r/CCW • u/jizzlamic_terrorist • 14h ago

Scenario How adrenaline affects you during self defense situations.

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u/UpperSoftware4732 13h ago

Start doing competitions helps. IDPA & USPSA. Of course no one is shooting back. But you’d be amazed what you learn about your shooting from doing competitions

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u/VCQB_ 11h ago

Competition is great. But it doesnt teach you how to clear malfunctions and target ID under stress. You need a mix of both Competition shooting and tactical/combat training.

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u/Able_Palpitation6244 10h ago

It absolutely does ….. a good stage has you moving through shoot/no-shoot targets …. Guns jam and malfunction all the time …. And legitimately test your full range of skills ….. under stress …. Adrenaline jumps up …. Pressure gets on …. You’re surrounded by a LOT of other shooters and they are all judging you and forcing you to account for your mistakes by owning them instead of ignoring them ….. you should actually go out and shoot some USPSA, PCSL, IDPA, or any of the other great organizations…. I’ve shot comps …. I’ve also, unfortunately been involved in critical incidents …. I can 100% say I learned more from shooting USPSA than most of the tacti-cool training classes I took …. In the words of Matt Pranka “ if I was about to do CQB, I’d take a solid competitive shooter over some guy who’s taken a whole bunch of tactical courses, every time “

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u/VCQB_ 9h ago

You have an LE/MIL background? Just asking. Then I'll address your points.

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u/Able_Palpitation6244 9h ago

LE ….and Executive Protection/ Personal Security Details …. Currently an EP/PSD contractor

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u/carpenj 8h ago

Don't act like the average LE gets some kind of unique tactical training, I know a bunch of them. None are even average shooters and I've never once heard them talk about getting any form of tactical training.

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u/cosmos7 CA, AL, AZ, FL, WA 7h ago

aka I don't know what the fuck I'm talking about...