03-08-2012, 08:28 AM
LRRPF52 Wrote:The most important ingredients missing from every practical firearms course or competition I have attended are:
1) Fear of imminent bodily harm or death
2) Pain from injury
They are extremely difficult to produce in a training environment, although ...
The possible exception to this is paintball and/or SIMunitions. While they aren't live-fire, I was always strongly motivated to avoid getting hit. Face shield/helmets are a must, but getting thwacked in the thigh, arm or nads with a projectile was a real concern. And the colder the temp, the harder the projectile is. It can hurt, been there ...
