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JTH:
The problem with being on various types of social media is that you get to see all too many people make all too many claims about their shooting skills.  The NFOA forum here is actually pretty cool, in that people pretty much only brag about what they've actually done (and that we've seen them do) and almost almost no one spouts nonsense about Real Training™ or uses the phrase "on the street"™ or discusses the importance of "stopping power" or "knockdown power" with respect to handguns.

We're in the minority.  :(

This week, (elsewhere) I've seen quite a few people here and there brag about their firearms capability, heard others state they don't need classes in certain topics because they have already carried for years, and watched several other folks actually argue that their poor technique is actually the right way, and other people "just don't understand how Real Shooters do it."

So, new blog article on the PRT blog.

Note:  This is NOT directed at people who already realize they don't know it all.  Nor is it directed at people who know that their gun handling needs work.  Those guys already know that there is always more to learn, that there is always someone better---and that being COMPETENT is the important thing.  If you carry because you want to keep yourself and your loved ones safe, you can't settle for anything less than being competent.

And so many people don't have any idea.

https://precisionresponse.wordpress.com/2015/01/27/hey-special-snowflake/

This has some conceptual similarities to my How's Your Ego article awhile back, but that one was pretty much limited to competition shooting, and people who give excuses not to do it.

In this case---it really is directed toward people who are all sorts of impressed with themselves and their shooting/defensive skills, without any actual REASON for believing so.

How do you KNOW what you KNOW?

...because competency in defending yourself and your loved ones is too important to leave up to the illusions you have in your mind about your abilities.

Mudinyeri:
Hey, Special Snowflake, you're unique just like everyone else. :D

JTH:

--- Quote from: Mudinyeri on January 27, 2015, 10:38:59 AM ---Hey, Special Snowflake, you're unique just like everyone else. :D

--- End quote ---

Yep.

Of course, so many people think they are SPECIAL Special Snowflakes---EXTRA unique.  All those "averages" and "probabilities" don't apply to them.

mott555:
I don't need any training to know that if I owned a Taurus Judge I could easily hit an intruder with it from 650 yards away! :D

JTH:

--- Quote from: mott555 on January 27, 2015, 12:41:30 PM ---I don't need any training to know that if I owned a Taurus Judge I could easily hit an intruder with it from 650 yards away! :D

--- End quote ---

Exactly right.

Personally, I always suggest the S&W Alaskan in .500S&W for self-defense, since self-defense situations always occur at less than 7 yards, and knockdown power is obviously the most important thing.

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