So much truth in your post LES.
All through growing up, I was conditioned to shoot at targets, pop cans, or whatever we were shooting at while mostly standing still and trying to hit precisely where I was aiming.
Years later as a young adult,I was hired as a Deputy Jailer and started receiving more in-depth training and it was there when I realized just how bad of a shot that I was.
I was exposed to things I had never known about. shooting in low/no light situations, fast and dynamic high stress shoot/no shoot situations, and not only myself moving, but also at moving (swinging) targets.
Humbling does not even begin to cover it. More like downright embarrassing.
But looking back, it has made me a better shooter and a lot more confident in myself and abilities.
I still have a lot of skills to hone though and probably will never be fully satisfied.
Recently, I ordered a 2/3rd scale AR500 STEEL IDPA / IPSC swinging gong just to help with that. I am going to be shooting at it a lot this year.
The main reason why I chose that style target is I can either go for center mass, head shots or whatever suits my fancy because it's not just a round gong target.
I plan to use just about every weapon I own on it, including the M10. And I am also planning on doing some night shoots with the suppressed weapons this year too.
All through growing up, I was conditioned to shoot at targets, pop cans, or whatever we were shooting at while mostly standing still and trying to hit precisely where I was aiming.
Years later as a young adult,I was hired as a Deputy Jailer and started receiving more in-depth training and it was there when I realized just how bad of a shot that I was.
I was exposed to things I had never known about. shooting in low/no light situations, fast and dynamic high stress shoot/no shoot situations, and not only myself moving, but also at moving (swinging) targets.
Humbling does not even begin to cover it. More like downright embarrassing.
But looking back, it has made me a better shooter and a lot more confident in myself and abilities.
I still have a lot of skills to hone though and probably will never be fully satisfied.
Recently, I ordered a 2/3rd scale AR500 STEEL IDPA / IPSC swinging gong just to help with that. I am going to be shooting at it a lot this year.
The main reason why I chose that style target is I can either go for center mass, head shots or whatever suits my fancy because it's not just a round gong target.
I plan to use just about every weapon I own on it, including the M10. And I am also planning on doing some night shoots with the suppressed weapons this year too.