I know this is rehashed, but I wanted to make a point.
I went for an interview today for a short-term EP gig.
They wanted me to take a physical, interview and range test.
Passed the physical no problem; likewise the interview.
When we got to the range, I informed the detail lead and client rep I would be shooting the weapon I plan to carry, my satin Walther PPK in .380.
Well.
Up to the line, passed my safety and function checks, sighted in, breathing properly, squuuueeeeezzzzziiiiiiiinnnnnggggg the trigg-
Click.
What?
Screw it, bad round. Next one chambered.
Click.
WHAT?
Again.
Click.
Rounds on the lane table indicated a light strike on all three.
I rented a Glock 23 and aced the quals, but learned a lesson.
Clean, clean and re-clean, as Bill Warnock suggested.
The pin and spring were clogged in their little channel with oil and some carbon I must've missed the last time I cleaned it, along with fibers from concealed carry and what might have been skin flakes from carry under my shirt.
Better to learn this in training on a range than on the street when confronted with a cracked-up felon with a lust for my cash.
Clean, clean and re-clean.
I went for an interview today for a short-term EP gig.
They wanted me to take a physical, interview and range test.
Passed the physical no problem; likewise the interview.
When we got to the range, I informed the detail lead and client rep I would be shooting the weapon I plan to carry, my satin Walther PPK in .380.
Well.
Up to the line, passed my safety and function checks, sighted in, breathing properly, squuuueeeeezzzzziiiiiiiinnnnnggggg the trigg-
Click.
What?
Screw it, bad round. Next one chambered.
Click.
WHAT?
Again.
Click.
Rounds on the lane table indicated a light strike on all three.
I rented a Glock 23 and aced the quals, but learned a lesson.
Clean, clean and re-clean, as Bill Warnock suggested.
The pin and spring were clogged in their little channel with oil and some carbon I must've missed the last time I cleaned it, along with fibers from concealed carry and what might have been skin flakes from carry under my shirt.
Better to learn this in training on a range than on the street when confronted with a cracked-up felon with a lust for my cash.
Clean, clean and re-clean.
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