David Spaulding Clears the Air on “Tactical” Training
Are you fed up with all the “Tacticool” nonsense? Do you wonder about guys who are more into “macho” fashion statements than actually learning effective gun-handling skills? Are you tired of the whole “tactical lifestyle” silliness? Well so is respected firearms trainer David Spaulding. In this refreshingly frank and candid video, Dave speaks the “plain truth” about firearms training, pistols in particular.
Great “No-BS” Video — David Spaulding Calls Out Firearms Training Nonsense:
David explains that you don’t need to dress up like a Spec Ops Warrior. You don’t need a beard and you don’t need to wear tactical pants and combat boots. Jeans and sneakers work just fine.
David also says that too many people are caught up in hardware “one-upsmanship”. Get the pistol that works best for you — it doesn’t matter if it’s not the one used by Delta Force. Likewise, get the holster that fits YOU best, even if it’s not on the cover of Guns & Ammo magazine.
Most importantly, David says that, to be truly proficient with any firearm, you must TRAIN with that firearm in real life. Surfing the web won’t substitute for actual training time, David says. AccurateShooter.com agrees wholeheartedly — while this website provides a wealth of info on reloading, marksmanship, and other topics, you still need to get out to the range and train. There is no substitute for actual trigger time, preferably under the guidance of a competent mentor or instructor.
“The fact remains [that] if you really understood the psychological and financial trauma that occurs to someone when they take a life, you won’t want to do it. So the fascination with war-fighting, and gear, and killing people just does not make sense.
I’ll have people that contact me and say ‘What kind of trousers were you wearing?’ Who cares! They’re [just] a pair of pants…” — David Spaulding
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Hallelujah! Better NOT to give away any sign that one might be carrying AT ALL. Don’t look the part.
Excellent. At last someone prepared to call bullshit “bullshit”.
As a Veteran and 35 year competitive smallbore/highpower shooter I say Amen to this gentleman. I don’t like it when someone shows up at the range with their “tactical vest” loaded with magazines and a pistol. First of all many of these folks know little to nothing about their firearm/and how to use it and secondly what “threat” exists that they feel the need to be armed at all times? If these folks want to play war then join the Military or their local or state police organizations. As noted on the video the last thing someone wants to have to do is to use their firearm in self defense.
Responsible firearms ownership and use is not about how many pistol/rifle rounds you can fire on a target in XX seconds. I recommend these folks join the NRA and learn about rifle/pistol marksmanship the right way.
Guys, guys, guys. You are missing the point of all this. Companies need to sell goods to customers. In order to have a market they need to actively reinforce the aspirational nature of this equipment over the more hum-drum. Who would you rather identify with? A hairy assed Special Forces Operator or so Johnny No Name in Walmart? This Tactical market taps into a complex mix of manliness, aspiration and escape but also includes a more than a little fear – fear of attack, fear of terrorism, fear of the unknown…
The tacticool clowns are an absolute embarrassment.
Now, can we also say “enough is enough” with the idiotic zombie (and the ectoplasm green) craze? Pretty please?
What we’ve witnessed is the natural evolution of keyboard warriors turned gunslingers. It’s all too easy to read and preach the opinions seen online, buy the gear advertised everywhere, and then strut around the local shooting spots like a peacock.
I have to agree gentleman. As a retired FMF Corpsman and combat vet and firearms instructor in a retail shooting range/storefront, I can appreciate both sides. Serving with my Marines for 22 years, we never had the high speed gear. Sure my Recon buddies had some, but most was fabricated out of need. (Magpul) As far as the “Tacticool”, yes I totally agree. Everyone wants to look like an operator. When you talk to actual operators off duty, they as David said, are in jeans and sneakers. They are masters of the weapon they carry, and really would prefer it stay in their holster. As a Corpsman, I was trained to save lives and when needed, take them as well. I would rather spend my money talking about those I couldn’t save. No one wants to take a life on general principle; at least no one in their right mind. We accepted the inevitability that it might be needed. Great article David.