I'd put it in the front yard, ready to jump into and use when required.
If I am not wrong, most of the time they are just firing blanks ammunition just for simulation purposes.
The cops? Mostly they don't get to fire them at all...which makes qualification day a little frightening to think about. I shoot around 200-300 rounds a weekend just through my handguns...Let's call it 250 rounds 48 weeks of the year...that's 12,000 rounds of practice and training, running and gunning, drawing from the holster, target acquisition, fast magazine changes etc. A cop (here) might shoot 25 rounds for qualification purposes on one occasion a year. That should demonstrate the level of skill. Shooting is a perishable skill, only through constant effort does one get and remain good at it.
Here, a cop turns up for work, goes to the armoury, signs out a handgun, loads it and holsters. There it stays. At the end of the shift they do the reverse. They may never pick up the same gun twice in a matter of weeks. Scary stuff.
I definitely wouldn't mind just casually taking it out for a spin 😅
Not the cops with the blanks though I wouldn't be surprise if they were. Back in the army, that was what we used for training. I heard from a friend that is working as a policeman, everytime they pull out the pistol from the holster, an incident report is required to be written, Hence I will assume that is a big deterrent for the officers here as well 😅
Just curious about this, what are the costs like to keep up with this hobby?
This number, 12,000 relates only to one of my calibres, 9mm and I make my own so about 0.25c per round. I shoot other calibres and rifle calibres also, several thousand more rounds a year. For the 9mm though it's about $3,000 a year for ammunition. Rifle rounds, also self-made, are about $1.80-$2.80 per round.
You can make your own ammunition?! What can you not do? Hahaha 😂
Sounds like a pretty costly hobby to keep up with! I assumed that you have already significantly lowered these costs by making the ammunition yourself. Either way, I really admire your passion for it! 👏
Yeah I do, I've done several posts on it, showing the process.
There's loads of things I can't do...like waste my time playing video games.
Life is meant to be lived and I have lived a full and enjoyable one (mostly.) I pack a lot in, am not afraid to try things and have an ethos of ownership, responsibility and discipline...I have said it many times, and I apply it to my life, all aspects of it. You mention passion...it's something I have for everything I do, even if that's sitting on the couch watching a TV show or movie. I'm engaged and present in my life man, I work at that, and so I do a lot of things...but there's always more to do. I often talk about time not coming back around, the fact that I'll die sometime...I live knowing I'll die someday and I live better for it.
A single paragraph that is packed with so much wisdom there! This is the kind of role model behavior I dream of embodying in my own life, for my personal journey towards growth and self-improvement!
This genuinely reflects the essence of your title (Focused on focus) – it's all about staying on point, and your words truly exemplify this! 👏
Staying on point...That's the short version of the paragraph I wrote. Not always easily done, but with ownership, responsibility and discipline it's possible...My life is proof of that.
Thanks for your kind words. (Also, the point changes and moves...it's important to recognise it.)
Maintaining a sharp focus in whatever we do at the moment is important, but like you said, it's equally important to remain open (move) to opportunities and be willing to step out of your zone when they arise! 😁