There is no perfect Warrior, everyone makes mistakes from time to time and in such a way we learn. Making mistakes while carrying the weapon can have very serious consequences. Instead of forcing you to learn on your own mistakes, we have created a list of the most common mistakes by people using the entitlements of carrying the weapon in holster.
Most of mistakes are made by persons just entering the world of gun owners and by novice persons in exercising the right to be prepared for self-defense. After our observation we have noticed that very often people, who regard themselves as experienced to carry hidden weapons, make also many of these mistakes.
Mistake number one.
Completion of only a minimal training required for owning and carrying the weapon.
Training with the sports instructor, on which you will shoot 25 rounds of ammunition is not sufficient to be ready to carry hidden weapon. Such trainings indicate only shooting principles and general support of firearms, but have nothing to do with real life in danger. Such training does not prepare anyone to carrying the weapon on the strip, which we could use to protect our life or others.
Before you will decide to carry own weapon, you should make accurate research on trainings, which will be useful to understand basic principles of reacting in extreme situation. Remember that performing training as soon as possible to tick-box, will teach you nothing.
You need quite a different training, you need practice with a vision of being in extreme situations, which could take place and are the best example of real life.
The cheapest training is not enough to feel confident with weapon or the fact that on 10 m you always hit the target.
The responsibility of person using the privilege of being always ready and carrying the weapon by the belt must feel 100% ready physically and mentally, to be sure that in a danger won?t regret what learned.
Mistake number two.
Revealing and showing the weapon carried on the strip.
Showing is common of the beginners and little experienced Warriors. It is situation when the holster and weapon are imprinted from your clothes in a way obviously showing its content. Most often you fit your clothes this way, because you have undervalued ambition of exaltation in front of others, they may notice and state that you are better from them. The same mistake is associated with revealing the weapon i.e. wearing not fitted holsters, not-intended to wear hidden, which in our movements is revealed and quite visible.
Experienced persons carrying the weapon usually treat it as a part of their clothes, to which they do not pay attention. The beginners all the time think and wonder whether everything is covered and invisible to others.
Actually, most of passing us people do not pay attention to details in our surrounding and to our clothes. But if they note, something unusual as wearing jackets twice larger than the appropriate size or extremely stuffed side of the belt, which we are trying to clumsy hide, then the attention whether you like it or not is paid to you.
Of course, revealing or showing is not the end of world, if it accidentally happens, but it can be a violation of the law in some places and situations. If your weapon by the strip will be revealed, this can create unnecessary tension or provocation. Probably such a situation won?t be a danger for you, but you don?t need to face a panicked patrol on the street, which exceptionally excited may make some mistakes. All mistakes will be caused by your uncovered equipment, which should be hidden, and as a consequence next mistakes may appear both on your side and persons from surroundings.
Believe me, if somebody sees the person in civilian clothes with a clearly visible weapon by the belt will certainly get scared. Therefore, you should devote some time to make sure that at any position you won?t reveal carried weapons, nor show it in any situation, e.g. while going to shooting range.
Mistake number three.
Using poor quality holsters.
By saving on holster, you shouldn?t require from it to fulfill its task. No matter of what material is made; the important thing is to feel it keeps the weapon firmly and correctly, to be comfortable in order to wear it every day without feeling discomfort.
Many experienced people from shooting environment have a lot of holsters and this is mainly from learning and fitting the perfect model to your needs in every respect. Copying other only because we like their holster is not a reasonable approach, each of us has different predisposition, and we need tests and trials with many models in order to choose the most suitable for us. Don?t be afraid to try and test until you reach full satisfaction of your choice.
The division into holsters prepared to shooting ranges, competitions, trainings, etc. is not a perfect solution, because the muscle memory should be trained, always on one product. The perfect solution is one holster for all in both tactical and sport tasks.
Mistake number four.
Wearing wrong clothes.
There are two various aspects related to this mistake. The first is directly related to mistake # 2, i.e. revealing and showing carried weapon. Since you are carrying the weapon, it doesn?t mean that you don?t already have the right to wear Hawaiian T-shirts or colorful summer trousers. You have the right to your sense of taste and style suited just to you. The only thing to which you must pay attention ? is not to uncover carried weapon. Just experiment a little and find that your clothes can still be fitted to your style.
The second aspect of this mistake is wearing only tactical clothes, which you use on a shooting range. Wearing clothes in the city from head to toe with patterns and stamps of Blackhawk or 5.11 Tactical, straight out indicates that there is a weapon in the vicinity.
The idea of carrying the weapon hidden is associated with the fact that only you know about it, rather than screaming to the entire world about this fact.
Mistake number five.
Touching and checking
This is the most common habit of novice Warrior, who just begins wearing hidden weapon. This is a routine action relying on the fact that from time to time we are reaching the weapon in order to check, to touch wherever it is in its place.
Stop worrying, if you have a neat holster, the weapon is always fitted. With such a habit you only give other another chance to recognize that you?re carrying a weapon. Strangle this desire to touch and leave the gun alone. The only time, when after going out you would have to reach it, is struggle for life or training on a shooting range.
Mistake number six.
Lack of training with ammunition intended for self-defense.
The extreme situation in which you could be, is certainly not a moment in which you would find that your weapon jams by the ammunition designed for self-defense. The above situation would certainly become more complicated, when you state that you have loaded sports ammunition, which barely was able to shoot the steel target during trainings.
You should practice as much as possible with dedicated ammunition of different brands in order to find out which is the best for your weapon. This, of course, will be much more expensive training than in which you use the ammunition typically sports or reloaded. However, this extra expense is really worth to ensure that if you are forced to stand up for your life or health, your equipment will not let you down. It is best to practice on the same weapon, use the same holster and ammo for all trainings ? tactical and sports. Muscle memory in the increased risk will be the only your ally, but it can also be your enemy.
Mistake number seven.
Placing and showing the weapon or holster in public places.
Unlike checking whether the weapon is still by the strip, the next mistake is when we state that holster has shifted totally in a different place than we planned e.g. while getting off the car and in this moment we want to place it right.
Making it in a public place is a very bad idea; all the more we attract greater attention than only touching whether it is still on the spot. Placing the holster and weapon is certainly very simple to notice by the audience, as well as can be recorded by the monitoring surrounding us.
If you must fix it, do it in the car before getting off or go to the closed bathroom or dressing room, of course, not-monitored. Simply find a private space, where you will be completely invisible and fix, what you need to fix, bearing in mind that no one is supposed to see what actually you are doing.
Mistake number eight.
Bargaining and showing off.
If you?re going to carry a weapon for security reasons, hidden by the belt, do it always and consciously, and not occasionally, e.g. only on the occasion of ?showing off? before friends. You never know when the extreme situation may happen, in which this weapon will be needed. Whether at any time it will happen, coming back from the shooting range, going just to the shop to get rolls, nobody knows when. Accidents and such situations always happen in the least expected moment, so if you want to be ready you must be always ready, rather than only from time to time.
Mistake number nine.
Lack of understanding the right to defense your life or health.
It is your responsibility to be familiar with the rules of applicable law in the place where you decided to carry the weapon. Check out where and when you can, and where it is prohibited. This information is usually very easy to find, so it is worth to devote your time to read them.
Fortunately, most people legally carrying weapon is responsible and legally prepared to use this privilege. If you do not belong to these people, and you are carrying or you going to carry the weapon, it is time to carefully study the area of responsibility, which lies on you.
Mistake number ten.
Incorrect setting and internal undervaluing.
As previously mentioned, most people carrying the weapon are very responsible and properly trained, as well as familiar with the legal aspects.
Each trained Warrior carrying the weapon on the strip will do everything to avoid any conflict, not to be forced to reach for the weapon. However, when there is other way, in violence and life-threatening condition, they are be prepared in every respect to defend the immediate attack in order to save yourself or family and friends. Having the right to carry the weapon in hidden is a great responsibility and not everyone is up to this task.
Inexperienced person with wrong attitude, with lack of appropriate training can make the biggest possible mistakes, which is looking for ?occasion?. Such a person takes weapon, chooses the most dark and dangerous streets, or even worse attempts to provoke. Only because you are carrying the weapon it doesn?t mean that you should look for potential problems to solve or look for somebody to accost you.
In fact, the maturity and experience in self-defense means something quite opposite. The real Warrior predicts and avoids places of potential risk, and weak mentally and undervalued person will create the idea of the worship of superiority by virtue of possessing the weapon and will be look for dangerous places. Your mistakes can have broad and long-term consequences, and therefore you should train and improve your skills, to avoid the privilege of carrying bracelets presented in a photo.
Carrying the weapon you must do everything in order to become trained Warrior, rather than soft mentally adventurer. Only weak individuals are looking for such situations, which theoretically are supposed to add confidence, while very strong individuals predict and will do everything to never be forced to reach for this weapon.
In fact, the maturity and experience in self-defense means something quite opposite. The real Warrior predicts and avoids places of potential risk, and weak mentally and undervalued person will create the idea of the worship of superiority by virtue of possessing the weapon and will be look for dangerous places. Your mistakes can have broad and long-term consequences, and therefore you should train and improve your skills, to avoid the privilege of carrying bracelets presented in a photo.
Carrying the weapon you must do everything in order to become trained Warrior, rather than soft mentally adventurer. Only weak individuals are looking for such situations, which theoretically are supposed to add confidence, while very strong individuals predict and will do everything to never be forced to reach for this weapon.
Carrying the weapon should be a routine for you, nothing special, and nothing that distinguishes you from surrounding in which you were previously not carrying weapons. You should carry it with positive attitude taking all above mentioned mistakes into account and probably you will never be in a situation forcing you to use it in order to defend your life or family and friends.
If the extreme situation will occur in your life and you will be forced to defend your life or other, both you and the police must be sure that there was no other solution, as well as there cannot be the slightest doubt about your behavior before, during and after the entire situation. The above points will also help you in proper approach of real Warrior, that?s why you should think about them before you go out with the weapon by your strip.
If the extreme situation will occur in your life and you will be forced to defend your life or other, both you and the police must be sure that there was no other solution, as well as there cannot be the slightest doubt about your behavior before, during and after the entire situation. The above points will also help you in proper approach of real Warrior, that?s why you should think about them before you go out with the weapon by your strip.
