"In a democracy (‘rule by mob’), those who refuse to learn from history will be the majority and will dictate that everyone else suffer for their ignorance."
*huh* .32 H&R snake shot: a legitimate use for an oft-neglected caliber handgun (hiking, backyard work after high creek waters—water moccasins, etc.). Limited usefulness (maybe rats, other very small varmints), but seems a decent use to put a collectible (~100-year-old) firearm designed and built for modern propellant that is in excellent condition. Otherwise, it’s pretty much just a plinker.
One fun thing about so-called “instinctive shooting” (pointing/aiming a firearm as a simple extension of one’s hand, like pointing a finger) is practicing peripheral vision target acquisition. Oh, it’s not really a practical shooting, urm, practice, but it’s fun to acquire a target out of the corner of one’s eye, fire, and check one’s accuracy. Do note, however, that is is ESSENTIAL to determine in advance where EVERYTHING one does not want to harm is NOT accessible to one’s fire. ESSENTIAL. BEST to practice such fun stuff on a well-defined and well-regulated range, and ONLY acquire targets that are located in a safe direction as defined by the range master (if such exists).
Of course, I have only taken up “instinctive shooting” practice because of my ageing eyes—mine are uncooperative with the iron sights on handguns—making “IS” practice. . . practical. For me. Surprisingly (or perhaps not), as far as handgun practice goes, the techniques have actually seemed to markedly improve my accuracy for mid-to-short range handgun use.
Whatever. It’s fun for me. YMMV.
Practice does not make perfect. it does end to make permanent, though. So, whatever you practice, do it with as proper a form and content as possible.
Still, practicing some things can be dangerous. Practicing knife fighting skills pretty much requires a skilled sparring partner, but knives are inherently dangerous tools/weapons. So: rubber knives with the same form, weight, and balance as one’s primary edged weapon can make for Good Practice.
Similarly, dry fire exercises with firearms can help hone one’s grip, aim, and trigger skills, but dry firing revolvers is generally disrecommended. So. . . dummy rounds. But dummy rounds can make other firearms practices safer, as well. For example, practicing reloading revolvers using speedloaders. It’s just that wee tad safer.
I was glad to find some dummy loads for a wee lil revolver that were S&W “longs” instead of the more easily-found ACP dummies, since they more accurately replicate reloading the preferred round for that lil revolver (it accepts and safely fires either the ACP—”short”—rounds or the “long” though it was built for and functions better with the “longs”).
Sadly, the only company I could locate (only 40 miles away!EIGHTEEN DAYS for USPS to lose/find/lose/find/HOLD/lose/find and finally deliver it.
*smh* That is why I send packages via UPS. It’s just. . . Good Practice. *heh*
Apropos of nothing in particular, I am greatly encouraged that “instinctive shooting” works the same for me whether I shoot right- or lefthanded. Nice. . . as long as my right eye (dominant eye) remains good and my left eye stays pretty much in the same relation, between them, my binocular vision allows me to acquire my target well w/o focusing my sight on the. . . urm sights, just by focusing my eyes on my target and maintaining a proper grip alignment. It’s the latter that’s a bit more difficult for my lefthanded shooting. Just needs more drill. So, drill, baby, drill. *heh*
Demands on time and $$ have pretty well dictated limited range time. VERY limited range time. *sigh* Therefore,
Dry fire practice does aid in target acquisition and training for best handling, though only live fire can really lock skills in definitively. Still, when needs drive. . .
On a side note: I discovered that a lil antique (well, according to the standard, RW definition of “antique”—more than 100 years old—though not the stupid ATF definition) firearm I was given quite some years ago, can easily and very safely accommodate more powerful ammunition than that which came with it. In fact, it was designed and manufactured for more powerful ammunition, and has checked out as being in top condition. So. . . graduating from plinking and small game to small-medium game. Now, I just need to get to the range. . . *sigh*
I had wondered for years about the chamber length as opposed to the ammunition I was gifted to use with it. . . Been using the “wrong” (though perfectly safe and usable) stuff for years. No wonder there was so much chamber fouling. (Not a bad thing, really, since I like the aroma of Hoppes. ?)
Lil mini-tip: So, ya reached for a pencil to mark your cut and. . . where’d the dang thing go?!? Oh, well, either waste time looking for it, or pull a round from one of your speedloaders or mags and mark that board. Simple, right? A nice lil time-saver.
YW.
You know how you can tell a so-called “conspiracy theorist” is “carrying concealed,” don’t you? Yeh, you cannot see their weapon, therefore it is concealed, right? *heh*
YW.
For those of y’all who are willing to spend several hundred dollars for a good suppressor and pay protection money to the criminal ATF to simply possess it, BUT, for whatever reason, do not want to modify a perfectly good firearm to accept a suppressor, this may be an option for you:
Custom Clamp-On Threaded Adapter
Maybe not so easily used on many pistols, but it looks as though it would be quite easily installed on rifles.
Every time I lock a firearm inside my car before entering the post office, I feel like a quisling. *sigh* You’d think, “. . .the right of the people to keep AND BEAR Arms, SHALL NOT BE INFRINGED” would ESPECIALLY apply to federally-associated locations, but no. *sigh*
Dug out a holster I have rarely used and customized it a bit. I’ll use it, now.
