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Shane · 02-19-2003, 12:03 PM

I'm sorry to see this forum hasn't been used for a while. I've been shooting a pistol for about a year now trying to learn to shoot for self defense. I'd like to hear from other beginning shooters.
Regards,
Shane

oneastrix · 02-19-2003, 01:28 PM

Well, most of us aren't beginners anymore, but as a police officer I would be happy to help you with what ever you need. Also, there are plenty of members here who are highly conversive in self-defense shooting.

wes · 02-19-2003, 04:12 PM

Shane,any questions,just ask,someone here will be able to give you the right answers. Bunch of nice people here.

NRAJOE · 02-19-2003, 05:48 PM

Yes, we are all experts!

wes · 02-19-2003, 07:37 PM

We are? Oh.yeah,right. We are.

oneastrix · 02-19-2003, 07:52 PM

Now guys, you're not supposed to touch the trigger before you intend to ventilate a target right?!?!?!?

grizzly · 02-19-2003, 08:54 PM

Here's something you will find helpful....

I've posted it in other forums but find it apropriate to post it here again...

Sniper[MI] · 02-19-2003, 09:14 PM

Howdy,

I'd hesitate to call myself an expert, but I have never pulled a Barney Fife and fired a round into a holster, nor have I shot myself.......

However, if you are practicing for self defense, do so by shooting with Both hands, your strong hand and your weak hand. Also try and simulate real life situations.

Shoot at odd angles and from lying flat on your back sit up and fire. Use caution though as you may get kicked out of an indoor range for lying down and shooting.

More importantly, get a safe storage device for your gun. You know one o them small keypad operated safes for next to the bed? No sense training well and letting the badguy get your gun 1st.

Just some semi random thoughts.

grizzly · 02-19-2003, 09:25 PM

Good Advice Sniper...

The more Realistic the training the better your response in ther real s**t

Shane · 02-24-2003, 11:41 AM

Dear Folks,
Thanks for all the replies. I look forward to "talking" with you more.
Right now I have a Bulgarian military surplus Makarov. It's small enough to fit in a coat pocket and mild enough that I can shoot it reasonably accurately. Eventually I want to get something stronger. Probably my next gun will be a 9x19 or .45 ACP.
Regards,
Shane

NRAJOE · 02-24-2003, 11:44 AM

Do you have a Curio & Relics license? If so get a CZ52, they are pretty cool to shoot!

alan c. · 02-24-2003, 07:10 PM

Makorov is a good pocket gun. I wouldn't trade it in. It's a hard pistol to beat.

oneastrix · 02-24-2003, 07:33 PM

big difference between 9 and 45......

grizzly · 02-24-2003, 09:08 PM

But I think most LEO's went to 9mm because they CHS(can't hit Sheet)... .45 all the way for personal defense...If you hit someone with a .45...they will go down....may get back up,(slowly) but they will go down...

practical · 05-12-2003, 10:25 PM

45's aren't all that. If it weren't for the US Army legacy, the 45 wouldn't be as big. I'm believing in 10mm more every time I tkae mine to the range. It's the same size as a 45, but with loads more muzzle energy. I know the FBI dropped it for the 40S&W, but if you can hold a 45 comfortably, you can shoot 10mm with just a little practice.

NRAJOE · 05-12-2003, 11:31 PM

The FBI carries .45's again. I Springfield won the contract. It was called the FBI model, but the FBI said to stop calling it that. I forget what the model is called now...TR something or other.

02-19-2003, 12:03 PM	#1
Shane Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Posts: 45	I want to meet you. I'm sorry to see this forum hasn't been used for a while. I've been shooting a pistol for about a year now trying to learn to shoot for self defense. I'd like to hear from other beginning shooters. Regards, Shane

02-19-2003, 01:28 PM	#2
oneastrix Moderator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: San Antonio, TX Posts: 5,213	Well, most of us aren't beginners anymore, but as a police officer I would be happy to help you with what ever you need. Also, there are plenty of members here who are highly conversive in self-defense shooting. __________________ There's no one more thankful to sit at the table, than the one who best remembers hunger's pain.

02-19-2003, 05:48 PM	#4
NRAJOE Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Toledo,OH Posts: 18,662 Images: 5	Yes, we are all experts! __________________ U.S. Army 1976-1979 237th Combat Engineers Heilbronn, Germany

02-19-2003, 07:52 PM	#6
oneastrix Moderator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: San Antonio, TX Posts: 5,213	Now guys, you're not supposed to touch the trigger before you intend to ventilate a target right?!?!?!? __________________ There's no one more thankful to sit at the table, than the one who best remembers hunger's pain. Last edited by oneastrix; 02-24-2003 at 07:23 PM.

02-19-2003, 09:14 PM	#8
Sniper[MI] Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Future 51st state, "New Hope" Posts: 3,796	Well..... Howdy, I'd hesitate to call myself an expert, but I have never pulled a Barney Fife and fired a round into a holster, nor have I shot myself....... However, if you are practicing for self defense, do so by shooting with Both hands, your strong hand and your weak hand. Also try and simulate real life situations. Shoot at odd angles and from lying flat on your back sit up and fire. Use caution though as you may get kicked out of an indoor range for lying down and shooting. More importantly, get a safe storage device for your gun. You know one o them small keypad operated safes for next to the bed? No sense training well and letting the badguy get your gun 1st. Just some semi random thoughts. __________________ FNUH!

02-19-2003, 04:12 PM	#3
wes Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Loveland Co Posts: 1,906	Shane,any questions,just ask,someone here will be able to give you the right answers. Bunch of nice people here.

02-19-2003, 07:37 PM	#5
wes Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Loveland Co Posts: 1,906	We are? Oh.yeah,right. We are.

02-19-2003, 09:25 PM	#9
grizzly Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: PDR of IL Posts: 653	Good Advice Sniper... The more Realistic the training the better your response in ther real s**t __________________ When white man found this land, Indians were running it. No Taxes... No Debt... Plenty Buffalo... Plenty beaver! Women did most of the work. Medicine Man free! Indian men hunted and fished all the time! White man dumb enough to think he could improve system like that. "The constitutions of most of our States assert that all power is inherent in the people; that... it is their right and duty to be at all times armed." --Thomas Jefferson to John Cartwright, 1824.

02-24-2003, 11:41 AM	#10
Shane Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Posts: 45	Dear Folks, Thanks for all the replies. I look forward to "talking" with you more. Right now I have a Bulgarian military surplus Makarov. It's small enough to fit in a coat pocket and mild enough that I can shoot it reasonably accurately. Eventually I want to get something stronger. Probably my next gun will be a 9x19 or .45 ACP. Regards, Shane

02-24-2003, 11:44 AM	#11
NRAJOE Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Toledo,OH Posts: 18,662 Images: 5	Do you have a Curio & Relics license? If so get a CZ52, they are pretty cool to shoot! __________________ U.S. Army 1976-1979 237th Combat Engineers Heilbronn, Germany

02-24-2003, 07:10 PM	#12
alan c. Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Tejas-formerly known as Texas.- Gulf Coast Area. Posts: 3,739 Images: 14 Blog Entries: 33	Makorov is a good pocket gun. I wouldn't trade it in. It's a hard pistol to beat. __________________ God Bless. From Tejas -- formerly known as Texas.

02-24-2003, 07:33 PM	#13
oneastrix Moderator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: San Antonio, TX Posts: 5,213	big difference between 9 and 45...... __________________ There's no one more thankful to sit at the table, than the one who best remembers hunger's pain.

02-24-2003, 09:08 PM	#14
grizzly Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: PDR of IL Posts: 653	Just my opinion But I think most LEO's went to 9mm because they CHS(can't hit Sheet)... .45 all the way for personal defense...If you hit someone with a .45...they will go down....may get back up,(slowly) but they will go down... __________________ When white man found this land, Indians were running it. No Taxes... No Debt... Plenty Buffalo... Plenty beaver! Women did most of the work. Medicine Man free! Indian men hunted and fished all the time! White man dumb enough to think he could improve system like that. "The constitutions of most of our States assert that all power is inherent in the people; that... it is their right and duty to be at all times armed." --Thomas Jefferson to John Cartwright, 1824.

05-12-2003, 10:25 PM	#15
practical Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Baton Rouge, LA/Casper, WY Posts: 736	45's aren't all that. If it weren't for the US Army legacy, the 45 wouldn't be as big. I'm believing in 10mm more every time I tkae mine to the range. It's the same size as a 45, but with loads more muzzle energy. I know the FBI dropped it for the 40S&W, but if you can hold a 45 comfortably, you can shoot 10mm with just a little practice. __________________ Eric "The secret to life is honesty and fair dealing, if you can fake that you've got it made"

05-12-2003, 11:31 PM	#16
NRAJOE Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Toledo,OH Posts: 18,662 Images: 5	The FBI carries .45's again. I Springfield won the contract. It was called the FBI model, but the FBI said to stop calling it that. I forget what the model is called now...TR something or other. __________________ U.S. Army 1976-1979 237th Combat Engineers Heilbronn, Germany

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