Firearms Training Quiz
1) Which of the following handguns would you consider the best for general self defense?
Single Action Revolver, example: Colt Peacemaker
Double Action Revolver, example: Smith and Wesson Model 29
Double Action Semi-auto, example: Beretta 92F
Single Action Semi-auto, example: Colt 1911
Safe Action Semi-Auto, example: Glock
Action Adventure Hero Auto, example: UFP2000
2) Which gun would you consider the best for general home defense?
Handgun
Shotgun
Rifle
3) What method do you consider the best for everyday carrying of a concealed handgun?
Ankle holster, covered by pant leg
Belly band holster covered by shirt
Fanny pack holster worn around the waist
Holster on outside of belt covered by shirt, vest, or jacket
Inside the waistband holster covered by shirt, vest or jacket
Shoulder holster
No holster, gun tucked inside pants
4) Let's say you have a new defensive handgun, fresh out of the box, that seems to be shooting a few inches low at 10 yards. What do you feel is most likely causing the low shots?
The barrel needs to be oiled
The sights need to be adjusted
You are not pressing the trigger correctly
The gun needs to be sent back to the manufacturer
Most handguns out of the box shoot a few inches low at ten yards
5) What should you do if you are "cross dominant" when shooting a handgun?
A. Learn to shoot with your non-dominant hand
B. Learn to shoot keeping both eyes open all the time
C. Close your non-dominant eye, turn your head slightly and use your dominant eye
A and B
See a psychiatrist
None of the above, close both eyes
Firearms Answers
1) Which of the following handguns would you consider the best for general self defense?
Answer to Question #1: At Front Sight our motto is, “Any Gun Will Do — If You Will Do!” meaning YOU are the weapon and your firearm is just a tool. You don’t need a new gun or a specific model of gun to attend a course with us. Bring what you have and we will train you to use it better than 99% of the gun-owning population. You have my personal guarantee on it.
Any gun will do — if you will do… but there are some choices in handguns that are better than others.
What you want in a defensive handgun is reliability and simplicity. Why? Because in a real gun fight you will only be about half as good as you are on your best day at the range, simply from the stress of a lethal encounter. This is due to the adverse effects of adrenalin on your dexterity. Gross motor movements become stronger, but fine motor coordination deteriorates. Manipulating your gun and hitting your target require fine motor coordination.
Most of the major gun manufacturers produce reliable guns, meaning they go “bang” each time you press the trigger. So, we don’t need to discuss reliability. What we do need to discuss is simplicity of use because when your dexterity deteriorates from the adrenaline surge in a lethal confrontation you want a simple gun to shoot.
With nothing more to manipulate than the trigger, slide release and magazine release, the “safe action” semi-auto Glock is by far the simplest to use, and therefore is what I consider the best choice in a defensive handgun. I get no benefit at all from Glock for endorsing their weapon. I’m just telling you that I can carry and shoot any gun extremely well and I choose to carry a Glock because it is simple to shoot well in a gun fight.
The Single Action Semi-auto (1911 Style) is in second place because it has a safety lever to contend with.
The Double Action Semi-auto is in third place because of its decocking lever and both single action and double action trigger.
The Double Action Revolver is slightly behind the Double Action Semi-auto due to both single and double action trigger and the additional dexterity and time required for reloading.
Single Action Revolver can be mastered but takes so much time you would only carry it if that was all you had to choose from.
The "Action Adventure Hero Auto" is the gun we all want (UFP2000 means Unlimited Fire Power 2000). Never needs reloading, never misses, and never malfunctions. You have to be a Hollywood action adventure star to get one.
Again, the correct answer to question #1 is: Safe Action Semi-auto Glock
2) Which gun would you consider the best for immediate general home defense?
Answer to Question #2: The best gun for general home defense is the one you have in your hand at the time you need it. If your guns are so inaccessible as to take you 30 seconds to 1 minute or more to access them when you hear breaking glass in the middle of the night or someone pounding down your door, it really doesn’t matter what gun you call your home defense gun because you won’t have the time to get to it.
There is also the question of maneuverability with a gun. The longer the gun, the more difficult it is to use in the close confines of hallways and doorways.
Most of you answer “shotgun” because of the impact of the sound of racking the shotgun action in scaring away an intruder. A better reason to chose a shotgun for home defense is because the pattern of the shot doesn’t require as precise an aim as a rifle or handgun, especially in low light conditions. Also, the stopping power of the shotgun is significantly greater than the handgun while not presenting the problem of over-penetration that the rifle creates.
So, “shotgun” is a good answer if you can safely access it immediately. However, most gun training experts first reach for a full-size, major-caliber handgun with a dedicated light attached so they have something of power and target identification immediately in their hand, then they move to secure their shotgun, submachine gun, or rifle.
Again, the correct answer to question #2 is: Handgun
3) What method do you consider the best for everyday carrying of a concealed handgun?
Answer to Question #3: The most common method of carrying a concealed handgun is “no holster, gun tucked inside the pants.” While this is the by far the most common method, it is not the best method. In fact, it takes advanced training and skill to carry in this manner and still be able to consistently present the weapon quickly and efficiently from concealment.
I go into great detail on the pros and cons of all the methods of concealed carry in my Gun Training Reports. But the short answer here is this: You want a balance of the utmost concealment in all manners of dress and weather conditions with allowing a consistently fast presentation of the handgun. Therefore the best method for everyday carrying of a concealed handgun is “inside the waistband holster covered by shirt, vest, or jacket.” See my Gun Training Reports for a complete explanation on all methods of concealed carry.
Again, the correct answer to question #3 is: Inside the waistband holster covered by a shirt, vest, or jacket.
4) On a new defensive handgun, fresh out of the box that seems to be shooting a few inches low at 10 yards, what do you feel is most likely causing the low shots?
Answer to Question #4: On the first day of a defensive handgun course at Front Sight, we often hear many students tell us that they think their gun needs to be sent back to the factory for a sight modification because the gun shoots “way low.” In reality, 99% of all fixed-sight guns come out of the box perfectly sighted to hit where you are aiming at conversational distances — those distances you are most likely to engage in a gunfight. Students don’t believe us, so we include a drill in the first day of the Two-Day and Four-Day Defensive Handgun Courses called the “Diagnostic Trigger Drill.” The first step to the Diagnostic Trigger Drill involves the instructor shooting the gun for the student. Much to the student’s surprise, in the instructor’s hands, the gun shoots “way center!”
The reason the gun shoots low for the student is because the student is not getting a “surprise trigger break” and instead is “making the gun shoot” which causes the gun muzzle to dip ever so slightly. As distances increase, this slight dip at the muzzle results in hits that are a few to several inches low at 10-15 yards and complete misses at 25 yards.
The problem is with the students‘ trigger control. This is corrected by the remainder of the diagnostic trigger drills and the corrections reinforced through the remainder of the course. This takes students to the point where they can shoot one ragged hole with multiple rounds at the same distance that they previously thought the gun was shooting “way low!”
Again, the correct answer to question # 4 is: You are not pressing the trigger correctly.
5) What should you do if you are “Cross Dominant” and shooting a handgun?
Answer to Question #5: “Cross Dominance” is an interesting situation that affects over 10% of the shooting population. It occurs when the dominant eye is on the opposite side of the body from the dominant hand. If you shoot right handed, it works best if your right eye is dominant. In over 10% of the cases, a right handed shooter has a dominant left eye or vice versa.
Learning to shoot with your non dominant hand can be done, but it (just like a proficient switch hitter in baseball) takes lots of practice. Learning to shoot with both eyes open is exceptionally difficult for people that are cross dominant as well as people who have a strong dominant eye.
So the correct answer is to simply squint or close the non dominant eye (in a “cross dominant” this would be the eye on the side of the dominant hand) and tip or turn your head slightly to sight with your dominant eye.
Closing both eyes, although not the correct answer, can be done with good results after we ingrain in you, through fun and exciting training drills, the proper presentation and trigger control. Students are stunned to close their eyes, present their weapon and hit man-sized steel targets out to 50 yards!
Again, the correct answer to question #5 is close your non-dominant eye, turn your head slightly and use your dominant eye.
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