Your gear can’t fight for you

May 4, 2011
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No matter what a gun magazine or blog may tell you, buying a piece of gear is no substitute for knowing how to use it properly.  The article also takes a look at how it’s very easy for people who are not particularly skilled to think that they in fact are experts, and how that mindset could be catastrophically dangerous.

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4 Responses to Your gear can’t fight for you

  1. The Duck on May 4, 2011 at 11:24

    Good advice, but the a bunch of people will tell you if you have the gear you don’t need the skill

  2. Jeff the Baptist on May 4, 2011 at 11:52

    The fanciest holster in the world won’t matter if you don’t practice your draw from it or don’t know how to see trouble coming.

  3. Andy on May 4, 2011 at 13:09

    It amazes me how little some daily carriers shoot. Some seem to think 150 rounds a year is enough practice. I’d done 5000 rounds this year and still think I need more range time. I keep working on getting my FAST and el Presidente times down.

  4. Bob H on May 4, 2011 at 13:16

    Wait… Are you saying that my Super Duper multi-species GalTuck Deluxe won’t throw the gun into my hand and the Crimson OTAL ViridiaMax Green/Red Lasertron 4000 won’t aim the gun for impact in the center of the forehead? Well at least my .50 cal Kenmore with rosewood stocks cleans itself.