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[fredj338]

Alternatively, there are force-on-force instructors who have stated they see even supposedly well-trained individuals failing to get their manual safety disengaged in pretty much every class they teach.

Except well trained doesnt mean highly skilled, which comes from a lot of practice.

 

[Mister X]

Except well trained doesnt mean highly skilled, which comes from a lot of practice.

Semantics. I'm pretty sure we've been down this road before and it adds nothing of real value to the dialogue.

From Dictionary.com..."Train- to make proficient by instruction and practice, as in some art, profession, or work:To train soldiers."

And me adding the word "supposedly" in front of "well trained" was not by accident. Be very careful about how and what you train/practice, because you can get very good at the wrong thing, or develop skills that aren't all that applicable to your goal.

When S.I. Instructor Brent Yamamoto states...

"In reactive situations, drawing and moving FAST under pressure, that safety can be easy to miss. YES, even you guys who train religiously with 1911s. (Yes, even you guys shaking your heads saying "Not me!" Yes, you.)

Maybe you've never missed it in training. I find that unlikely but let's say you've never missed. It's different when someone is shooting back at you. In EVERY force on force class I've done where guys are using guns with safeties, at some point they fail to disengage it. "

I tend to believe him.