Had a gun malfunction during a qual and cleared it without thinking

[Dark_ vader]

During a qualification run, I had a stovepipe malfunction and without even thinking, I cleared it and kept shooting. The whole thing took maybe three seconds, that response came from years of dry fire and malfunction drills. It was a reminder that when stress hits, you don’t rise to the occasion, you fall back on your training.

 

[Alan]

That’s the payoff, training kicks in before your brain even finishes loading the problem.

 

[Matt]

That’s good training right there. When it’s automatic like that, you know it’s actually sticking.

 

[Wilson]

Exactly why reps matter, training takes over when stress removes thinking.

 

[Tony]

All that dry fire practice really pays off when you don't have a second to actually think.