{"id":9007,"date":"2015-10-24T12:00:12","date_gmt":"2015-10-24T17:00:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hcstx.org\/?p=9007"},"modified":"2015-10-24T12:00:12","modified_gmt":"2015-10-24T17:00:12","slug":"weapons-check-personal-readiness-with-a-running-gun-parts-1-and-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thetacticalhermit.com\/index.php\/2015\/10\/24\/weapons-check-personal-readiness-with-a-running-gun-parts-1-and-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Weapons Check: Personal Readiness with a Running Gun (Parts 1 and 2)"},"content":{"rendered":"

A definite Eye Opener. It pays to routinely test fire and train with the gun you carry. \u00a0After all you ARE betting your life that it works. -SF<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

\"Rusty-Gun-600x450\"<\/a><\/p>\n

By John Farnam<\/p>\n

Ft Collins, CO \u2013<\/strong>-(Ammoland.com<\/a>)- Personal Readiness:<\/strong><\/p>\n

From a friend and colleague<\/p>\n

\u201cAt our monthly pistol match last weekend, our courageous (and now unpopular) match director included an optional thirty-round course of fire, exclusively for legitimate concealed-carry pistols. The only requirement was that the gun, and ammunition, used had to be one that the participant carries regularly.<\/p>\n

He said, \u2018Let\u2019s use what you\u2019re carrying, right now, what you would have to rely upon to save your life\u2026 right now!\u2019<\/em><\/p>\n

No \u2018match-guns,\u2019 nor \u2018race-guns\u2019 were allowed.<\/p>\n

Of the ten who participated, only three \u2018carry\u2019 guns functioned normally through thirty rounds!<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The rest (all semi-autos<\/em>) malfunctioned continuously, including light hits, mis-feeds, and failure to go fully into battery. These guns had all been carried in a pocket or concealed holster and were all dirty, full of lint and other debris. Some magazine springs were weak.<\/p>\n

It was an eye-opener, especially for those whose guns would not function. To a person, they all piously swore, amid their embarrassment, that they cleaned their guns regularly, but that was obvious a self-serving lie. It was also obvious these guns were seldom, if ever, actually fired before that afternoon.\u201d<\/p>\n

Comment:<\/h3>\n

Among those who profess to be \u201cgun people,<\/em>\u201d there are too many \u201cpretenders,\u201d<\/em> not enough Operators. It is painfully obvious that almost none of these Nimrods ever assiduously train with any kind of serious, carry gun.<\/p>\n

\u201cMatches,\u201d<\/em> as described above, are customarily conducted under quaint circumstances, with play guns and play ammunition.<\/p>\n

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With the entire world in such chaos, with our civilization becoming such a dangerous place, one would think all American gun-owners would be getting serious about real guns and real training.<\/h3>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Unhappily, nothing could be further from the truth! There is still scant urgency, scant sobriety, scant earnestness associated with most competitive events, and most participants themselves, as we see.<\/p>\n

When fatal flaws are exposed, as in the foregoing, instead of honest acknowledgment and repentance, we get feeble excuses and denial.<\/p>\n

Genuine personal readiness demands better!<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cEvery man is a damn fool for at least five minutes every day; \u2018wisdom\u2019 consists in not exceeding that limit.\u201d ~ Elbert Hubbard<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Read the Original Article at Ammo-Land<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

\"GLOCK-G43-600x451\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Ft Collins, CO \u2013<\/strong>-(Ammoland.com<\/a>)- Fighting Pistols:<\/strong><\/p>\n

With regard to my last Quip<\/a>, the three carry-pistols that functioned normally through the thirty-round event I described were:<\/p>\n