CIVILIAN TRAINING: books and manuals

Most people here agree that training is the most important factor in owning and responsibly carrying weapons, but I, and many other people, can't afford to go to $5k training courses, so I ask, are there any /k/ approved books or training manuals that the average person can buy and follow to train during their own time so that they can learn and practice the do's and don'ts?

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  1. 10 months ago
    Anonymous

    YouTube, if you have good instincts about who's credible and who isn't.

    • 10 months ago
      Anonymous

      OP here, I've been watching youtube vids as a substitute but it feels weird and I almost feel like certain information is being withheld from the viewer in these videos but just enough to where they still feel like they're learning something from "le epic swat team guy"

      Is there really no sort of solid media that contains gunfighting technique? even a non-official /k/ tier booklet?

      • 10 months ago
        Anonymous

        I mean, there's alot of different flavors of gunfighting... Even among official US government branches. Many flavors are gonna rely on a wider team, or toolset. What's wrong with just getting comfortable with your gat of choice and learning some basic angles? Perhaps doing something fun revolving around said angles, like Paintball or Counter Strike? You can do boxing, Muai Thai, wrestling, or even MMA and all of them will help you in a "real" life or death fight. You can attempt to mimic a real life struggle thru combatives or Krav but that's still not real fighting, nor will anything account for the vortex of variables also involved in the situation youre training for. If it's not your job just make it into a fun thing you do and have the added bonus of being better equipped in .0000001 chance you'll actually need it, and be sufficiently able to apply it as necessary.

        • 10 months ago
          Anonymous

          Tldr: Official gunfighting is fire and maneuver relay from two or more teams. If you're on your own youre basically limited to moving catlike along walls, punishing mistakes, and either nonstop flanking or getting the frick out before someone with a proper team fixes and maneuvers you.

      • 10 months ago
        Anonymous

        By serving in the Infantry

  2. 10 months ago
    Anonymous

    It really costs $5k to do a course with a bunch of other people, I'd just practice shit on my own with those prices wtf???

  3. 10 months ago
    Anonymous

    This was ok, seemed pretty reasonable. Most of us would probably be in our house in a SHTF situation because we don't have large swaths of land in the suburbs.

  4. 10 months ago
    Anonymous

    https://armypubs.army.mil/ProductMaps/PubForm/TC.aspx
    knock yourself out

  5. 10 months ago
    Anonymous

    Remember: room clearing is a meme and a waste of time. Walls aren't bulletproof, recon by fire is your best bet

    • 10 months ago
      Anonymous

      I thought the general mindset is solo room clearing is something you want to avoid unless absolutely necessary?

    • 10 months ago
      Anonymous

      >Recon by fire into your kids room bro.

  6. 10 months ago
    Anonymous

    >c-clamping a pump

  7. 10 months ago
    Anonymous

    Just this once I will do the spoonfeeding. Eat well little one.

    • 10 months ago
      Anonymous

      why did you post this as a picture

      • 10 months ago
        Anonymous

        It's like when you throw peanuts to the crows, if you break the shell the crows will get fat and lazy but if you hide a peanut in the shell they'll keep their wits but still appreciate the treat

  8. 10 months ago
    Anonymous

    I wanna load a round into her chamber if you catch my innuendo. That is to say, I wanna go into battery.

  9. 10 months ago
    Anonymous

    I'm a helper.

    Shooting to Live - Fairbairn and Sykes
    https://archive.org/details/Shooting_to_Live_Fairbairn_and_Sykes_Paladin_Press

    Effective handgun defense by James, Frank W
    https://archive.org/details/Effective_Handgun_Defense_A_Comprehensive_Guide_to_Concealed_Carry_by_Frank_W_Ja

    Defensive living : preserving your personal safety through awareness, attitude, and armed action
    https://archive.org/details/Defensive_Living

    Principles of Personal Defense - by Jeff Cooper
    https://archive.org/details/JeffCooperPrinciplesOfPersonalDefense_201903

    Handgun training handbooks collection (English)
    https://archive.org/details/handgun-training-handbooks-collection/

    John McSweeney Total Self Defence

    There's a lot more at the Archive, but you have to join to read them.

    • 10 months ago
      Anonymous

      OP, it's not rocket science. These two things are extremely simple and if you do both of these you'll already be on top of 99.99% of the population.
      1) Physical fitness. If you don't already get into a routine of exercise. Guns don't mean shit if you're a lardass and can't climb a set of stairs without getting winded.
      2) Take an introductory course or two and get range time in. Once you've mastered the basics make your training more advanced by adding stress (i.e. shot timer), mixing up shoot and no-shoot targets, shooting dynamic stages.

      Also, I know this is the weapons board and that guns are cool and all that, but if you're worried about SHTF or whatever guns are a small slice of it. You need more practical skills than just shooty shooty. Can you cook or are you a tendie-dependent sperg? How are your first aid skills? If you're driving down the road and you get a flat tire, can you fix that? How about if it's a universal joint that failed instead?

      There are some books I can recommend in addition to what listed, but don't just read them, practice it.
      -Boy Scout Handbook, ideally one of the 5th through 9th editions. Later ones have a lot of the good stuff removed.
      -SAS Survival Handbook and Urban Survival Handbook by Wiseman
      -Soldier's Manual of Common Tasks

  10. 10 months ago
    Anonymous

    And to help you not be An Hero

    GUNS ARE DIFFERENT - FIREARMS SAFETY

    Shooting For Survival

    Shoot Don't Shoot

    An Unthinking Moment

  11. 10 months ago
    Anonymous

    Shoot competition.
    $30-$50 entry fee, 100-200rds, multiple scenarios, competitive spirit, make new friends. It can't be beat.

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