Hello all, here is today's article posted on TheArmoryLife.com. It is titled “The Shooting Paradox: Slow Down to Speed Up” and can be found at https://www.thearmorylife.com/the-shooting-paradox-slow-down-to-speed-up/.
The Shooting Paradox: Slow Down to Speed Up
- Thread starter Mike H.
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KillerFord1977
Emissary
Accuracy, then speed.
This article betrays contemporary gun thinking. People cannot distinguish the basis of accuracy versus the art form of speed. So few people understand accuracy- as though the shooter has no input to how accurate their shot is so they defer to the equipment and hope for the best. This fast trigger will make me shoot better.
powerboatr
Hellcat
yup
slow and correct bullet placement, beats fast and all over the place any day
when we did the police training thing years ago, it was an interactive they shoot back setup
sort of puts the pressure back on, if the object is shooting back... its hard to keep the body from getting in a hurry
practice practice...
but i am no longer active duty, so my hurry up, may cause me to not breath as calmly
slow and correct bullet placement, beats fast and all over the place any day
when we did the police training thing years ago, it was an interactive they shoot back setup
sort of puts the pressure back on, if the object is shooting back... its hard to keep the body from getting in a hurry
practice practice...
but i am no longer active duty, so my hurry up, may cause me to not breath as calmly
KillerFord1977
Emissary
Only have to be quicker than the other guy 
Jester560
Professional
Fast is fast and slow is ghey
And I sincerely believe that’s the reason hi cap mags are all the rage “I can shoot 17 times” when realistically one decent hit is much more likely to stop action than a dozen misses.
KillerFord1977
Emissary
I train with 5 rounds in a mag.
This allows me to slow down, be a little more even keeled on time versus ammo and settle in.
I could burn thru a couple hundred doing drills in 20 min.
I load more than 5 for certain drills, but 5 has me take time to reload, think it thru and also forces some mag changes on double taps, etc
My personal way to stay grounded and not mag dump
This allows me to slow down, be a little more even keeled on time versus ammo and settle in.
I could burn thru a couple hundred doing drills in 20 min.
I load more than 5 for certain drills, but 5 has me take time to reload, think it thru and also forces some mag changes on double taps, etc
My personal way to stay grounded and not mag dump
powerboatr
Hellcat
us as well
5 rounds, stop assess how bad or good the holes look in the target
adjust
reload,
repeat
we also switch up pistols often to force a brain reset on what each one does different from the others,
again
aim
shoot, adjust
repeat
i think most police now days use the 17 rounds and maybe one lands correctly, vice the
calm, execute, adjust , repeat
i watch the different deputies at our range and they simply do not get enough quality range time
they rush through the qtrly drills and go back in service.
sounds like total quality program thing
The go faster fairy is bad!!!!!
Look no farther than the vast amount of LE shootings (and some private citizens) on camera.
The ones with cyclic split times mag dump and hit nothing but a perps elbow. The ones that shoot 3-7 rounds at a rapid pace almost a cadence of 1/2-3/4 or a second drop the perp and end it.
But the gun community is emotionally driven by fast split times, mag capacity and optics
Look no farther than the vast amount of LE shootings (and some private citizens) on camera.
The ones with cyclic split times mag dump and hit nothing but a perps elbow. The ones that shoot 3-7 rounds at a rapid pace almost a cadence of 1/2-3/4 or a second drop the perp and end it.
But the gun community is emotionally driven by fast split times, mag capacity and optics
I’m a firm believer that the first one to land an accurate shot will win-a solid hit is the most likely way to end a gunfight. The 8th, 10th or 20th round mean nothing and aren’t needed if the first one or two are on target
. And if YOU have time to dump that much ammo it’s safe to assume the bad guy does as well….
. And if YOU have time to dump that much ammo it’s safe to assume the bad guy does as well….
Onewolf426
Hellcat
I installed trigger kits on most of my handguns due to the joint pain in my fingers from 30+ years of repetitive manual labor in printing and manufacturing. Not for any "speed" or "split times". There are still some days that it isn't enough, but I will not go to competition triggers on any that I carry.
PAGunGuy
Custom
I think the part of what is missing here is what is an "accurate shot?"
There are plenty of examples of people being shot by law enforcement and taking multiple shots to the torso and staying in the fight.
While I 100% agree that one shot that hits its target is better than 18 that miss, it's also not realistic to assume that the 1 hit will stop the threat.
We all agree that you can't miss fast enough. Bus also, it's not necessarily safe to assume one good hit is going to stop the fight, either.
There are plenty of examples of people being shot by law enforcement and taking multiple shots to the torso and staying in the fight.
While I 100% agree that one shot that hits its target is better than 18 that miss, it's also not realistic to assume that the 1 hit will stop the threat.
We all agree that you can't miss fast enough. Bus also, it's not necessarily safe to assume one good hit is going to stop the fight, either.
As a LE and private citizen trainer that is nit stuck in an Agency echo chamber the biggest culprit is agencies and private citizens settle for good enough on range trips instead of practicing what they suck at. And the HUGE unrealistic large size targets with over sized or indirectly placed vital/X/10 rings doesn't help.
People also don’t take or learn about tactical anatomy only shooting the whole front facing targets, never the side shot that might be needed (like the whole Miami Dade FBI shooting)
So basically about a grapefruit size area in the upper thoracic to end it quick or a large orange size in the head or hit the spine shot is the only to end it immediately.
3x5 cards and a strip of 1-1 1/2” painters tape down the middle
Lathe B27 with the 9 ring and in as full value points give a false sense of proficiency to people
KillerFord1977
Emissary
Im a fan of the baer drill
5” squares and a 2” circle on a standard letter size paper
Increase distance as you increase proficiency