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Will competitions get you killed "on the street"?

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JTH:
Pulled from a similar discussion (based on Ron Avery's article) in the Firing Line forum.

A relevant comment from a LEO:
"I am a LEO and I try to shoot at least one IDPA or action pistol match a month. I alternate shooting with my duty gun and gear and with my off duty rig. Practice through competition has helped me to be a better shooter and it shows during training and qualifying. My speed, accuracy, and gun handling (draws, reloads, clearing jams, dealing with failures, etc), have all improved. I am consistently faster, more accurate, safer on the range, and have fewer issues with my guns and gear than most, if not all, the other LEOs I qualify and train with. Many of those guys are good shots and know their equipment but few practice much, if at all, and none compete. IMO, that quality trigger time really makes a difference. Competition has also brought to light equipment issues that I didn't know existed that I was then able to fix, better to find any shortcomings (yours and your gear's) on the range than the street. "

http://thefiringline.com/forums/showpost.php?p=5158153&postcount=51

JimP:
For most shooters, LEOs included, ANYTHING that encourages clearing leather and/or focusing on the front sight quickly would be a benefit.

dukduk:
i always wondered how i will do when i qualify on the M-9 or M-16/M-4, as its always a different gun(different as in not the exact same one) every time, but I guess it boils down to fundamentals.

I've been dryfiring my own Berretta the "triangle"/head down method but I dryfire my XDM with the "modern" stance. Do you think that will hurt me in the long run? or killed on the street... :blank:

R.Schoening:
Great post and it needs to be bumped to the top for some more, well deserved attention!

- Rob

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