"Did you mean to do that?"
"Yeah"
It's been posted several times but still funny, sad and scary at the same time. I always wondered about all the "trainers" popping up in the past several years during the "Oh my god Obama is going to outlaw all guns scare". Spin up a website and list all kinds of training and experience and boom. How does a person brand new to the shooting sport know if the trainer is qualified?
Demonstrating with a 44 mag. That might be a clue.
Demonstrating with a 44 mag. That might be a clue.
Of course not! Only .500 S&W or Micro .380s for introductory coursesDon't you start every student off with a .44 in the intro class?
Only the ones I want to leave after the first shot.Don't you start every student off with a .44 in the intro class?
The young guy behind him laughing was funny and scary at the same time.
I wonder how many people would get out of the area ASAP or would it take a few seconds for your Ooda Loop to realize what just happened and process it before making the decision to exit stage left.
Maybe the unqualified trainer was teaching the "Remove the threat from the water tower technique.
Based on the thread title, I thought this was going to be a bunch of pictures of politicians.
The more and more I get back into shooting the less I trust the "professionals". I was in a shop that has a range and training, first time shooter was obviously nervous and unsure and they match her up with a glock 43... She was not to small for the 19 or the 17. The friend she was shooting with (who took classes, and bought her pistol there) had an EAA tangfolio witness (that purple with sprinkle paint is unmistakable) on her belt. When asked what it was she asked behind the counter and was told it was a smith and Wesson 380.
I knew at that moment that I could never take a class there. I want to learn but I want to learn from someone who isn't pushing a brand, agenda, or bullsh*t. To many hacks out there calling themselves professionals because they got a marksman ribbon in basic training 20 years ago. Better off saving the instructor fee and just buying ammo and a lane at atterbury and shoot until you hit the same place over and over.
You are way better off to get some training than just try to figure it out on your own. You said it above way to many hacks out there calling themselves professionals. The trick is to find the good ones. There are many people behind counters at gun stores that should not be there. That has always been the case. NRA certified does not mean they know what they are doing either. There are many good NRA certified folks out there but just as many that suck. Like everything else the bad ones give the good ones a bad name. I know and understand where you are coming from and can get my head around it. But good training is well worth the money and time spent.