Originally Posted by
Nomercy448
I've never even remotely bought into this manner of thinking...
Effectively, you're proposing these thoughts are going to go through an attack victim's mind:
"Oh schitt, a bad guy with a weapon... I better pull my pistol to save my own life - good thing I have lots of rounds, I don't need to count on the first one to save my life, and don't need to stop this threat as quickly as possible..."
I don't buy it...
OR, you're proposing THESE thoughts are going to go through the attack victim's mind:
"Oh Schitt... a bad buy... I better not waste a single round..."
I don't buy that either...
In studying these things, as well as they are often documented, the ACTUAL thoughts going through the attack victim's mind are more like this:
"Oh schitt, a bad guy..." followed by "bang bang bang..." And the self-defender reports few if any actual thoughts in their mind throughout the event.
Carrying a revolver doesn't force the shooter to manage his rounds any more than would carrying a pistol, nor does it bestow any mystical mental capacity to manage emotion during a high stress event. The shooter is in control - if he pulls the trigger while on target, he'll get hits, if he pulls the trigger while NOT on target, he'll miss. It's really that simple.
Guys who either do not sufficiently train to sustain, or do not PROPERLY train to sustain their marksmanship skills will fail when the moment comes. A guy who never practices with his revolver will be no more apt to connect on target than if he had a pistol. A guy who practices every week with his revolver, but never does anything but load up the cylinder and DAO down as fast as he can will not connect any better than someone with a pistol. A shooter who trains according to a structured program managed by measurable metrics will be more likely to connect in a high stress situation than any of these other cases, regardless of what he's carrying.
It is always a compromise between speed and accuracy. Just an observation, many people when they have a lot of rounds available, tend to opt for speed over accuracy. I've seen it in competitions many times.
Maybe my reasoning is faulty, but it has worked out for me so far. I taught basic pistol in the military. The average population are generally poor pistol shots, best guess is 97% plus have little talent for it and fewer still have practiced enough to be marginally competent. The chances of whomever is pointing a pistol at you from from farther away than 10-15 feet and actually hitting their target is slim. Your task is to hit what you are aiming at first, even if it takes longer to get the first shot off. A little Adrenalin is actually a plus if you have trained enough.
I've seen a lot of people train wrong. Many think it is the number of rounds you fire that counts, like if you shoot enough bullets you are magically going to become competent. This might work if you are one of the lucky 3% that actually have an aptitude for it. The average Joe is much better off practicing accuracy, the speed will eventually take care of itself. I don't aim for the torso, I aim for a button.
A pistol isn't an offensive weapon, when they get inside rifle or shotgun range, just before it turns into knives, fists or teeth is when a pistol is useful.
The guy that taught me once said, you have to have options, when you run out of options is when things get really deadly. He also taught me the reason the military does so much running is training for the the retreat and not the attack. He also taught me, immediate action is to take cover, if no cover is available conceal yourself, if there is no place to run and no place to hide, attack. The only real winner in any confrontation is the survivor.
Giant Cajones are useless unless you survive long enough to put them to their intended use and reproduce.
