Sunday, September 10, 2017

Airsoft gun orange tip?

I bet It will have the tip. I see many online descriptions that dont show the tip in the picture. The pictures are more appealing without the orange, and then small print will mention the orange law. Also, I think the non orange picture is because the (usually chinese) maker also sells to many other countries that dont require tip and they have one promotional photo that covers all countries.
I think you would be in no trouble at all if you buy one without -- the selling company would be. As I mentioned, I'm sure all companies sell orange tipped ones, Companies are especially in fear of being sued.
It's just illegal for sale or transport. After you own it, it is up to you to act responsibly regardless of tip color.
if you were bothered, paint your own on, or use fluorescent tape on end. I wouldn't brandish fake gun foolishly in public with tip or not.

Most responsible adult owners/collectors remove or paint tips black. But kids use theirs for skirmish wars and messing around. Maybe you would want orange tip on a young kid's gun in case the kid does something foolish like publically brandish it.
All Kids do stupid things sometimes.

Saturday, September 9, 2017

Drills and Skills…not one in the same…

SKILL: the ability, coming from one's knowledge, practice, aptitude, etc., to do something well with a high expectation of success.

DRILL: any methodical, repetitive, or mechanical training, instruction, or exercise. Proof of skill.


Skill is the ability to perform an activity with a high expectation of success cold. A drill…in our case a shooting drill… is intended to show proof that a skill(s) can be performed. Skills must be learned, understood, practiced, mastered and then anchored to a level of what the motor learning community calls automaticity or what many think of as “auto pilot” or “unconscious competence”.
In a gunfight…where we are fighting to save our life or the life of someone we care about… we can’t be thinking about how to perform the skills that will make us victorious, we need to be focusing on the fight itself, what our opponent is doing and what actions (based on our anchored skills) we can take to counter his/her moves. The shooting part of this conflict must be performed without conscious thought. If there were ever a time to perform a skill(s) to a high level of success COLD this would be it! What are the chances you just finished a 300 round practice session when your gunfight breaks out?
At Handgun Combatives, every drill we use in our courses is meant to reinforce a skill…or set of skills…that we feel is ESSENTIAL to prevailing in conflict and we always explain these reasons. We do not do arbitrary, random, trendy or the like. Our drills are challenging, meaningful and require regular practice in order to complete them successfully on demand. Even though they are drills of my creation I cannot do them successfully unless I have been practicing the required skills. Yep! I fail regularly…but I then know what I need to work on…something drills are really good at telling us.
Shoot drills by all means…but shoot them with purpose and do not let them control your practice sessions. Remember, practice is training and training is preparation…preparation is undertaken because you are smart enough to know you need it!