RE: My greatest competitor

Lol...That's cool! Shows up at range, kicks ass and takes names. ✅ Way to operate bro.

One thing I never do is talk myself up at the range. I'd rather my results, good or bad, speak for me. It's bloody hilarious when I'm there and there's someone talking a big game...

You know, when I was in the army I did this, I did that... (Even though I may know that dude was in transport.)

I let them go, feign interest...And then the shooting starts...And, home-boy can't hit shit, doesn't know the right grip, has no strategy, moves l like a slug and so on. They go fairly quiet after that...Talking a big game means one needs to finish somewhere above the bottom of the list...And it's best not to do at all.

My range is military run and the one thing a person doesn't want to be doing is talking oneself up...One never knows who is listening and who they are, or were.

OK, so sorry about all that...Someone was celebrating his own amazingness on Saturday (and was shit) and your comment reminded me.

Now...Cops...And I intend no disrespect to your brother in law or any cop as many are my mates...They often can't shoot very well.

You're probably in the States where many may be ex-mil but here that's not the case.

They shoot 20 rounds a year at the range, often my range, and they qualify with a very low standard being the pass. They get to the station and each day approach the armoury and check a gun out...Not the same gun each day...They check-clear, holster and go about their day. They then un-holster, check clear and turn it back in after a dry-fire to show clear. They may not touch that particular gun again for weeks.

I shoot 250-350 rounds a weekend, from a holster, under pressure, running, crawling, prone, kicking in doors, on moving targets and stationary etc...So...I kind of know how to shoot and am very familiar with it all, the gun and the process. It takes me about 1.2-1.3 seconds to draw, aim and put a round on-target accurately...A cop?...I shudder to think.

It worries me when cops are sent out into the field without the right skills. That's when problems occur. It's not their fault though, it's the governments fault.

It's funny you know, last week I had a mate with me observing who wants to join my range...He made a comment about it being laughable when people say about cops, why can't they shoot people in the leg. Yep, it's miraculous they hit anything at all...Shooting under pressure, in volatile and violent situations is bad enough as it is...But doing so without the right (continual) training and practice is a recipe for disaster. I feel sorry for cops. They shoot someone and it often ruins their career...It needs to be addressed.

So...Please don't think I'm being critical of your bro-in-law. I'm not. I respect him for wearing the blue and putting himself in the line of fire so that society doesn't have to. Please tell him this.