ive heard how difficult it is to hit true in surprising situations..
its my opinion that most people can with enough practice hit the head ,the chest,or the groin.
to me the most important thing is to spot it as its about to happen or perhaps even earlier
for one thing hes probably going to realize you are ready and pass..if he is a fool ,then he ll
just die a fool cause you were ready ..so the big if is are you mentally ready..well are you punk
:):) a little dirty harry there.

In a life threating situation even the very best miss..

you are right 475 .. different people react in different ways .. i know plenty that go all to pieces
at small things..i myself use to nearly pass out if ask to speak in a crowd.. but i got over it,and now the heart beats a little faster but im a fairly effective communicator if folks dont mind my country slant to things .. if they do i know how to makum look like a deer in the spotlight ,if i choose to ..which i usually don t,, as there no point in punishing ignorance..
having said that ,i do think anyone who carries ought to try an get as much realistic
training .. a person who has a plan and works on it will get better an better at it . also more confident hopefully..
when mike tyson started knocking people out ,i picked up on a sequence of punches
he was gonna thro.. guss had him work on that same sequence .. he was so good that people thought he was unbeatable..he lost dicipline and guss and his trainer tony .. after that he was
just a real hard puncher..larry holmes would have knocked him out by the 10 rd and made it look easy..holmes being the best heavy ive seen in my life time . bad tude makes him not get the credit.. better than ali ,i dont know both had the same strengths and almost no weakness.
unlike tyson who had many..when he bit holifield ,,folks don t realise it but that was his way of quitting in the ring..im sorry moderator.. said i had a big mouth
:):)

In a stress situation,nobody knows just what he /she will do,unless it was not the first time.
Some people just naturally adjust to stress;some do not.
Monotonus practice in self defence will increase your self assurance,but you will still not know how you will react until the moment of truth.
Frank

Practice will make ones responses automatic without concious thought as reguard to sight picure and reloads, but in a fire fight the opposition is a moving shooting target and you are try to not get shot while trying to take out the bad guy. A little different than a practice session..

Even IF you miss your shots(s), some of the slimeyboys(armed or not) will turn tail and run away anyway like a spotte a#s, 2 legged ape. Now, that's a happy ending for all concerned!!

Just hope that you don't face one that doesn't run when you miss..

true .. which is a good reason to work at your planned responce..avoid the gunfight if possible ,and have 2 rds in his chest before he knows just how serious a mistake he s made.
in a gunfight a lot comes dn to luck.. but if you have learned to work your plan... you stand a better chance at being lucky than him..on his side is the drugs that are numbing his senses, which might be a benefit to him....if he s on speed it ll be an accident if he hits you.
on your side the confidense of having practiced so much that every thing comes natural ..no thinking involved,just adjusting the plan..
your point brings to mind to me the troops in the various battles and wars,thru the years ,that they have been ask to fight in..can you imagine trying to do what ever your job is ,,knowing some guy may have the crosshairs on the back of your head at any time..heck of a thing and we just don t appreciate what they did[and are doing] enough.jmo
i might add that ive had the opportunity to find out what i do in that situation.. for me it was like everything else stopped .. my total focus was on surviving the encounter..its unlike any experience ive ever had..i would assume some here know what i mean.. altho i know different people react differently..

Your experience with a life threatening experience mirrors my own as everything appears to be moving in slow motion. I have never panicked in these situations and only felt afraid after it was over..

I've never in my life had anyone pull a gun on me or shoot at me,but once, a punk pulled a knife on me. I was lucky enough to talk him out of doing anything else stupid and we both walked away; at the time I was unarmed. Groan!!

I had a person pull a knife once intent on mugging me, I placed my hand behind me and told him that I would shoot him if he preceeded and he backed down. I was unarmed at the time also...

I had a person pull a knife once intent on mugging me, I placed my hand behind me and told him that I would shoot him if he preceeded and he backed down. I was unarmed at the time also...

You mean you LIED to the poor thing?! Shame,Shame:p

Practice will make ones responses automatic without concious thought as reguard to sight picure and reloads, but in a fire fight the opposition is a moving shooting target and you are try to not get shot while trying to take out the bad guy. A little different than a practice session..


This is a really good reason to check out your local USPSA club. The only thing you are missing is the shooting back at you, but I don't think many people want to practice that anyway.

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I promise you that in a spur of the moment life threatening situation training will just take over. You won't see the sights as you do when you shoot paper. Your muscles will just take over and your senses will heighten, thus the slow motion effect, you will assume your trained shooting stance, grip, trigger pull, etc. and put rounds down range. It might be different if you see the guy coming and have time to take cover and pick your shot but that won't happen during a street confrontation. Thus the serious need for real training if you carry a gun and expect it to save your life one day if need be.