I know I just posted but wanted to share some training content. I’ve shot an AR-15 about three times before this. Nothing more than a mag. I came into this as the only woman there so we def out here representing!

What you’re seeing in the video was a moving drill. We were instructed not to go fast. They wanted us to get the feel of moving and firing accurately at the same time. It was more difficult than I imagined. In my head I’m thinking “how hard is it to aim and press the trigger and walk” typing it out shows me how silly and basic my line of thinking was lol. I was focusing on trying to shoot in between my steps and not when my foot lands but that was so hard to think about while moving sideways so forgive me for how choppy that looks. Definitely need to find an outdoor range to practice this one more.

I also got some opportunities to do some barricade drills. My build has a barricade stop so that was a game changer. Also learned valuable safety lessons, built muscle memory with my safety, learned about dry fire and live fire drills, holdovers and how to zero. The instructors were incredible! Didn’t feel militant at all and their feedback was incredible. Super safe class that I would honestly take again for the fun of it.

I ended the weekend with a pretty nice award from the instructors. They waited till the end to give me a patch, custom magazine, cup, and some sweet stickers! I am really proud of myself for achieving that award and for winning one of the shooting qualifications against the entire group. The patch is a big deal to the instructors and not everybody gets one. Patting myself on the back. Okay I’m done. Not trying to be braggadocios at all. Just still excited about what’s to come. That class gave me life (not what happened after for those who saw my post).

Just to preface, I am just venting here and bringing it up to see if I’m tripping or not.

Day One:

I went to defensive rifle training over the weekend and I was the only woman there. Each day was 8 hours long with about 20 people that showed up per day. There were four minorities out of the entire weekend including me. All were at least 15yrs older than me and very obviously so. I look like I’m in my early 20s even thought I’m older but they were clearly in their upper 40s for context. One of the guys was particularly quiet. Barely gave the nod but he stared a lot. I introduced myself because on Day One we were the ONLY black people there. Of course I’m gonna say hi. That doesn’t mean anything at all. And listen, if you saw me you’d be 99% sure I’m a gay woman I mean it’s not hard to tell so I think most men get the picture right away. Well, if that didn’t help I also said it out loud two feet away from him while talking with another guy. I thought he heard us talking because I clocked him staring at us and hovering as I’m talking to this man. It was obvious because we were the last three cars there besides the instructors. He was just staring and hovering waiting for me to leave the range. How do I know this? He said out loud “okay time to leave”. He’s not an instructor, never been to one of those classes and nobody said we had to leave, oh and he’s not my father so idk where that came from. The guy I was talking to had a pride flag on his car and “minority rights are gun rights” so I wasn’t worried about talking to him plus the instructors were still there. He seemed to get restless and left before me. I thought nothing of it besides “why is he telling me when to leave?” We weren’t in a sundown town or anywhere dangerous.

Day Two:

Day 2 is when I noticed him speak up more. Not a lot but more than Day 1. I noticed him ask another man to switch spots with him so he could stand next to me during drills. I didn’t need help or anything so idk why he’d do that (for context, I was beating the other men at drills so I didn’t suck or have any obvious trouble an instructor couldn’t help with) I thought maybe it was the other guy’s muzzle but he kept doing it. Didn’t matter what line we got in he’d find his way behind me or next to me. I thought he was just being friendly. I noticed he thought he was saving my day multiple times offering mags when I already brought like 12 mags. Only one mag had an issue but you could clearly see I was carrying three different mags on my belt as I did every single day. So nothing new. He stared at me all of lunch and didn’t say anything. I thought that was strange and it started to make me more aware of the creepiness.

At the end of class, I was talking to a different guy and exchanging info with the different guy. While I was talking to a different guy, he awkwardly came up and interrupted and asked for my number. The way he asked told me “oh he’s asking in THAT way” not like how the two other men who have daughters my age that got my contact info (and those two other guys NEVER contacted me in a weird way) who asked in the most respectful, normal networking way. Plus, I never had convos with him that would warrant him to feel familiar enough to ask for my number. We didn’t connect on anything, no familiarity, nothing besides him telling me which mags are best. I didn’t want to embarrass the man or assume anything 100% so I figured okay maybe he’s connecting because we are the only minorities here.

Then we get to packing up our cars to leave and same as day one, he wouldn’t leave until I left. This time, I waited and he was staring at me OBVIOUSLY waiting for me to leave. I kept getting out of my car like I forgot something. I wasn’t gonna leave until he did. He finally gave up and left after staring into my car window for nearly ten minutes. He had nothing else to do at the range so he could’ve left asap. He said once again “okay time to go” like okay you can go buddy we did not show up together. I get home and he texts me “can you let me know that you got home?” K? I figured he’s maybe worried about a black female making it home from the country. Then he text me a few days later “how was your day? :)” bro what? Why are you texting me? What could he possibly want? I have male friends and I know how a guy who isn’t looking for something approaches you vs a guy who is. How do I know? I connected with a couple guys from class and their approach is completely different. They don’t lead with “how was your day?” they lead with a topic or a pic of a gun I mentioned then they leave me alone. That’s any man I’ve interacted with as friends. And to anyone who wants to claim “oh you hate men because you’re gay” no, I’m not ATTRACTED to men but I enjoy talking about hobbies and sports and just being good friends/humans.

I just felt uncomfortable with his approach. Like a guy who I didn’t interact with much thinks he can just check up on me. I don’t want to be checked up on. It’s not chivalry. Chivalry is holding open the door and being polite. Chivalry is not asking a girl you’re not dating when she got home. Don’t get it twisted. This is my first training experience and I feel like I don’t want to train anywhere near me again because I don’t want to train with him. I’m good on the staring and being told when to leave by a stranger.

I have been attacked by a capacity whore and I need backup. For me, I just love the simplicity of revolvers and the challenge to be good with them. This Taurus 650 is easy to conceal and don't have to worry about any malfunctions. I know revolves can fuck up too but the warning signs are there beforehand. Keep it clean and check the timing and you're good.

There is none of that "This gun is picky and won't take certain ammo" bullshit those semi auto guys have. Then there's that shell catcher benefit too. If I don't have to throw the gun away or talk to police after a defensive encounter, I won't. Who wants to potentially fight for their freedom for daring to protect yourself? Certainly not I.

So why do you choose the 5 or 6 shooter over a semi?

Ever shoot a Texas Star?

I'm trying to put together a list of possible discount sites and companies. Would anyone that is a certified instructor be interested in adding to and receiving the finished list?

Thinking the deadline to gather will be end of the year and I'll share the finished product Jan 1st.

If your interested drop what you know below.

For those of us with hair, what helmet liners are y’all running? Did a little night hike yesterday, and my head started pounding after about an hour. Wanna see what liners work best for people with dreads/twists.

Does anyone know of any Discord severs dedicated to BGOs? I really enjoy the sub and some of the offline groups, but I am asking about something a bit more exclusive and away from certain eyes.

Is anybody aware of one and if not, maybe it's something to consider starting.

Honestly, I'm considering the topic myself. A friend of mine recently got tested for high lead levels and he is going to have to scale back on his shooting and teaching until he can purge it. I just got certified and lead is one of my concerns. But I am also wondering if there is anything focused on lead prevention in regards to shooting masks?

My new EDC. Taurus 650 shooting 357 magnum but I carry .38+Ps. My first time shooting 158grain .357s and this shit is so unpleasant.

The top right was all at 25 feet and the rest is 15 feet.

AR-15 firing .223 @ 25 yards. Rapid shoot with mag change (2x 15rds) Used my BUIS just for shits and giggles/because equipment will fail so be prepared

I was chatting with a buddy yesterday about saving a couple grand and buying a pair of 15s.

He said: "Brother, at home, you not gonna have time to grab that helmet. It aint right next to you like it is in the field."

So then it hit me. He's right. Why not just buy a clip on? Not to mention it's wayyy cheaper.

What are yalls thoughts/opinions/experiences?

Aight. It's been a minute since I've even dryfired (3 weeks?), so I think some of this is having the yips again, or just old man hands, but ol' girl was low left all day during drills with the new OSight, but it was money during slow fire.

Photo of the new hotness, then you'll see my target. It's a mix of both round about drills (moving from target to target, firing as soon as I get on target), mostly the top three, and slow fire, mostly the lower target. 21' - 30'.

I was low left with my CZ too, so I know it was me. Having said all that, this optic has a 32 moa ring and a 2 moa dot. I found myself putting the circle on the thing and letting it go. Meaning, That could be a great dot for CCW, because finding that circle is fast, but that precision goes to more than 32 moa, for sure.

TLDR:, I sucked today. The dot is fire, just mind the sight picture. The Rost Martin is amazing. I did find that the ports worked better with 147 grain.

I have been wondering about this for a while and I would like the opinion from people who has bufferless systems.

Here's the breakdown:

Trigger: long, heavy travel and a reset I could barely feel. Hard to shoot well, harder to learn on.

Capacity: 7+1. Eight rounds total, and that's it.

Manual safety: one more step under stress, on a gun that already gave me limited rounds.

Magazine disconnect: it won't fire without a magazine inserted. Some people want that feature. For me, it was one more thing that could go wrong.

None of these make it a "bad gun" for everyone. They made it the wrong gun for me, and I'd have known that if I'd researched instead of shopping on price.

Know what you're buying before you buy it.

Would any of these be a dealbreaker for you? Drop it below.

Stay Primed.

This piece is a collective effort with artist @Dread.JPG on Instagram — honoring a lineage of people who understood that rights left undefended aren't rights at all, they are privileges on loan.

The state has never needed permission to arm itself against its people. We don't ask for permission either.

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