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Posted: 7/29/2022 10:57:43 AM EDT
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One of the more unusual responses I’ve seen from some in the training industry is the vitriol directed at the general shooting population suddenly posting pictures and videos of their results on the Dicken Drill. These people are spewing hatred, claiming that those posting videos have purely been shooting at close range, claiming self-defense is impossible past XYZ distance, and other stereotypes. Of course, there are people who believe fallacies like the “333 rule” and other silliness, but the vast majority of shooters I see attempting the Dicken Drill are not those people. |
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The "Dicken Drill" makes me cringe.
the poor guy probably hates all this attention and masterbating but isn't allowed to speak yet about it. he also didn't shoot all his rounds from the god tier 40 yards away range. he did a damn fine job stopping that threat, and has my respect. I can appreciate people motivated to train some more because of this, but still..... |
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How about what the fuck is a Dickens drill and why should I care?
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Quoted: How about what the fuck is a Dickens drill and why should I care? View Quote Quoted: View Quote Do you two read ANY news? |
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God forbid any old man be happy for a young dude doing good and influencing others to get better...
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Quoted: Quoted: How about what the fuck is a Dickens drill and why should I care? Quoted: Do you two read ANY news? What are we talking about again? Not really. Only the local weather and sports on TV, Glenn Beck and whatever news I glean from here. |
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Quoted: The "Dicken Drill" makes me cringe. the poor guy probably hates all this attention and masterbating but isn't allowed to speak yet about it. he also didn't shoot all his rounds from the god tier 40 yards away range. he did a damn fine job stopping that threat, and has my respect. I can appreciate people motivated to train some more because of this, but still..... View Quote True, but we don't know those details yet. The drill was created with what little information we have. Once we see the video we can update the drill to be more accurate. I don't see it as masturbatory fantasies, just people wanting to celebrate him for exercising his right to carry and being willing to do the right thing to protect himself, his loved ones and other people. It also changes what most people thought the typical self-defense scenario looked like. |
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Quoted: The "Dicken Drill" makes me cringe. the poor guy probably hates all this attention and masterbating but isn't allowed to speak yet about it. he also didn't shoot all his rounds from the god tier 40 yards away range. he did a damn fine job stopping that threat, and has my respect. I can appreciate people motivated to train some more because of this, but still..... View Quote How do you know how he feels? You can't even spell. |
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Quoted: 10 rounds at 40 yards in 15 seconds. You know, the 22 year old that stopped a mass shooter from across the food court with a concealed carry gun. View Quote I heard something about that shooting. Didn't know his name or exact circumstances really. 40 yards pistol shooting sounds like deer hunting. Some of us have been practicing at those ranges for years and were laughed at. "The majority of engagements happen at under 7 yards." Many guns don't hold 10 rounds, so there's that. Sound like a worthy training scenario. |
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The positive thing about the Greenwood shooting is it might get people to stop 'training' with handguns at distances so short it is nearly impossible to miss.
Good handgun fundamentals are a perishable skill and 10 shots with 8 hits from a concealment draw in 15 seconds, at 40 yardd is a pretty damn good metric. It's not easy, but it's not impossible either. I'm thinking of Tex Grebner drawing with his shoulder actually touching his target and shooting himself in the leg because he is so focused on being a 'Quickdraw'. Goofy. |
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Hopefully in just a couple of years the fudds will have gone the way of the dodo
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Holy fuck, I've never seen so much revolver hate from the small wiener community.
We need more people to carry, more people to support the 2nd amendment, more people out there ready to shoot back. And the community keep taking a giant shit on anyone who carries a revolver. Have you ever even fired a revolver? Keep going. Keep sowing hate in the community and then wonder why high cap bans and shit get enacted. |
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Something like 10 shots at 40yrds in 15 seconds against a man size silhouette, gotta make 8 of the shots hits. However, as far as I can tell that's just not how things happened. From what I gather (and this could be completely wrong because I don't watch the news and I don't really care very much) he was walking toward the BG while engaging and using his non-firing hand to usher people dafuq out.
For the last 15 years I haven't practiced defensive handgun shooting in any way other than while moving except for a few drills at training classes. The training classes stressed mastering shooting in motion unless using solid cover so just standing there in one spot driving shots at a target wasn't something they spent much time on. In my opinion, if I'm not able to keep the X in motion while making reliable center mass hits then I'm training to have a duel, not a gunfight. If you want to train with some drill, train with it. Train with all the drills you can google up. If you only train one way then you're rehearsing, not training. In any event, as far as I can tell, the Dicken drill is pretty much gunnie larping + mental masturbation meant to make people feel better about themselves while others pat them on the back for pretending to be as badass as Mr. Dicken apparently is. It is kinda neat though that we've got just unbelievable performances by 2 defensive shooters who are (apparently) essentially untrained. Mr. Rittenhouse, who's performance was nothing less than stunning given the dynamic situation & close range & the trigger control he executed. Mr. Dicken who seems to have dove into action with zero hesitation or fucks given and also seems to have not only behaved as a heroic keeper of his fellow man but also as a truly competent pistol driver in a dynamic long range situation where he displayed obviously fantastic scene control, communications, trigger control and sight picture. |
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The guy obviously practiced a lot, maybe he enjoyed shooting at more of a challenging distance. Sure there's a lot of internet influencers telling everyone all about how to do it. It boils down to just doubling your distance from your target and practice it.
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Quoted: Holy fuck, I've never seen so much revolver hate from the small wiener community. We need more people to carry, more people to support the 2nd amendment, more people out there ready to shoot back. And the community keep taking a giant shit on anyone who carries a revolver. Have you ever even fired a revolver? Keep going. Keep sowing hate in the community and then wonder why high cap bans and shit get enacted. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted: Holy fuck, I've never seen so much revolver hate from the small wiener community. We need more people to carry, more people to support the 2nd amendment, more people out there ready to shoot back. And the community keep taking a giant shit on anyone who carries a revolver. Have you ever even fired a revolver? Keep going. Keep sowing hate in the community and then wonder why high cap bans and shit get enacted. Quoted: In any event, as far as I can tell, the Dicken drill is pretty much gunnie larping + mental masturbation meant to make people feel better about themselves while others pat them on the back for pretending to be as badass as Mr. Dicken apparently is. Omg Attached File |
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Quoted: I assume you mean with my Other Strong Hand and my non-dominant eye? View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted: Quoted: Try shooting one handed at 50 meters with a 2" target. Now that would be manly. |
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Regarding this shooting, did the shooter ever return the good guy’s fire?
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Quoted: I used to bulls eye womp-mice in my T-16 back home. They're not much bigger than 2". View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted: Quoted: Try shooting one handed at 50 meters with a 2” target. I used to bulls eye womp-mice in my T-16 back home. They're not much bigger than 2". It is basically the 10 ring on a Free Pistol target, which is shot with a single shot .22 with a hair trigger and it is humbling to suck at when the guy next to you is hitting it regularly. |
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Quoted: Kind of want to do the dickens drill with a revolver now View Quote My best reloads are about 3.5 second shot to shot with comp 2s so I think I could get it but it would be tight. The drill I recorded I did 8 shots in 11.3 seconds. I did another couple at 10ish and 9.7 with a 1911. My m66 is down at the moment |
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Quoted: I really think I could get it done with a reload View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted: Quoted: NY reload is the way to go. I really think I could get it done with a reload I guarantee I could not. 03RN was going to try but I didn’t see if he did it yet. ETA. Speak of the devil. |
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It's odd to call the 333 rule silly and then cite a source that generally supports it. Maybe it should be 3 rounds, 3 seconds, 5 yards- but that's far from "silliness."
Lucky Gunner link I don't understand hate towards the Dickens Drill. This is obviously a rare occurrence (which is why we're discussing it) but I find training for a higher bar helps with success at a lower bar. I shot this a couple days ago at 6 yards with 1 second target presentations (that target hanger spins) as a general believer in the 3-3-5 (?) rule knowing 6 is harder than 5 Attached File |
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Quoted: Holy fuck, I've never seen so much revolver hate from the small wiener community. We need more people to carry, more people to support the 2nd amendment, more people out there ready to shoot back. And the community keep taking a giant shit on anyone who carries a revolver. Have you ever even fired a revolver? Keep going. Keep sowing hate in the community and then wonder why high cap bans and shit get enacted. View Quote I have. Not a fan. Even if I were, it wouldn't make me applaud gun control. |
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Quoted: My best reloads are about 3.5 second shot to shot with comp 2s so I think I could get it but it would be tight. The drill I recorded I did 8 shots in 11.3 seconds. I did another couple at 10ish and 9.7 with a 1911. My m66 is down at the moment View Quote If I have some casings left and find some time this weekend Im gunna try it Most of my casings got heated to 500 degrees after I forgot to pull them out of the oven With as old as they were I decided to pitch them vs risking it. I seriously probably had 10+ firings through them |
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