tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195077991229481958.post7913583382612630312..comments2024-03-27T09:54:14.832-06:00Comments on Practical Eschatology: A Quick Run Around the Web (7/10/2020)Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195077991229481958.post-1537892205178398832020-07-12T22:24:19.887-06:002020-07-12T22:24:19.887-06:00Ah, Boeing, turning engineering excellence into Lo...Ah, Boeing, turning engineering excellence into Low Bid.John Wilderhttp://wilderwealthywise.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195077991229481958.post-60235497023540857112020-07-12T14:14:25.324-06:002020-07-12T14:14:25.324-06:00The high round count classes are unfortunate becau...The high round count classes are unfortunate because they drive both firearms and students to the point of fatigue and failure. But I put the blame at the feet of politicians and bureaucrats that have so limited training options. The better model for civilians learning firearms as a martial art would be similar to any other martial arts: a class two or three times per week that break the topic into more manageable pieces and an opportunity to practice through the week. But between zoning laws and regs, the EPA regs, etc., it is difficult and expensive to build gun ranges or retrofit an existing building to be one. Thus, classes have to be infrequent and generally involve travel, forcing the student and instructor to cram as much as possible into a one or two day course.Docenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13573255956484552163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195077991229481958.post-4391185008045737532020-07-11T06:19:29.549-06:002020-07-11T06:19:29.549-06:00Regarding Greg Ellifritz's report on revolver ...Regarding Greg Ellifritz's report on revolver failures in the latest snubnose class...I am an admitted revolver fanatic and have a few counterpoints of my own. First, I am dumbfounded that someone of Ellifritz caliber (pun intended) can make the mistake of overlooking the "Captain Obvious" fact that revolvers were never designed to fire strings of 250 rounds in a single day. Our ancestors in the Old West never demanded that level of performance...they couldn't afford to anyway due to scarcity and cost of ammo in remote areas. They were not made to operate like that. Even my own father and his shooting friends in the 1970's and 80's never ran those quantities of ammo through a wheelgun in a single session. All that was expected of them was to perhaps be able to reliably fire a cylinder or two for self-defense and hunting. Even in modern times it would be an extremely rare occurrence if a person would empty a revolver during a self-defense or hunting scenario. If one did, one is either a downright lousy shot, or else battling multiple armed opponents. And I can't think of anyone who carries 50 speedloaders with their revolver, anyway. Let's face it - this is the age of the "high capacity" semi-auto pistol, bulk ammo and events like USPSA and "tactical" training classes. It simply isn't fair to try to adapt a revolver to those environments. Different tools, different performance requirements. Yes, a Glock will probably continue to go off after hundreds of rounds without cleaning...and a revolver likely won't. But does that matter to the Average Joe when he is attacked as he is loading groceries into his trunk in a parking lot? Ellifritz makes an even more horrendous mistake by focusing on the fact that some of his students lacked the stamina to pull the heavy 10-12 lb. DA triggers of the snubnose as the class wore on. Well, DUH. But, as I said earlier, who is going to need to pull the trigger more than two or three times defending themselves "on the street?" IMHO high volume, live-fire training using revolvers is counterproductive. That is why real revolver illuminaries like Michael DeBethencourt focus more on empty wheelgun drawing, aiming and reloading techniques rather than repeated strings of fire .<br />Brianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14779970961017760314noreply@blogger.com