Videos tagged with Shooting Under Pressure

This video features a conversation with David Draper, Editor-in-Chief of Petersen's Hunting, discussing firearms, hunting experiences, and the importance of understanding ballistics and limitations. Draper emphasizes the value of hands-on experience, like participating in NRL Hunter matches, to improve shooting under pressure. He also highlights the craftsmanship at Christensen Arms and shares insights on caliber selection for big game hunting, stressing the need to match the caliber to the intended use and understand bullet construction.

This video outlines five key benefits of participating in competitive shooting, emphasizing its role in skill development and self-defense preparation. The speaker, a shooter with two years of experience, highlights how competition forces shooters to perform under pressure, enhances mental endurance by managing multiple tasks, and provides practical experience manipulating firearms 'hot.' It also points to the accessibility of quality instruction from experienced shooters at matches and the inherent fun of the sport.

This video demonstrates a unique shooting drill designed to add pressure and fun to firearm practice. The challenge involves shooting at hot sauce bottles placed at 10 yards, with a penalty of consuming hot sauce for each missed target. The drill highlights the importance of accuracy under duress and the physical challenges that can arise from such scenarios, even at relatively close distances. It emphasizes practicing with various firearms and calibers while incorporating an element of consequence to simulate real-world stress.

This video analyzes a self-defense encounter where a handgun was fired at an approaching cougar. The speaker, from Civilian Tactical, critiques the shooter's technique, emphasizing the difficulty of one-handed shooting under duress and prioritizing firearm control over recording. The analysis highlights the importance of proper grip and stance, even in high-stress situations, and questions whether the shot was a miss or an intentional warning.

Gunwerks' Level Three Long Range University focuses on advanced mountain shooting techniques in challenging conditions. The course emphasizes practical application of skills learned in previous levels, with a strong focus on shooting from inclines and declines, managing variable winds, and performing under pressure. Participants bring their own equipment to test its capabilities in realistic hunting scenarios.

This video, 'Serenity Actual' Pt 3: Tactical Crossroads, showcases a 200-yard RunNGun event from a 2009 'Armed Serenity' shoot. The segment features the host demonstrating the course, highlighting the challenges of maintaining composure under pressure, physical fitness, and marksmanship within strict time limits and daylight constraints. The video intentionally includes shooter errors and heavy breathing to represent the learning process for typical shooters. Due to time, the 200-yard plate engagements were later separated from the 100-yard RunNGun. The content emphasizes practical learning and fun for a group of firearm enthusiasts.