I am working out of town, again, and I’m on my way home. On the way out of town I decide to stop at a bank and get some cash. As I pull into the bank I see the ATM on the outside brick wall. I back in and hop out of the van, run to the ATM and am about to start my transaction, when I notice a car pulling in. (I realize that I left the van running.) I start back to the driver’s side to turn it off and grab my keys.
As I approach I see a small shaggy man in a plaid coat and hat jumping into the driver’s seat and closing the door behind him. I stop and shout for him to get out and that I have a gun. He says something about having a gun too. I am wearing an old Army field jacket and it is zipped and snapped so I start to open it and the top snap won’t unsnap. (It has just turned cold and I have not trained for CC.) I start trying to pull up the side of the coat with my off hand, it is very slow and tedious to clear my weapon, as both draw strings are tight. I finally get it out and I now realize that he has an accomplice coming around the front of the van from the passenger side. I see that he looks oriental, tall, thin and wearing a blue and black jacket. He has a pistol drawn.
Now I am back peddling with my adrenaline pumping. I fire a shot at the accomplice and miss. I am falling backward, trying to take cover behind their car. (Now I realize that I have been in a tunnel and not aware whether or not they might have more accomplices in their car.) I fire a shot at the driver, and miss again. (All that paper punching hadn’t paid off.) Just then I notice that there is a small curly haired girl right next to the driver. So I have to be very careful, I catch my breath, take aim and pull the trigger. Nothing, my 1911 jammed. (My 1911 never jams. I haven’t trained for malfunctions in over a year.) I know that what I did here is wrong. I should have cleared the jam immediately, but I looked at my gun and saw that it was slightly out of battery. This gave me pause because I started thinking should I try to jamb it into battery or clear it normally?
Then I woke.
I think my subconscious is telling me to get more training and train more often.
As I approach I see a small shaggy man in a plaid coat and hat jumping into the driver’s seat and closing the door behind him. I stop and shout for him to get out and that I have a gun. He says something about having a gun too. I am wearing an old Army field jacket and it is zipped and snapped so I start to open it and the top snap won’t unsnap. (It has just turned cold and I have not trained for CC.) I start trying to pull up the side of the coat with my off hand, it is very slow and tedious to clear my weapon, as both draw strings are tight. I finally get it out and I now realize that he has an accomplice coming around the front of the van from the passenger side. I see that he looks oriental, tall, thin and wearing a blue and black jacket. He has a pistol drawn.
Now I am back peddling with my adrenaline pumping. I fire a shot at the accomplice and miss. I am falling backward, trying to take cover behind their car. (Now I realize that I have been in a tunnel and not aware whether or not they might have more accomplices in their car.) I fire a shot at the driver, and miss again. (All that paper punching hadn’t paid off.) Just then I notice that there is a small curly haired girl right next to the driver. So I have to be very careful, I catch my breath, take aim and pull the trigger. Nothing, my 1911 jammed. (My 1911 never jams. I haven’t trained for malfunctions in over a year.) I know that what I did here is wrong. I should have cleared the jam immediately, but I looked at my gun and saw that it was slightly out of battery. This gave me pause because I started thinking should I try to jamb it into battery or clear it normally?
Then I woke.
I think my subconscious is telling me to get more training and train more often.
That was certainly a new one.
