Anyone Paintball?
 

Vid has nothing really to do with title. Where I am, nothing but range shooting, kind of not good for anything but going through rounds. Would love to have at least some open country to at least do a little more aggressive shooting, but not happening here. Would like to get SOME kind of tacticle workout going though. Hence, been toying with the paintball idea. Do not have the funds nor time to fly out to some camp for a week or so.

'find cover, targets of opportunity and don't get flanked'

Not a bad video regardless, kind of funny too.

So, what do you all do for practice?

Re: Anyone Paintball?
 

Yes, paintball is a lot of fun. It gives you a sense of who you are and who you're up against. It's also possible to decide the tide of a 40+ person battle with a band of 4 or 5 smart individuals who know where to push and where to hold.

I'm sure it's nothing to those who have real training, but to those who have none, it is a good place to start.

Re: Anyone Paintball?
 

I used to play 20 years ago. I spent 6 year in the military. I just played paintball with my kids a month ago (first time in 20 years). WOW. Some of those new paintball guns are awesome. Semi-auto. Full-auto. Much better accuracy and range than 20 years ago. It was very fun. We will probably play some more when it warms back up.

Re: Anyone Paintball?
 

Played amateur team for 5 years (Pan Am - California) - had a ton of fun - had to give it up - my knees were going (to fat and slow and outclassed. Couldn't compete with the 16 year old who's 5'4" can run a 4.8 and hide behind a 2' wall. Not when you are a 6'3" 220# 40+, I could waddle and mostly fit behind the biggest bunker)

I think it was pretty good for figuring out what NOT to do in a gun fight - can't guarantee that paintball translates directly to real combat (bullets will go through walls). But the biggest take away was that dumb luck plays a pretty big role.

Re: Anyone Paintball?
 

Don't forget airsoft guns either. They can provide a lot of useful and cheap training at ranges you can realistically expect to engage if you have to defend yourself plus airsoft has the advantage of looking and feeling more like your real gun. You even have to do realistic mag changes.

As far as training goes, get what you can whether it is personal instruction or just a book or video. Then try it out, paintball, airsoft or whatever. Use a squirt gun if you have to. "Real" training can be good and it can be bad. Ever seen those videos from WWII that show a pistol drill that involves assuming a horse stance, firing a pistol one handed and hopping around? Don't forget that professional soldiers don't exactly train with live ammo against death row inmates either. Do what you can, that's all anybody does.