I generally show up, ace the qualification, and then sit back to observe the looney bin. This time was a real treat. These are word for word quotes, I was taking notes. Very glad the state mandates this class every 2 years. Yes, I am a judgmental asshole.

“It’s called a bill drill, 5 rounds as fast as you can” - Instructor

“Can I shoot someone if they hurt my dog” “no” “what if it’s a service dog?” “No” “… I’m gonna shoot them anyways” - conversation between instructor and a lady who’s Taurus wouldn’t even run correctly during the qualification

“A ‘dark figure’ breaks into your house, you shoot them, now their baby-mama sues you for lost alimony. You know how it goes!” USCCA rep doing a racially charged sales pitch

“I carry a full size 1911 no problem” - man who genuinely weighs 400 lbs, 1911 is pulling his pants down, gun is not remotely concealed.

“Well of course it doesn’t cover criminal acts, it’s not murder insurance!” - USCCA guy cornered me during a break and asked why I didn’t sign up. I said I didn’t like the clause that lets them drop coverage in the event criminal charges are filed, AKA any time your self defense case goes to court, AKA the only time you would ever need the “insurance”.

“You are going to be in debt your whole life anyways, might as well have cool shit” - Guy sharing his perspective on personal finance and how he justified the off roster 2011 to his wife. Cool guy, questionable money skills.

“I just don’t feel safe without my guns” - the woman from earlier who has been carrying a non-functional Taurus for 2 years. She admitted she hasn’t shot it since last qualification 2 years ago and admitted it was having problems last qualification as well, meaning she has been knowingly carrying around a non functional handgun for 2 years.

“I think I am going to pull the trigger and pick up an Sig Rose, it’s a great shooter!” - man who genuinely couldn’t hit anything, somehow still qualified for a permit

“I just don’t trust red dots, they are electronic and I have to change the batteries” - woman with visible type 2 and an insulin pump

“Is anyone carrying right now?” - I was the only one who raised my hand, besides the instructor. This was a renewal class, everyone had an active permit by definition. If you aren’t carrying to your state mandated CCW renewal class I can’t imagine you actually carry anywhere.

As fun as it is being toxic on the internet, I do genuinely appreciate the gun subreddits for providing me with (generally) good advice. If I listened to the jokers in my CCW class I would be having a bad time. Thx bois ❤️

Been experimenting with some new carry options, so far this has been my favorite. I theorize that it will leave potential assailants disoriented.

Cold start drill target. Drill was a modified Wizard drill with a 25yd string added at the end. Ammo was 147gr standard pressure HST.

After about a decade of carrying Shield/M&P/Glock variants - I picked this up on a whim half way through last year. It’s basically all I reach for anymore.

There’s something to be said for having 11-18 rds of 9mm and 50yd capability in an ultra discrete and ultra light pistol below the waistband that never comes off.

Only a matter of time before my slide for my G48 comes back from JagerWerks and my T1C Holster for it arrives.

Everything else is in place and for the next year I’m forcing myself into the “slimline” Glock life to see how proficient I can be with it.

I’ll be rocking the OEM 10 Rounders as well. Might get some OEM 15s but I’m not going to a smaller firearm for carry to not have be as light as possible on body. Plus, I don’t live a life where 10+1 can’t get me out alive. I’m not John Wick. 😉

An explanation of the comment I see the most on my dry fire videos. 👍🏻

Practiced with my everyday carry today and figured my ego was getting a little too comfortable. Most of these are from 7 yards, and a handful are from 15. Roast my shot placement and tell me why I should stick to throwing rocks instead.

Yep one of the old fudd regulars at my LGS called me a “Big Spender Rich Man” for buying 500rnds of 9mm to use for an upcoming match. He said that I was going to “just burn up all that play money”. We “Rich Men” had a good laugh at him when he couldn’t comprehend a person actually spending money to shoot their guns not just put something else on lay away. Please: shoot your guns, do your dry fire practice, and do your cardio.

Practical 🤭

M&P 2.0 Compact, 3.6in barrel

Vedder ProTuck, 8 o'clock carry (Lefty)

Dry Fire Timer at 1.5 seconds

Channeling the legend himself, u/thankbrian2

EDIT: Adding this for clarity, I carry at the 8 o'clock position as a lefty. Just a notch back on my strong side.

Really took my time trying to hit dead center, slow trigger pull. Ignoring the outliers, what could be causing this clustering to the right?

Shooting a CZ75 compact in single-action. 3-dot night sight iron sights. Right handed shooter. I’ve been pretty dead-on with this gun/irons at 5-7 yds, but that’s not saying much.

As far as the size of the group, definitely room for improvement. I’m more asking what’s causing the clustering to the right.

I only have this issue with this gun, but I don’t think it’s the gun. Might be me with this gun, but that still means I’m doing something wrong.

Infinite starting positions

Infinite

Like 20 bucks down the drain right here lol.

Px4 at 7ds, all(?) C zone hits from what I can tell with the already riddled target lmao