam is generating. The water comes up quick.

I love a good 9-weight throwing flies for bonefish down in the Keys. Nothing hits quite like a bonefish. My uncle has a stocked lake on his property down in Valdosta, GA. I don't know what he feeds those fish, but I've barely ever even had a fly touch the surface before something hits it.

That's what I get for typing while I was on the phone. I meant XD and typed M&P. Though I think it's only a couple of the XDs. Corrected above.

There aren't a lot of striker fired guns with decockers that I can think of - maybe some of the Taurus 24/7 line. I'm sure there are others, I'll have to think about it. I'm sure someone else will chime in. The ability to do multiple strikes without racking the slide isn't that common. I think you can do it with the some of the XD series weapons, and maybe a few Tauruses. I like the feature, but don't train using it. Since I carry other weapons that don't have the functionality, my malfunction clearance drills don't include an extra pull of the trigger - I go straight to a tap, rack, bang.

I was planning on going to the show at the fairgrounds this weekend to pick up some reloading supplies anyway. I'll look for him.