Tell us about your gun battle experiences

[marksiwel]

So did he die?

I think that is what "lights out" means.
I also infer that he was dead from his statement: "I wasn't going to hang around there trying to perform first aid on a corpse."

Correct.

Didnt catch the Lights out thing, sounded rough man, but most of all scary, glad you made it

[karl]

...but I don't feel like going into those experiences right now.

Thanks for sharing what you already have. I can't even imagine what that would be like. Your practice paid off and saved your life, that's why we're all here.

[dewayneward]

Yes, thank you for sharing your story. With everything else remaining the same, how do you think you would have fared had you had the gun IWB/OWB...or generally pulling from somewhere other than your jacket?

I really wonder about response times to react when something happens. I think we can all pull our weapons pretty fast. I just cant imagine a bad guy sitting there while you pull from your pants pocket (IWB/OWB) or worse yet from "deep" concealment I am just wondering how practical it is. Do you think your response would have been any different had he had a gun as opposed to the knife?

the other thing was the "out of nowhere" part. that is the part that gets me. I dont want to be paranoid, but to have good situational awareness. Drawing that fine line between needing tin foil for my hat and being a sheeple.

Again, thanks for sharing.

[karl]

I'm a little ashamed to admit that my draw is pretty bad, I really need to practice more . I've contemplated scenarios, most importantly sitting in my car, where I just can't quickly draw from that position. I'm trying to make a habit to pull up my shirt over the butt of my gun when I'm in the car. Standing up I think I'd do just as well as the next guy/gal, but when seconds count that doesn't really cut it.

Not sure how everyone else feels about practicing their draw but I think it's incredibly important and can be overlooked considering how quickly these incidents occur which require the use of our CHL. Later today I'll have my first practice session with my unloaded 1911

[shortysboy09]

Not sure how everyone else feels about practicing their draw but I think it's incredibly important and can be overlooked considering how quickly these incidents occur which require the use of our CHL. Later today I'll have my first practice session with my unloaded 1911

I agree that it's incredibly important. If you can't get it out and on target then you can't stop the threat. I practice my draw at home quite often. Even when I remove my gun to place it on the nightstand I practice a draw as if it were an emergency situation. It's all done the exact same way every time. So, if that unfortunate situation does happen I won't have to think about my draw. This also broke me of my terrible habit to put my finger in the trigger guard while drawing.

In my mind, how efficiently you draw is right up with how good of a shot you are. You also brought up a great point that the gun should be unloaded. Mine is always unloaded with the exception of when I remove the gun to set on the nightstand.

[Mastodon]

Counter to those feelings, I've been scared plenty during a few fights doing 3 yrs' worth of armed response work later on in that same area and others, but I don't feel like going into those experiences right now.

You don't even need to go into those here on a forum...obviously.
Thank you for feeling comfortable enough to share what you did share. I hope none of us have to go through something like that.

[philbo]

Regardless of what you carry, carry a reload. One of the absolute worst feelings I've ever had is holding a nearly empty pistol and not know if the encounter was over... been there, done that, won't happen again. At the very least, it's always nice to top off the pistol whether you need it or not.