Sorry, I think I don't understand what you're saying here. Your previous post seems like a good one. Maybe I missed something?
<<<Might be confused about something. Sorry in advance.
While I have opinions about how I'd prefer to act if someone broke into the house (or something similar), I have no idea how I'd react in reality since I haven't been in that situation before. So for all I know, it might be impossible for me to actually shoot a gun at a human being, in which case those opinions don't amount to squat. Any thoughts on that?
I just wrote a giant post about women and concealed carry, but it was a total derail from what we were talking about, heh. Maybe I'll post it elsewhere.
The trick with defensive shooting is to train your body to do what you want it to do automatically without your brain needing to be in gear properly.
Let's assume, for the sake of conversation, that you want to make certain that any dude who comes into your home and wishes to harm you in some way has no way of doing so, and you can ask me about variations if I miss something.
Here's a couple possible drills, think about them and consider changing them up depending on circumstances.
INTRUDER SCENARIO -
1. You hear a sound that wakes you up, no one else is home - (And you are better at
reacting than acting.)
a. You have a gun in a nightstand or headboard drawer or next to the bed.
b. Grab gun and phone, dial 911 and set phone aside, don't worry about talking to them. They'll come.
c. Wait right there in the bed, if someone enters the room without announcing, shoot until there is no threat.
*Special note* if you can't see police lights from your bedroom, don't do this because you might shoot a cop.
2. You hear a sound that wakes you up, no one else is home - (You are proactive)
a. You have a gun and a light, either on the gun or with it, in a nightstand or headboard drawer or next to the bed.
b. You stand up, listening carefully, and announce very loudly that you have a gun. Listen for a few at this point.
c. Response or not, you use your flashlight to sweep the entry to the bedroom before exiting to search the house/'apartment, etc.
ANY SCENARIO WHERE YOU SEE AN INTRUDER -
1. If they are carrying anything in their hands, fire at center of mass until they stop doing things.
2. If you see nothing in their hands, yell at them to lie down on the floor, (Might take two or three times because they are going through the same adrenaline dump that you are.) if they do anything other than lie down on the floor, fire at center of mass until they stop doing things.
3. Call the police.
MUGGING SCENARIO -
Planning where you park or how observant you are while traveling on foot has more to do with your chances of being mugged than anything else, but assume it couldn't be helped.
Most importantly, they will probably have a weapon out, if they do, you may not want to draw.
Intuition is big, if you feel a weird vibe, put your hand on you gun, without drawing.
Fire when you think you're gonna die or get raped. Tell the police you thought you were gonna die. Never mention rape, especially if you've been sexually assaulted (In the past), because it will be used against you with the claim that you were trigger happy from your bad experience.
There's a lot more, but the most important thing of all is practice.
A gun with snap caps (Fake bullets that protect the gun from dry firing damage) in the mirror.
Draw, fire. Draw, fire. Do it with all the clothes you'd wear. Practice again and again.
For me, I wear an unbuttoned overshirt over a T. I flip the corner of my shirt over the grip of the gun, draw, and fire. Aiming- Learn to point shoot.
Do this as slowly as you need to do it every time, and build speed only until you fail, then slow down again. Just like playing a musical instrument. You're building muscle memory here. On a good day, I can draw a bead and pull the trigger twice in less than a second, and I am fat and slow. Just keep it going until you can do it a bunch of times in a row without thinking about it.
Accuracy is important, but not as important as the first shot. Getting off the first shot fucks people up, cuz they just got shot at. Learn double tapping. Practice a lot. Like, at least an hour twice a week of dry firing, and a couple times a month at the range, practicing a draw and fire. (If your range will let you.) also, if they'll let you, practice double taps.
Double taps are good because if you aim at center of mass and pull the trigger twice quickly, the second shot rises straight up. Depending on your distance, that second shot is either throat or head if your first shot was good.
I'm sure this was a ramblefest, but I hope that helps. You'll feel like a jackass looking in the mirror all hard core and drawing on yourself, but it works, heh.
The whole point of all of this is to train for muscle memory. If your reaction is automated, you won't have problems in an emergency. Your hands will do the work like magic. Just like playing an instrument again. You practice with an instrument long enough, and there are certain things you can do without even thinking about it. It just sort of comes out of you.
You won't have to worry about choking up or how you feel, because it'll be all over before you have a chance to feel anything at all. Then you cry and barf and feel more than you ever wanted to.