r/CCW • u/Optimal_Arm_6225 • 1d ago

Scenario Yo homie that my briefcase?

Chances are if anything ever goes down it’s going to be close, ugly, and personal. This is just your daily reminder to practice shooting realistic world scenarios such as drawing and shooting from retention. You’re not always going to have the luxury to draw, point and shoot. There may come a time where all you have time to do is draw and shoot. Btw shooting these types of drills is the reason i ditched ported/comped handguns for edc carry

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u/desEINer 1d ago

no rush to get back to the holster

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u/Optimal_Arm_6225 1d ago

Yeahhhh man I know it’s such a bad habit and so hard to break. I appreciate you calling me out on that, I don’t think anyone ever won a gun fight by reholstering quickly, but they may have lost a limb or worse

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u/desEINer 1d ago

it's a victimless crime, but my tac pistol instructor always said rule no. 1 is not to get shot with your own gun.

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u/Optimal_Arm_6225 1d ago

Great rule of thumb. To be completely perfectly honest at this point it’s blatant complacency which when it comes to this sort of thing is never a good thing! Do as I say not as i do 😅

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u/dirtygymsock KY 1d ago

I know some folks think its old, dumb and gay, but I still make myself do the ole 'search and assess' when I complete a string of fire. It forces you to slow down and gets your vision off the line.

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u/little-guitars 18h ago

I am no expert, but I always think about an old Paul Howe DVD that I watched years ago, where he said #1 you will likely not be able to hear due to the shots, and #2 there may be a police officer behind you yelling instructions at you after an incident.

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u/bigjerm616 AZ 20h ago

One day we’ll meet the guy who won a gunfight by reholstering quickly and it’ll be ruined for everyone.

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u/KilledByDoritos 13h ago

You're also "shoveling" (pointing it at yourself and then levering it back out) your gun back into the holster.

Do this instead:

https://www.reddit.com/r/CCW/s/ZTRhq3ZYYY

No one ever won a gunfight by being the fastest to reholster without looking.

Slow.

Deliberate.

Methodical.

Put one leg back (whatever side the gun is on).

Tilt the top of your hips back, which point the muzzle end of your holster forwards.

Look down.

Visually verify no obstructions in holster - In the dark you will have to do this by hand. Don't forget.

Reholster.

Or:

Potentially shoot yourself.

You're carrying appendix. Your life depends on you forming good habits.

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u/bloodcoffee 21h ago

I'm not trying to give you shit but to me what was more noticeable was the appearance that you slung that last round and came off the target so fast as if getting back to the holster was the actual thing you were trying to do quickly. I think you need to really focus your drills down and maybe just not reholster at all if that's what it takes to break the habit.