Five Stages of Growth

[telpinaro]

So I was going to bed, but then I saw this on Facebook as I was heading for the "X" and had to read it. Then of course, I had to share it. Might find it interesting:

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[wolf_fire]

Generally I don't go for psychobabble, but that is a well-written article and with various things in my life that I have had to decide on, I can see how I had gone through those stages.

 

[thru]

it's very well done, altho I've never had to force myself to train. I've always loved it, starting at age 8 with slingshot, then making a little bow at age 10, practicing with throwing knives at age 12, making a holster from a tandy kit at age 13 for a Hawes cO2 "revolver" (SA) casting bullets on the stove at 16, using a Lee handloader and literally crying every time that I split or lost one of the 10 STEEL cases of .45 ACP that came with my first 1911. At age 17, I was nearly attacked (within inches of my crotch) when a ccw draw (outside the belt rig, thumbing back the hammer, still) of a .22 Iver Johnson stopped a dog. That gun seemed to just "grow out of my wrist". I've had that phenomenon happen 1/2 dozen other times in my life, and it's a great feelling, knowing that your training will just automatically put you into a Weaver stance, safety disengaged. While that is happening, your conscious brain can be deciding if the hammer needs to be dropped, how many times and at whom, if cover is present, now best to move to it, etc.

 

[CoolClownFish]

This was a really interesting article. Thank you for posting.

 

[Tbear30]

My stage of growth

1. Get into CPL class, buy handgun
2. Get into Appleseed, buy 22 rifle
3. Get into trap/skeet, buy shotgun
4. Get into carbine shooting, buy AR-15

 

[wolf_fire]

it's very well done, altho I've never had to force myself to train. I've always loved it, starting at age 8 with slingshot, then making a little bow at age 10, practicing with throwing knives at age 12, making a holster from a tandy kit at age 13 for a Hawes cO2 "revolver" (SA) casting bullets on the stove at 16, using a Lee handloader and literally crying every time that I split or lost one of the 10 STEEL cases of .45 ACP that came with my first 1911. At age 17, I was nearly attacked (within inches of my crotch) when a ccw draw (outside the belt rig, thumbing back the hammer, still) of a .22 Iver Johnson stopped a dog. That gun seemed to just "grow out of my wrist". I've had that phenomenon happen 1/2 dozen other times in my life, and it's a great feelling, knowing that your training will just automatically put you into a Weaver stance, safety disengaged. While that is happening, your conscious brain can be deciding if the hammer needs to be dropped, how many times and at whom, if cover is present, now best to move to it, etc.

This is definitely not the first time you have posted about shooting animals that are not relegated to hunting. Before, you posted how one should see if a 9mm or .40 is a better round by shooting animals with both calibers and analyzing the injuries inflicted on them. I'm thinking only you could have read that article that telpinaro linked and somehow post about shooting a dog in relation to it.

Not suggesting anything by it yet, just pointing out things you've said so others may make their own opinions.

 

[telpinaro]

This is definitely not the first time you have posted about shooting animals that are not relegated to hunting. Before, you posted how one should see if a 9mm or .40 is a better round by shooting animals with both calibers and analyzing the injuries inflicted on them. I'm thinking only you could have read that article that telpinaro linked and somehow post about shooting a dog in relation to it.

Not suggesting anything by it yet, just pointing out things you've said so others may make their own opinions.

Yeah, I noticed that too. Not sure what to make of it yet...