Solid advice about the differences between competition and defensive shooting. Competition can be a great way to practice core skills; it just doesn’t test other necessary functions…


Competing in a match and defending against a violent attacker are two completely different applications of your firearm. No matter how seriously you approach it, competition is a game. You get to go home at the end of the match. In self-defense, your performance, the ability to solve the problem, is the difference between going home, or not.

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