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Message: <blockquote data-quote="OKC MAD COW" data-source="post: 137534" data-attributes="member: 1465">My 2 cents here. I have a military background that taught me the benefit of training and muscle memory. The first time, while on a live fire training exercise, I was point and a pop-up target came out of nowhere. I recall shooting and the target going down. In the after action review, our CO asked me what I did, how many times I shot, and how it felt. To be honest, I could not really recall, "it all happend so fast". I told him I engaged the target with 2 or 3 shots, got on the ground and notifed the squad of contact. He informed me that in one movement, I dove to the ground fired 9 rounds in to / at the target and was screaming "contact, contact" the entire time. Wow. training really works. We had a phrase that I live by. Train as you fight, fight as you train. When I participate in IPSC or USPSA, I'm the guy with my little carry gun, in my normal holster, with my firearm concealed. A final note, how often do you train with your carry ammo. Lots of post every where about how long you should keep it. But ask your self, do your hollow points, +P, or +P+ shoot different than your cheap practice ammo? Mine does. It's expensive but I train with my carry ammo frequently. I figure I'm worth it. Great subject here. We're not perfect but I believe we help each other get better.Thom</blockquote>