tipoc
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What I actually said was:
"Anyone who is a serious handgunner realizes the need, and should have the desire, to become knowledgeable and have some skill with revolvers. This means both single action and double action revolvers. So it's useful to go to at least local classes at some point. It's part of building and developing skills."
The difference here from what I said and believe, and what some others have said, is where I begin and end. Others who have a different starting point, self defense against multiple armed attackers for instance, have a different set of criteria for what they are doing and where they want to end up, that's all. If a person sets out with a limited goal they meet it soon. If a person wants to become competent and knowledgeable with a variety of handguns then they figure a goal of taking the time to study and learn from experience the use of a variety of semis and wheelguns. It's a necessity to do that because there is no other way to reach that goal. It has to be done over time, years in fact.
The serious handgunner says, "yeah, I don't know how to run a revolver yet. But I'll take the time to learn as I can." Folks with another objective, that they are serious about, start by saying "Revolvers are outdated and outmatched for modern self defense and modern competition so I don't have the time." The starting point is their idea of self defense scenarios and needs and how to work a handgun into that. It's not a bad thing, but it is a different thing.
If you like handguns you want to develop your skills with them. From age 20 to 80 there's always something new to learn.
"Anyone who is a serious handgunner realizes the need, and should have the desire, to become knowledgeable and have some skill with revolvers. This means both single action and double action revolvers. So it's useful to go to at least local classes at some point. It's part of building and developing skills."
The difference here from what I said and believe, and what some others have said, is where I begin and end. Others who have a different starting point, self defense against multiple armed attackers for instance, have a different set of criteria for what they are doing and where they want to end up, that's all. If a person sets out with a limited goal they meet it soon. If a person wants to become competent and knowledgeable with a variety of handguns then they figure a goal of taking the time to study and learn from experience the use of a variety of semis and wheelguns. It's a necessity to do that because there is no other way to reach that goal. It has to be done over time, years in fact.
The serious handgunner says, "yeah, I don't know how to run a revolver yet. But I'll take the time to learn as I can." Folks with another objective, that they are serious about, start by saying "Revolvers are outdated and outmatched for modern self defense and modern competition so I don't have the time." The starting point is their idea of self defense scenarios and needs and how to work a handgun into that. It's not a bad thing, but it is a different thing.
If you like handguns you want to develop your skills with them. From age 20 to 80 there's always something new to learn.