The Nemesis Practical Pistol Program
These pages and PDFs will introduce you to what is meant by "Practical Shooting" with handguns. As with all firearms, just owning one doesn't mean you can use it effectively.
Most folks are shocked to learn what "real" shooting skill means.
Shooting a few soda cans on the hillside now and then will not get you prepared for the real thing. (Not even close.) When you see the various stages of fire below you'll begin to understand this is NOT a game. If you have a real gun, you should really learn to use it.
Here is a helpful hint: Stop wasting ammo by shooting full magazines of ammo.
Start practicing with just 2 or 3 shots and then reload when the gun runs empty.
Then fire 2 or 3 more shots. And all these shots must "hit" the target.
For revolvers this means practicing with a speed-strip or speed-loaders.
For semi-autos it means using that extra magazine.
We're talking about 5 or 6 shots for the whole practice drill.
This is an important skill that you need to practice. When you see how badly you fumble with it the first few times you'll begin to get the picture.
Another hint: Practice any new actions in slow-motion with an empty gun. You do this so you can identify the wasted motions and work towards a smooth execution of the task.
This is the correct way to get your body to develop "muscle memory" for these actions.
Do NOT try to be fast! That's how bad things happen.
Work on making smooth movements without wasted motions throughout the task.
When you accomplish that you'll already be "fast." Smooth motions are what's fast.
Most subjects with actual "skill levels" have to start somewhere, here is a very simple shooting exercise to help you know where you stand...combat-pistol-basic-1.pdf There's an error in this PDF. It indicates 30 Seconds as being an adequate time. In reality that's a raw beginners time. You're looking to get under 20-seconds and you're not really competitive until you're under 10-seconds.
When that first level is easy for you, it's time to move on to more meaningful training.
When you get into this level of training you'll have to build/make some props to help get accustomed to the "normal" requirements of this style of shooting.
Here is an advanced stage of practical pistol shooting... combat.pistol.stage-2.level-3.pdf
Hmmm?
Did you take note of the Miculek-Man? (Some spell it Mikulek-Man, we use both.) Mikulek-Man is a prop for higher skill levels and without it you won't really understand the important elements of a real handgun battle. With this prop you'll quickly learn to THINK as you move.
Here is an explanation on how to deal with Miculek-Man...dealin.with.miculek-man.pdf
Later we'll show plans for building your own Miculek-Man.
Once you have a prop that passes for Miculek Man and a couple barricade-props you'll already have your mind "right" for some serious combat training and practice. This next pdf will let you see just how far you can go with this sort of training.
Have a look>>> cbt.pistol.3.0.3.pdf
Now for some humble pie!
The proverbial "worst case scenario" is when some hoodlum sticks a gun right in your face. Well, that is exactly what you're training and practicing for so we've made a photo essay about it to help you get your mind right.
Folks, I personally know a woman who watched as she lost her husband to a punk armed with a club. The pistol her man was carrying was still in his jacket pocket when it was discovered at the hospital where he died of his "blunt-force-trauma" injuries. Just having a gun didn't make him safe and it won't make you safe either. When you're life is threatened, being trained, and practiced will determine how safe you really are.