Combat Mindset

Gunfight at OK Corral

Borepatch has a post about the psychology of shooting under fire. People get all wrapped up in the technical aspects of firearms and accuracy in shooting, but the most important part of self defense is being able to remain cool under fire. Not everyone can do that, and as near as I can tell, it's not something you can figure out in advance. I suppose live fire training might help, but when push comes to shove some of the most battle hardened guys are liable to flake out. You catch a guy on an off day and he is just as liable to come unglued as return fire.