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Greg Elliffrez info shared in video
Want to share this interesting video with my fellow enthusiast.
Does any of this change your outlook?
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09-07-2018, 12:25 PM
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No.
Didn't then, and doesn't now.
Good reminder that a few (5) points one way or the other isn't exactly significant, and that attention to things like skillset and equipment maintenance, as well as mindset cultivation, are probably more important than agonizing over things like caliber and ammunition selection.
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Well done, uncluttered video.
It just reaffirms my long held choices: .380 (CC) and 9mm (HD)
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Pretty interesting.
All sorts of discussions can be had after that. The one thing omitted is that a bug out .22 caliber rifle is far more useful for hunting small game than a handgun. The video is limited to defensive use, of course, so that item is not a part of the discussion.
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09-08-2018, 11:44 PM
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Originally Posted by Fastbolt
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Good reminder that a few (5) points one way or the other isn't exactly significant, and that attention to things like skillset and equipment maintenance, as well as mindset cultivation, are probably more important than agonizing over things like caliber and ammunition selection.
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Well said. Though many home defenses (some say most) are successful by people with little to no training at all, as a concealed carrier I want as much training as I can get.
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Well said. Though many home defenses (some say most) are successful by people with little to no training at all, as a concealed carrier I want as much training as I can get.
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Me too. (Wanting the training and practice.)
Yes, it's always heartening to hear of the lucky folks who prevailed in dire situations even with a lack of training and experience.
Luck can be ambivalent and even fickle, though (if someone were to wish to attribute and ascribe human traits to happenstance and synchronicity).
I'd not wish to use reliance upon being lucky as my primary method of preparation and defense, given even a little opportunity to build some semblance of a practical familiarity and skills awareness foundation.
Of course, the longer and more complex the dynamics of a nasty situation, probably the better off someone might be to have a little more depth of training, tactical awareness and skills familiarity, in the long run.
It isn't a guarantee that even someone doing everything "perfectly right" will necessarily always prevail, but it's better than flipping a coin and hoping.
Sometimes just the grit to stand and use good ingrained basics, while keeping a flexible perspective and remaining able to make the right decisions under stress, might be better than just hoping not to be in the path of incoming rounds because of luck.
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It kind of brings Marshall and Sanow's work to mind.
I tend to favor Drs' Fackler and Gary Roberts' work on the subject.
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Excellent video I thought ..
It may well not be the caliber of hand gun your using for self defense but the proper ammo for the pistol you choose may be the most important aspect of defending ones self !!
Choosing to carry a brand of ammo that doesn't perform well in the pistol you have chosen to carry seems more important then the caliber of pistol your carrying .. ..
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