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The video doesn't show the entire gunfight, but this homeowner having a loaded pistol in hand did not overcome his bad tactics:

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To make sure I can still effectively employ this firearm should I need to, I train to jack the slide on the draw stroke. Now, before you start burning me in effigy or picketing my home with rude signage, appreciate that I have actually retrieved my carry gun twice for real. In both cases I got the firearm out and charged it without conscious thought in time to affect the outcome — and I was glad I had it and had trained appropriately.

For me, if there is even a remote possibility that there could be an issue, jacking the slide is my final layer of safety. Your mileage may vary, but this has worked for me.

The truth is that training is the biggest factor in who wins.

Most people don't carry wheel guns anymore, but with practice amazing things are possible:


Most people should focus on Safety, Marksmanship, Gun Handling, Mindset, Tactics, Force-on-Force and reach at least a USPSA Class C equivalent. Class B equivalent is better (see CSAT standards).

What I saw at TACCON 2023 proved to me that most people have no experience with Force-on-Force and are completely completely clueless with tactics. In the Experiential Learning Lab every guy (except me) believed that a chambered pistol with a kydex appendix holster will allow them to outdraw any threat. They were proven wrong, time and time again. Every guy got shot multiple times in the chest due to horrific "stand out in the open, draw, and deliver" tactics. The ladies and I were a whole lot more sophisticated in our response. Responses like deception, movement, and seeking cover worked a lot better.

OODA Loop and Patterns of Conflict are need to know information if you want to win a conflict.