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<blockquote data-quote="APDDSN0864" data-source="post: 3081654" data-attributes="member: 58226"><p>Kinda getting back to the OP, the most important thing about carrying a sidearm for self defense is familiarity with it to the point of "Unconscious Competence".</p><p></p><p>There are four levels of competence that we all experience when learning anything new;</p><p></p><p>Unconscious Incompetence; When you are incompetent and are unaware of your level of incompetence.</p><p>Conscious Incompetence; When you are incompetent and are aware of your level of incompetence.</p><p>Conscious Competence; When you are competent at the skill but have to concentrate or focus on the steps of it in order to achieve success.</p><p>Unconscious Competence; When your competence rises to the level that it is pure "muscle" memory and you can focus on the threat rather than the mechanics of how to deal with it.</p><p>Your tools should be an extension of your subconscious brain.</p><p></p><p>That last level requires a greater amount of energy and effort to achieve, but it will also return to you when you need it.</p><p></p><p>Any firearm skill is perishable and handgun skills are particularly vulnerable to neglect, poor training, and what I call the "John Wayne Syndrome" which is an overinflated belief in one's abilities.</p><p></p><p>One MUST train with the same power level ammo that will be carried. Anything less is just cheating yourself and leading you to failure when things really matter.</p><p></p><p>Just my $0.02</p><p></p><p>Ed</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="APDDSN0864, post: 3081654, member: 58226"] Kinda getting back to the OP, the most important thing about carrying a sidearm for self defense is familiarity with it to the point of “Unconscious Competence”. There are four levels of competence that we all experience when learning anything new; Unconscious Incompetence; When you are incompetent and are unaware of your level of incompetence. Conscious Incompetence; When you are incompetent and are aware of your level of incompetence. Conscious Competence; When you are competent at the skill but have to concentrate or focus on the steps of it in order to achieve success. Unconscious Competence; When your competence rises to the level that it is pure “muscle” memory and you can focus on the threat rather than the mechanics of how to deal with it. Your tools should be an extension of your subconscious brain. That last level requires a greater amount of energy and effort to achieve, but it will also return to you when you need it. Any firearm skill is perishable and handgun skills are particularly vulnerable to neglect, poor training, and what I call the “John Wayne Syndrome” which is an overinflated belief in one’s abilities. One MUST train with the same power level ammo that will be carried. Anything less is just cheating yourself and leading you to failure when things really matter. Just my $0.02 Ed [/QUOTE]
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