Spinning the gun on his finger like the "Old West"

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Re: Spinning the gun on his finger like the "Old West"

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TexasComputerDude wrote:I know the rules. I know its my aunt fanny if I mess up and I take extra precaution to make 100% sure I won't

I do need to stop though.
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Re: Spinning the gun on his finger like the "Old West"

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agbullet2k1 wrote:
Morgan wrote:So.....anyone who does gun tricks is bad? How about quick draw? I mean, the faster you do something the more room for error...
Slow is smooth; smooth is fast.
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Re: Spinning the gun on his finger like the "Old West"

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Morgan wrote:
agbullet2k1 wrote:
Morgan wrote:So.....anyone who does gun tricks is bad? How about quick draw? I mean, the faster you do something the more room for error...
Slow is smooth; smooth is fast.
May you dodge any bullet as well as you dodge this question. ;)
Theres a big difference between shooting quick draw 'cowboy style' and drawing your weapon in self defense. By 'cowboy style', I mean drawing a single action revolver from a cowboy rig and firing from the hip. That wouldnt serve CHL holders well when innocent bystanders start getting shot. What agbullet is probably talking about when he said that was that in our case, we wont be shooting like that, rather we will be taking the time to properly draw and aim. Im quite sure he didnt mean to draw in slow motion.
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Re: Spinning the gun on his finger like the "Old West"

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You missed my point. Go back and read some of the posts in this thread. People have said pretty well point blank, "One should NEVER twirl a gun.

I basically asked, "So there's no room in the world for the people who do gun tricks?" This would include gun twirlers, fast shot people, etc.
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Re: Spinning the gun on his finger like the "Old West"

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Morgan wrote:You missed my point. Go back and read some of the posts in this thread. People have said pretty well point blank, "One should NEVER twirl a gun.

I basically asked, "So there's no room in the world for the people who do gun tricks?" This would include gun twirlers, fast shot people, etc.
I don't understand why you include "fast draw" as a gun trick, so I don't get your point either.
Speed is a tactic not a safety violation.

I will try to sum up the tone and intent of most posters on this thread.

<<UNSAFE GUN HANDLING OF ANY NATURE AT ANY TIME IS UNACCEPTABLE>>

Gun manufacturers, firearm instructors, gun clubs, sport shooting associations, and the general shooting community have embraced some form of the 4 rules posted above as examples of unsafe gun handling.
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Re: Spinning the gun on his finger like the "Old West"

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you call it "shooting from the hip," I call it a retention draw....
FWIW, IIRC, AFAIK, FTMP, IANAL. YMMV.
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