Letter Re: Sport Shooting for Preppers
As C.K.’s article points out almost all of the publications that cover prepping acknowledge the need for self-defense, but very little ink gets spent on developing or maintaining real proficiency. His suggestion that readers consider either practical shooting (USPSA) or defensive pistol shooting (IDPA) really hits the target. The follow-up letter by Sean from COS advocating hunting as another way to develop and maintain skills also hit the mark. Many articles and even most of the survival fiction stories provide descriptions and explanations for the “right” guns to buy. “Survival Gun Selection” on the left side of survivalblog.com is an excellent overview of the equipment and rationale, but even this article avoids two other gun issues that are critical, especially for those of us with a wife who carefully monitors our combined survival investing. Those two issues are: 1.) How many rounds should be put aside for each type of…