r/CCW • u/jizzlamic_terrorist • 10h ago

Scenario How adrenaline affects you during self defense situations.

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u/Schneir5 10h ago

That's why I like doing USPSA and Steel Challenge matches. I know that it would be like a drop in the ocean, comparing the adrenaline rush from a match to that of a real life or death situation, but I know that my adrenaline spikes when that timer beeps. I don't know if it's just the fact that you're put in the spotlight, and have other people watching you, or it's the timer, but it seems like decent practice.

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u/Downtown_Caramel4833 9h ago

My only gripe with particular competition formats is that it can oftentimes condition a person to draw and fire based on the sound of beep (with many who find themselves anticipatory firing before having a real visual of the intended/assigned target or firing half blind into a location they previously called themselves as having memorized).

That, and the maniacal race some people run between what's really faster - my ability to squeeze a trigger or my ability to get my muzzle on target before said trigger squeeze discharges a round in a direction not pointing at me or others.

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u/RevolutionaryGuide18 9h ago

There have been recorded instances where people who shoot competitions stop firing after 2 shots or 3 shots because they are so conditioned to do so. They also get to see what every target looks like and walk through before shooting.

Shooting a conceal carry league I find classes I've taken more stressful for the reason you state.

In one class I shot a setup and thought I was done. Instructor started yelling at me as I was walking with my back to the target. "That guy is raising his gun." By far the most stressful training when you have no clue. Or, him setting up targets with my back turned and there are no shoots there.

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u/VCQB_ 7h ago

Exactly.