Elkins45
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I've never had a course beyond my required CCW class 20+ years ago. I would like to, but I'm unaware if anyone offers a course even remotely close to where I live. I resolve to do a Google search today and find out.
After watching a couple of videos by Clint Smith a couple of months ago, I decided to look into attending Thunder Ranch. With travel and ammo the true cost would probably be closer to $3K for me. Would I love to do it? Sure, but I'm not going to. I think given my likelihood of being in a gunfight my money is better spent elsewhere. Now, if I could find a local course for $200 or so, and the instructor isn't some sort of tacticlown then sign me up. I'mm sure there are things I could learn that just might save my life one day.
Regarding the OPs question: my sense is that sampling the opinions of gunners based on the internet probably gives a skewed sample, so I have no idea if there's really any sort of expectation. People who post gun stuff on forums and Facebook groups just might not be near the median sample.
One thing I do think is that it's possible to go the other direction and become almost a training junkie, in the same way that people become preppers and hoard guns and ammo not for fun of shooting them but for the dar eventuality that lurks in the back of their mind. If you spend 90% of your available free time training for gunfights then how much fun is the remaining 10%? I follow an interesting blog from someone who lives one state over and there's always a new post about attending some sort of shooting or fighting school somewhere. In one photo everyone is wearing plate carriers and carrying breaching doors with AR carbines. That's hardly something a civilian does, making me question just ow useful this expensive school is. Now if gun school is your idea of fun (and I can www how some of them would be since I enjoy shooting) then great, but if you spend your every free moment in gun school then maybe you should take a step back and get a little balance in your life. I have a friend who fishes at least 50 weekends a year. Guess what is the only thing he ever wants to talk about?
I'v never had to transition from my carbine to my pistol. I pray to God I never will. I'm not sure what civilian needs that kind of training, but if you watch YouTube it sure seems like a whole bunch of people desperately need to master it.
After watching a couple of videos by Clint Smith a couple of months ago, I decided to look into attending Thunder Ranch. With travel and ammo the true cost would probably be closer to $3K for me. Would I love to do it? Sure, but I'm not going to. I think given my likelihood of being in a gunfight my money is better spent elsewhere. Now, if I could find a local course for $200 or so, and the instructor isn't some sort of tacticlown then sign me up. I'mm sure there are things I could learn that just might save my life one day.
Regarding the OPs question: my sense is that sampling the opinions of gunners based on the internet probably gives a skewed sample, so I have no idea if there's really any sort of expectation. People who post gun stuff on forums and Facebook groups just might not be near the median sample.
One thing I do think is that it's possible to go the other direction and become almost a training junkie, in the same way that people become preppers and hoard guns and ammo not for fun of shooting them but for the dar eventuality that lurks in the back of their mind. If you spend 90% of your available free time training for gunfights then how much fun is the remaining 10%? I follow an interesting blog from someone who lives one state over and there's always a new post about attending some sort of shooting or fighting school somewhere. In one photo everyone is wearing plate carriers and carrying breaching doors with AR carbines. That's hardly something a civilian does, making me question just ow useful this expensive school is. Now if gun school is your idea of fun (and I can www how some of them would be since I enjoy shooting) then great, but if you spend your every free moment in gun school then maybe you should take a step back and get a little balance in your life. I have a friend who fishes at least 50 weekends a year. Guess what is the only thing he ever wants to talk about?
I'v never had to transition from my carbine to my pistol. I pray to God I never will. I'm not sure what civilian needs that kind of training, but if you watch YouTube it sure seems like a whole bunch of people desperately need to master it.
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