Flags and NoMercy448, you are both correct. With some people, having an excessive amount of ammo available may lead to less worry about targeting while with others it may not. I only know how it affects me and my own shooting. I would have to imagine that anyone with good training would always try to keep in mind round count and target count. Good training leads to good decision making. Then you have the weekend warriors that panic and very well could fall into the misinformed mindset that a lot of rounds fired blindly will win. High ammo availability could in fact be part of their decision making process in the heat of the moment. Those people are the ones that will be lucky if they survive any encounter and so to will be any innocent by standers. And Flags, before you ask, yes sir I have had more than my fair share of engagements and it was not only my training that saved my bacon but also my mindset. The old man trained each and every one of his kids to be able to defend ourselves in just about any given situation. Hand to hand, knife to hand, or firefights, we all trained from very young ages to take any and all measures required to come out alive at the other end.