alright, I'm gonna boost this

It took me a lot of looking to put these up, and I wanna let people look one more time before the boneyard.

Number one way to win a gun fight.

Don't be there.

And jeeze can you cut the number of vid boxes down to one and make the rest just clicky links? I mean seriously some of us do not run on t-1 lines here! And each darned box chews up unnecessary band width.


Seriously though, folks, don't try to learn gun control from -just- a u-tube series. If you are that hard up to learn go to a range and ask the old pros.

Putting rounds down range will teach you more than a video ever will.

M.

My firearms instructor said that the best way to win a firefight was to shoot first.

Of course the police look down on that sort of tactic, but if someone is breaking into my house with a gun then you can bet I'll shoot before they do if I get a chance.

Pretty good videos, good techniques, so I'll give this one a flag.

The only problem, as I see it, is what has already been mentioned: the best way to win a gunfight is to not be there.

In any violent encounter, you will be facing a large number of uncertainties. Technique can help you over come some of these, but experience is the real weapon one needs. Unfortunately experience only comes via actual encounters, and all too often can wind up being the last experience.

Mental conditioning helps some as well, but is pretty unreliable until proven.

In the end, all you will have on your side in any sort of encounter, be it a gunfight, knife fight, hand-to-hand combat, or butt-kicking contest, is intuition. Experience and mental conditioning can help mold that intuition. But nothing can completely prepare you for the encounter but the encounter itself.

My advice: watch these vids, then go talk to some actual shooters that have experience. Think military. Take a gun safety course. Study the weapons you plan to acquire. Visit a public range and pretend you have stock in your ammo company. In other words, shoot. A lot! Shoot until the gun becomes a part of your hand. Go hunting. Nothing can replace the experience of firing a weapon at an actual living creature. But most importantly of all:

Pray you never have to use the skills you are developing.

TheRedneck

Some good, some very basic.. but some people need that. 1 star for you

I agree with most everyone here in regards to avoidance of said issues.

However, as the news in Detroit of armed guards at grocery stores is surely going to spread, I do feel the videos are a good start.

I picked Clint Smith because he is a no nonsense person. Go check out their website; I think the short clips I presented are FULL of good HOW TO'S, but you can order the full videos from their site.

Please any one with experience add too this!

While I think this is fine instructional video, it's this reactive thinking that gets folks killed. What I mean to say is your thinking tactics when you should be thinking strategy. You should be trying to keep them away from your house/homestead. Intrusion detection needs to be your first line of home defense. This means establishing a defensive perimeter and creating entry and access points If a gang of roving marauders see that they have to cross 50-100 yards of clear open ground to get to a locked gate, They are going to go else where to find someplace to raid. If you're stuck in an urban area, you'll need medium to large sized dogs that are trained to bark only at intruders. They must be kept OUTSIDE. They aren't family pets! They are sentry dogs. Again the idea here is keeping them away from houses and families. A double row of chain link fencing with the dogs roaming in between is a start. This has to be a community effort which is how most folks are going to survive anyway. If you think that a single family is going to make it alone, you're already dead.

I've watched a few Clint Smith videos in the past, he is pretty straight to the point. I think you picked a good video for anyone interested in checking into shooting.

Nicely done! As a certified instructor I give you Kudos!

The only thing I'd like to add is this... having a gun does NOT protect you. Let me say that again, HAVING A GUN DOES NOT PROTECT YOU!!!

Now that I've sufficiently riled you up, let me explain why. There are literally thousands of mavericks out there with guns who foolishly believe that because they have one, they are safe. I see half a dozen in my classes every month. The key ingredient to having a gun and staying safe is your willingness to use it!

Most people go out, purchase a gun, sign up for safety courses or their CCW and they never actually stop and think about one simple thing - are they actually willing to use it to kill someone! Forget about this notion of "I'll just shoot 'em in the leg etc..." Bullsh*t! When you are under stress, your adrenaline is pumping and you are scared, most people will be lucky to hit center of mass (the torso) let alone drop a tricky leg-shot!

No, you MUST understand that purpose of firearms is to kill - period! Yeah, yeah - I know - you just like to target shoot - so why not buy a BB gun then??? Yeah, got ya!!! It is for killing! Acknowledge that and you will be one step closer being safe by owning one. If you do not have the intestinal fortitude to kill in defense then you should not have a gun. If you freeze up and your attacker is armed, you are dead - end of story!

Now, if you've crossed the rubicon and you are certain that you can and will use a firearm if such a situtation that requires this necessity presents itself - THEN enroll in classes. Basic firearms safety is a great place to start. Spend time at the range and get familiar with your weapon - how to load it, break it down, clean it, assemble it. Get comfortable with its heft, its recoil, target acquisition and reacquisition etc... Get intimate with it so that all of its functions are second nature should the need to use it in a defense situation arise.

Finally, lock it up where only you and other authorized adults can access it - but make sure that it is accessible to you. A gun locked in a clumsy combination safe is really not much of a self-defense weapon. NEVER point it at anything that is not an intended target, whether it is loaded or not is irrellivent - treat every gun like it is ALWAYS loaded!

Last thing... racking a shotgun shell does NOT scare away an armed intruder. It only alerts them that you are also armed, what you are armed with and your general location. This gives them the upper hand in launching a first strike on you. This isn't a Clint Eastwood movie - this is reality. Avoidance is number one. If that is impossible then it is important to be the one who shoots first! Stealth and suprise will generally insure that you come out on top.

I think theres only 2 ways to realy be prepared to pull the trigger.
1. Join the military and go to war
or
2. Join a street gang and pull the trigger for initiation.
But i Highly dont recomend number 2.

Another way is to mental practice situations in your mind.( without a gun in your hand for saftey reasons). Go over what you would do if certain scenarios played out. Also go to the range and practice using ur weapon and visualising the threat on the target.

Also a bug out bag is a nice thing to have. but do you need that stuff to stop an intruder..no not realy... are you planning on ditching your house and hiding in the woods till the cops got there,,, probably not. unless your fighting a gang in your house, u probably wont have to fire off more than 4 rounds. so a bug out bag for me, not likley cause thats just one more thing to mess around with while your trying to get your target aquired and neutralized.

[edit on 13-8-2009 by sapperranger04]

Thunder ranch is decent training. I think the best thing to do as stated before is to get as much quality training as possible and decide what type of Firearm you need and why. To me Firearms are just tools , I've earned my living with them previously... Just make sure you pick the right tool for the job. Let's keep it safe folks.

Rule One:
All guns are always loaded. Even if you "know" it's empty, treat it as though it were loaded.

Rule Two:
Never let the muzzle cover (point at) anything you are not willing to destroy.

Rule Three:
Keep your finger off the trigger until your sights are on target.

Rule Four:
Be sure of your target. (Know what it is, what is in line with it, and what is behind it. Never shoot anything you have not positively identified.)

LAST BUT NOT LEAST.... PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE keep your firearms and ammo secured at all times if you have kids. They're curious by nature , Some people may be rolling their eyes like that's obvious... yet it can't be too apparent because every year kids are getting hurt or killed because of their stupid assed parents not locking their guns up.