wolf_fire
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Forget firearms training, let's focus on doing anything. Why do people do anything? They either have a desire or feel the need to do it. If they don't do something it's either because they don't feel the need or they don't have a desire to do it.
I know a lot of folks who have huge arsenals and haven't fired most of their firearms in years, sometimes decades. They have surrounded themselves with so many firearms that they feel they are always protected.
I know others that only have one or two firearms... they feel they have overcome the hurdle of getting "some protection" that they are now done.
Still there are others who go out 2x a month or more to the range. They perform static and dynamic exercises at the range. When not at the range, they do many different types of dry fire drills and holstering practice. I have found this is the smallest group of firearms owners out there. They are the ones that either have a strong desire or have seen a real need and have placed their utilization of firearms at top priority in their lives.
It all comes down to what priority level one puts their firearms in their life. Many things can trump time away from a firearm. For example, is it right to not spend time with your son, because you needed to spend time on the range to keep your son protected? Well great, your son will be protected but you won't have a relationship with him. Or, is it right not to work those two or three jobs to put food on the table... you know you could really use that time out on the range? Everyone's situation is different.
Range-time consists of two major components: actual time (a lot of people don't have that), and money (a lot of people don't have that either). Two great excuses not to train as much as you think you need to. But what if you are someone who has both time and money. That person, if not training, just doesn't place it as high of a priority compared to other things in his life.
Personally, I feel if someone is going to go down the road of gun ownership for self-protection, one should find the time to continually train and be proficient with it in a variety of different scenarios.
I know a lot of folks who have huge arsenals and haven't fired most of their firearms in years, sometimes decades. They have surrounded themselves with so many firearms that they feel they are always protected.
I know others that only have one or two firearms... they feel they have overcome the hurdle of getting "some protection" that they are now done.
Still there are others who go out 2x a month or more to the range. They perform static and dynamic exercises at the range. When not at the range, they do many different types of dry fire drills and holstering practice. I have found this is the smallest group of firearms owners out there. They are the ones that either have a strong desire or have seen a real need and have placed their utilization of firearms at top priority in their lives.
It all comes down to what priority level one puts their firearms in their life. Many things can trump time away from a firearm. For example, is it right to not spend time with your son, because you needed to spend time on the range to keep your son protected? Well great, your son will be protected but you won't have a relationship with him. Or, is it right not to work those two or three jobs to put food on the table... you know you could really use that time out on the range? Everyone's situation is different.
Range-time consists of two major components: actual time (a lot of people don't have that), and money (a lot of people don't have that either). Two great excuses not to train as much as you think you need to. But what if you are someone who has both time and money. That person, if not training, just doesn't place it as high of a priority compared to other things in his life.
Personally, I feel if someone is going to go down the road of gun ownership for self-protection, one should find the time to continually train and be proficient with it in a variety of different scenarios.