Subj : Re: SHIELD PLUS
To   : MOONDOG
From : JIMMY ANDERSON
Date : Mon Nov 08 2021 03:12 pm

-=> MOONDOG wrote to GAMGEE <=-



 MO> Last time I checked, a factory 9mm barrel for my M&P compact was $85.
 MO> A Storm Lake barrel costs $179.  In good times when a box of 50 rounds
 MO> of 9mm was right around $10-12, either price isn't that bad for
 MO> allowing someone to make their pistil into a modular platform.

 MO> Regarding training with sub calibers, the idea isn't new.  Uncommon,
 MO> maybe. It's an alternative to dry firing, where you get the feel of the
 MO> gun and the trigger pull without seeing the effects of pulling the
 MO> trigger.  I saw one dry fire simulator that involves a barrel insert
 MO> that connects to your phne via bluetooth, and it detects movements such
 MO> as jerking the trigger through the use of motion sensors.  The display
 MO> on your phone will show you a graph of how the pistol reacted as you
 MO> pulled the trigger.

 MO> Regardless the method, it's all about muscle memory and training your
 MO> eyes and
 MO>  hands to bring up the gun and align the sights with the least amount
 MO> of wasted steps.

To add to that, I'm not 'training' to shoot groups - I'm shooting at
various metal plates - different sizes at different ranges - and I'm not
concerned with bullseye, but 'getting the shot on target' - and that target
is either a head size circle or a torso size rectangle.




.... Hookd on foniks wurkd for mee!
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