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Real men realize that they are absolutely nothing without their Creator and have the humility to accept the fact that their sins are sending them to hell. We are all sinners in need of the one and only Savior, Jesus Christ, who loves everyone, even as they blaspheme His name and reject His truth. Please, repent of your sins and come to the Savior before Christ returns as the Righteous Judge!
Jerry and Hickock man, you couldn't ask for two better role models on how to properly and safely handle guns. Good thing they're two of the biggest gun guys on TH-cam hahaha
The preaching is appreciated. 2 most dangerous types of gun owners: *New gun owners that haven't yet learned everything. *Experts that get way too comfortable with everything.
Not all new gun owners are dangerous, speaking for myself , iam a pretty immature person , so I never gotten one because I was scared to hurting myself , however I recently got a firearm , before I started to carry i never carried untill I made it a habit of keeping my finger off trigger , (success ful) how ever iam not comfortable just yet keeping a round chambered , gotta start somewhere
Amen. I make it a rule to try never to learn from someone who’s never had an ND. If they’ve shot enough to be worth paying attention to - and they’re honest - they’ll tell you a story about when their individual “OH S***” moment happened. That’s my cue to start listening. And I make a point to ask.
Just like a real Preacher @ 3:08 "OK, I'm through preachin' " then keeps preaching for another few minutes. lol Preach on, Jerry. We need the basics at times. Thanks for the good video.
Preach it Jerry. The whole first part of the video was invaluable. Even for us that have been shooting for years, it is always good to reiterate the basics to reinforce it. I made my kids watch this video so they hear all of the things I talk about from another source. Thank you
4:25 Preach on, Reverend Miculek!! I've taken multiple classes and watched countless videos but have never heard anyone actually mention the re-holstering safety tips before, it's just overlooked, and your "how and why" explanation, as always, is greatly appreciated. Priceless info.
Learned a valuable lesson many years ago, using a snub nose S&W 2” revolver, 6 shot. Was getting a bit tired, rapid fire on target, emptied cylinder and closed gun. Decided to take aim at target and squeeze trigger, round in chamber and boom. Never happened to me again. Perfect shot on target, but i nearly pooped myself. I fired five and emptied cylinder the live round remained. At 12. Unusual but it happened. Keep up the preaching and stay safe.
I was sitting a demo with a high end single-action target pistol. Normally, I point the gun down range, put my finger on the trigger, aim carefully, then squeeze. Well, I've spent too much time shooting a Glock, because when I reached for that light trigger, the gun fired. The round went safely down range, but nowhere close to the bullseye.
I was trying to de-cock my friends revolver, pulled back on the hammer and squeezed the trigger to return it to safe and it went off. barrel was pointed down range but scared the hell out of me. I've been shooting since I was a kid and that was the first ND I ever experienced trying to do the right thing. this happened in my mid 20s.
My ND was a brand-new-to-me .22LR lever gun. Was trying to drop the hammer to half-cock over a live round like I'd been taught to do on grand-dad's old .30-30, but the hammer got away on me, and . Deliberately, not fortunately, muzzle discipline prevented damage to anything. The bullet went into the berm. Right where I was pointing specifically because I was messing with the hammer of an unfamiliar rifle over a live round. After 40-some years of firearm ownership, handling, and use, my first ND. At least the only casualty was my ability to honestly say it never happened to me. Definitely a lesson in overconfidence/complacency. Gettin' sloppy with the boom sticks is a truly bad idea.
I see people here declaring a ND but I have had trainers who would argue otherwise. Gun was treated as if loaded, pointed in safe direction, finger was on trigger WHEN ready to fire, and backstop was a known quantity. All four rules followed, and therefore nobody was injured. I have also seen guns go off going into and out of holsters - those are clearly a ND. But this? Arguably not, according to some. I’m not declaring one way or the other - and am truly interested in others’ opinions on this. Cheers.
I'm glad how you emphasized gun safety before introducing us to the Mantis training tool. Too many people out there seem to overlook gun safety. I am extremely paranoid and triple check my firearms to make sure they are clear and safe.
The Manits X-10 is really a great training device. I bought one at the NRA's Great American Outdoor Show this year. Jerry did a great job of showing off how to use it in honing your draw. But the device offers more than that. It can analyze your trigger pull in terms of your movement getting on target, movement during your trigger squeeze, where you are pointed at the time of trigger break as compared to you point when you began the squeeze, and post-break movement. The graphics for that are very good, and it is a great way to really make a smooth trigger pull second nature.
I was thinking the same thing.... The mantis systems can do so much more! They are amazing gadgets and essential, in my opinion, for dry fire practice at home
I’m a very active shooter. Shooting matches and classes as a background. Been looking at this x10. My question is. Is this pretty much only good for first shot on draw essential? Besides buying a cool fire system. In dry fire any way to track up follow up shots or anything like that? Is it not possible to put grow this system very fast? Help!
@@kevinjoseph5114 yes it can and does record follow up shots and can also be used with live fire. I'd recommend TH-cam mantisX, the newer models have all the functionality of the older models. X10 being the newest and best.
Does the device track as accurately on the magazine mount as it does in the rail location? It seems the movement at the end of the barrel would be more extreme than the base of the grip.
Just now tried my new Mantis X2, and it is nothing short of game changing. Completely aside from the CSF (Cool "Stuff" Factor) of solid state gyroscopes and accelerometers, Bluetooth connectivity, and meaningful infographics that would impress Edward R. Tufte (look him up), this is the technology that accelerates one's journey toward mastery. I can already tell EXACTLY what this is doing for my understanding of what I need to improve and why -- WITH meaningful metrics! You can "see" what you felt while going through the drills when the ACTUAL MEASUREMENTS display at the end. People overuse the adjective "amazing" way too much, but -- DAMN! -- this truly **IS** amazing! Thank you, Mantis, for a truly revolutionary product.
Well Sir.........All your ''preachings'' are never out of place......Please continue ''preaching''........We cannot have too much of it.....''Stay safe = Stay alive''.....Greetings from Sweden!
And Greetings to you, Sir. From an American Marine Colonel (shot to Hell in Vietnam), and one of the physicists who developed the first LASER (an acronym for: "Light Amplification by the Stimulated Emission of Radiation"), then the Chief Scientist who developed the first laser guided bombs in the early 1960's. Retired Professor of both Electro-Optics/Plasma Physics and Quantum Electrodynamics. My experience with Swedish people was and remains, forever, of the highest respect.
I ALWAYS appreciate the attention spent on safety. I'm just an average shooter. Beginner and Experts can both make mistakes. My one near mistake while I was a beginner: In the middle of the evening after pausing a movie and checking on my food in the oven, on my way back to the living room I decided on a whim to pull out my 9mm and do some dry fire and mag drop/reload drills. I had about 6 mags in my range bag. Mag 1, 2, 3, 4...then 5. I noticed as I began to insert that it felt heavy. Sure enough. 3 rounds left in from a range day a few day earlier. I am a stickler, even then, for clearing and cleaning after every trip. But, almost always is not good enough. That could have been a serious ND. 1. I wasn't in the right mindset. 2. I DIDN'T CHECK MY GEAR 3. I DIDN'T CHECK MY GEAR.
Thanks for Preaching JERRY !! 52 years ago I can still hear my instructor saying once you pull that trigger it's a though you can never take back !! Stay save my friend !!
thank you very much for making this video. I have seen Mantis advertised but never took the time to visit /learn how they work. Your demo / explanation was PERFECT.
I've been lucky enough to have a great trainer that preached Safety ALWAYS while pushing us to learn more and more every session. I have been wanting the Mantis X and the Laser Academy for over a year. My wife gave me the X10 Elite for my birthday!! It has NOT disappointed. I wish that I would have picked up a trigger reset magazine at the USCCA Conceal Carry and Home Defense Expo in Fort Worth.
No kidding. I thought I had some ammo. We had a grass fire a while back when I first moved out here. County fire put it out. I told them if this ever happens again to just bail and run if the south west side of the house catches fire. My neighbor, still not really sure how it happened, caught our back field on fire, county dispatch literally said that over the radio when they were dispatched. My understanding is a collective laugh went over every station in my area. I was getting phone calls the whole afternoon. Never got close to the house, thank god. My neighbor owed me a lot of oats and alfalfa for my sheep.
There's a center support, he's standing in front of it. My favorite is when he's saying "No live ammo", proceeds to check his person but not turn around to see literally all the live ammo.
visamedic from what I have read it’s the ammo casing that may become a projectile if it goes off in a fire? I am not an expert and I don’t want to burn any ammunition to see if that’s true or not.Pretty sure even the brass is of little danger.
I know the “preaching” is all common since but I’ll be honest I’ve done those exact same things and never even thought about it. Watched many of your videos and appreciate the experienced comments. Love the shirt.
Jerry, I will admit something to you I don't want to admit to you but it is so relevant to what you are saying in the beginning I will admit it. Backstory: I often sit in my recliner and work with my guns whether mild cleaning or whatever but I purposely have ingrained in my brain a safe direction. My son sleeps above me and I am aware of where anyone would be in my house so I have always have a directional awareness I follow religiously. As I live in quite a bit of pain I have some pain killers I must take, and add that to a sleep disorder and I spend a lot of time up and finding things to do. One evening I was absolutely exhausted but couldn't sleep, took my pain meds but it was during a month I had a batch of generics that were wildly variable as to the effects, from not working to flat stoned which I despise the feeling of. I had a newer 9mm XDM I was breaking in and the trigger on it was not the best, so I decided to do some dry firing to break it in a bit on the cheap. I would rack and fire, rack and fire. I was working with it quite a bit while watching TV (which is not an issue for me in normal circumstances) and the kids over on the couch playing a game on their phones. I had gotten done and reloaded the mag and sat it down, In my overly exhausted state of mind with another over powered pill episode I decided to run the trigger some more, Hand on the slide like normal, Rack, Boom, hole in the fireplace, kids look up, gave me the evil eye, went back to the game. Even in that exhausted state of mind we were all safe because I ALWAYS treat a gun as if loaded and will sometimes check a few times to be sure its unloaded if I have any chance of distractions to the point of being anal about it. I had drilled that safe aiming aspect into my muscle and mental memory so much even in the worst circumstances it was automatic. While I don't need anyone to remind me of why I should not have been doing it in the state of mind I was in am only posting this because people may not think what you said about not doing it when bored, tired or distracted is all that important, it really is, it is just as important and drilling something into your head for the muscle / mental memory aspects. Be redundant, take every stacked precaution you can so that if you fail and do something stupid, the redundancies covered your stupidity or even a malfunction. In my case the fireplace and heavy wood framing was more than enough to capture my error. This same mindset is what I use when racking a round as I always carry and store loaded and chambered. I always chamber a live round with the expectations that there will be a mechanical failure and that it will fire off that chambered round. These extra steps you mention and muscle / mental memory is the difference between "damn, now I got to fix that" and explaining to people how you shot a family member or a bystander. FWIW
Daniel Marshall we had 4 channels. And a pair of vice grips on the broken channel dial. Oh. And at like 2am they would play the national anthem and sign off
We also didn’t get cable till around 95 96 where I lived. Just those giant moving satellite dishes that you could hack and descramble the titty channel. 💪
I'll be 30 in july, I had a little black and white tv. It had a radio built into it and you had to use tune into the tv channels with the radio dial. It was not missed much.
I just bought my mantis-x10 & love it. As a matter of fact I just finished the fax familiarization drills. The hostage over is so far my fave! Glad i bought it & an eager to do live fires with it.
I absolutely enjoy your videos immensely. You’re one of my favorites because you take the time to always stress safety no matter what your topic may be. Thank you for all the valuable knowledge
I first learned of this tool on Friday through this video of yours. I emailed them and asked to talk with someone on Tuesday, which I finished a few minutes ago after a very informative 14-minute conversation with Stephen there at Mantis. Bought the X2 and Glock .40 mag adapter from their site, free shipping. Will graduate up to the X10 next year (or whatever their top-of-the-line model is). Thank you, Jerry, for making this video. As always, sir, you are a true Mensch.
Jerry I just got my Mantis and shot a holster draw set. It was good to sit down and watch your post shooting analysis. Helped me understand the complete motion. Thank you.
I have just recently discovered your show. After only a few minutes of watching , decided I must subscribe. Most entertaining and informative. Its also a pleasure to hear you speak, with intelligence and good grammar. I thank you sir.
I've been using my X3 for a while now. Mostly on rifles, but lately on pistols/revolvers. Gives you a great insight on what you're doing (for live fire as well). Amazing little device that... :)
Never to much "preaching" on gun safety and especially from you sir. Your knowledge and skills help the gun community to minimize mistakes that can't be taken back. I learn every single time I watch you and/or your daughter. Thank you!
Jerry, I'm using laser cartridges for slow fire practice. Not so much like competition, but still keeps pistol skills sharp. Thanks for your fun and inspiring videos during this social distancing time period. It's making an eventual return to the range that much more appealing. 👍
That's just amazing. For us normal people the beep is just split second. He said it's longer than that! He must have some legit bullet time/super human reflexes! Thank you for this Jerry. Safety is the one thing you can never talk too much about. 👍
What Jerry didn't show are the Mantis trigger control drills. These help you groove your actual trigger stroke so the sights STAY aligned when you pull the trigger. They record the muzzle movement as you align the sights and as you pull the trigger and show you what mistakes you're making. You can play back the muzzle trace on each shot in the string and watch what you did.
@@MiculekDotCom Usually involved a highly technical piece of equipment produced by the Underwood or Singer companies. The "keypad" was a little different than these young upstarts are used to. The chance of the message being intercepted once that stamp was placed on the enclosure it was placed in was very remote.
Great video as usual! I was just looking at Laser type shooting tools on Monday for the same reasons you mentioned. Next thing I know, this showed up in my feed. Looking forward to mine coming in.
Well Jerry, it's not preaching, it's the type of safety that everyone, new or old into firearms, should always repeat to themselves. I've never used a holster before, so those tips about the holster aren't for deaf ears. Thank you very much. (Gun-outlawed-country here, the Netherlands, but i still get to practice my aiming skills every couple of years when i can afford to come over to your side of the globe. Ex-conscription Army Uzi-marksman-first-class here 6-1995 ) Keep up the good work!
Love this kit. I already ordered a G-sight ELMS kit. But I'd like to get this one as well. But. 1st things 1st. With just making my purchase of new S&W M&P9 M2.0 metal. I'm going to work on my gun, holster in and out training, and my mag in and mag out. YES! 💯agree Jerry. Safety, Safety, more Safety. I've learned that when I used to skeet shot and my 16 years of motocrossing quads. When we checked twice. Well! Check again. 👍
My dad never took my brother and I to any type of sporting event. We loaded up the car and went way out to the country to shoot at the dump. I learned at the young age of 10 that old washing machines don't scream or bleed. I also learned that a British Enfield in 303 caliber kicks (Got a black eye that day).I'm a couple of years older than Jerry but my dad had great wisdom. He said when you pull that trigger, you have to live with the results for the rest of your life. He also told me back in 1962 that the democrats want to take our guns. All these years later and they're still trying.
How I wish we still had vastly more American citizens such as your Father instead of all of these damnable "Girly Boys" and 'FemiNazis' as we do now. Col. G Gerlach, PhD USMC
Hey jerry! Great video and presentation. I think if you would pair this with the cool fire trainer would be an awesome training set for indoors. You get that intelligent feed back from the mantis x but also the recoil effect from the cool fire trainer.
The first time someone handed me a cellphone I said “ is it working? I can’t hear a dial tone , thanks Sir for your dedicated lifetime of instruction for us you are greatly appreciated
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That last tip was indeed critical. Especially for someone who has yet to own a firearm. I didn't even think about that until now 4:35
Hey Jerry. Fan here from the Philippines. Do you have review of the Czp10c? And some shooting videos pls? Thanks
Epic shirt Jerry
You are a national treasure, a gentleman, and a freaking legend.
Get some
Can you test it against the SCATT-System? Some olympic shooters train with it to shoot between heartbeats.
I clicked on the video and saw that Jerry and I were wearing the same shirt! I got mine in the mail yesterday.
I ain't no religiuos man, but there can never be too much of this kind of preaching.
Salutes to the champ of champs.
I'm not a real man* there fixed it for you.
Amen brother.
you should
@2be Blunt Real men love Jesus.
Real men realize that they are absolutely nothing without their Creator and have the humility to accept the fact that their sins are sending them to hell. We are all sinners in need of the one and only Savior, Jesus Christ, who loves everyone, even as they blaspheme His name and reject His truth. Please, repent of your sins and come to the Savior before Christ returns as the Righteous Judge!
Jerry you are the most safty conscious shooter I've ever seen, You are a great role model.
Hes the best ever. Maybe someday someone will know more, or have his skills...doubt it though.
@@jjdogg0 Lena is carrying the torch!
SirBudrick agreed
Jerry and Hickock man, you couldn't ask for two better role models on how to properly and safely handle guns. Good thing they're two of the biggest gun guys on TH-cam hahaha
Peter Burnham Hickock is entirely uncomparable with Jerry they are in entirely different realms of capability
This man must go crazy when the microwave beeps
Microwave beeps*
Jerry: dumps mag into his burrito
@@Blazerghost hahaha
@Stupid Ass, that is the laugh of the day comment.
lol
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Dont apologize for preaching, Jerry!
Go frame by frame on his draws.
The preaching is appreciated. 2 most dangerous types of gun owners: *New gun owners that haven't yet learned everything. *Experts that get way too comfortable with everything.
Otemigo so true.
Not all new gun owners are dangerous, speaking for myself , iam a pretty immature person , so I never gotten one because I was scared to hurting myself , however I recently got a firearm , before I started to carry i never carried untill I made it a habit of keeping my finger off trigger , (success ful) how ever iam not comfortable just yet keeping a round chambered , gotta start somewhere
Amen. I make it a rule to try never to learn from someone who’s never had an ND.
If they’ve shot enough to be worth paying attention to - and they’re honest - they’ll tell you a story about when their individual “OH S***” moment happened.
That’s my cue to start listening. And I make a point to ask.
I'd like to think I'm an enthusiastic and lively combination of both.
Those two parameters are subjective and therefore apply to literally everyone if the definitions are left open.
You call it preaching, but ive been training for years and I love hearing this constantly, it drills it into my brain.
True.
Just like a real Preacher @ 3:08 "OK, I'm through preachin' " then keeps preaching for another few minutes. lol
Preach on, Jerry. We need the basics at times. Thanks for the good video.
I done talked y’all ear off long enough so imma let y’all go on and get outta here... and another thing.... on mo point I promise.
Preach it Jerry. The whole first part of the video was invaluable. Even for us that have been shooting for years, it is always good to reiterate the basics to reinforce it. I made my kids watch this video so they hear all of the things I talk about from another source. Thank you
4:25 Preach on, Reverend Miculek!! I've taken multiple classes and watched countless videos but have never heard anyone actually mention the re-holstering safety tips before, it's just overlooked, and your "how and why" explanation, as always, is greatly appreciated. Priceless info.
Dream retirement- "I got a bucket 'o' bullets and I'm living on a range!"
Thank you for "preaching" safety, Jerry!
Thank you. You never have to apologize to me for teaching me to be safe! We are so fortunate to have you. Keep preaching!
Learned a valuable lesson many years ago, using a snub nose S&W 2” revolver, 6 shot. Was getting a bit tired, rapid fire on target, emptied cylinder and closed gun. Decided to take aim at target and squeeze trigger, round in chamber and boom. Never happened to me again. Perfect shot on target, but i nearly pooped myself. I fired five and emptied cylinder the live round remained. At 12. Unusual but it happened. Keep up the preaching and stay safe.
Oliver Claffey
Every truly experienced shooter has had an ND. Worry about the ones who deny it!
I was sitting a demo with a high end single-action target pistol. Normally, I point the gun down range, put my finger on the trigger, aim carefully, then squeeze. Well, I've spent too much time shooting a Glock, because when I reached for that light trigger, the gun fired. The round went safely down range, but nowhere close to the bullseye.
I was trying to de-cock my friends revolver, pulled back on the hammer and squeezed the trigger to return it to safe and it went off. barrel was pointed down range but scared the hell out of me. I've been shooting since I was a kid and that was the first ND I ever experienced trying to do the right thing. this happened in my mid 20s.
My ND was a brand-new-to-me .22LR lever gun. Was trying to drop the hammer to half-cock over a live round like I'd been taught to do on grand-dad's old .30-30, but the hammer got away on me, and . Deliberately, not fortunately, muzzle discipline prevented damage to anything. The bullet went into the berm. Right where I was pointing specifically because I was messing with the hammer of an unfamiliar rifle over a live round.
After 40-some years of firearm ownership, handling, and use, my first ND. At least the only casualty was my ability to honestly say it never happened to me. Definitely a lesson in overconfidence/complacency. Gettin' sloppy with the boom sticks is a truly bad idea.
I see people here declaring a ND but I have had trainers who would argue otherwise. Gun was treated as if loaded, pointed in safe direction, finger was on trigger WHEN ready to fire, and backstop was a known quantity. All four rules followed, and therefore nobody was injured. I have also seen guns go off going into and out of holsters - those are clearly a ND. But this? Arguably not, according to some. I’m not declaring one way or the other - and am truly interested in others’ opinions on this. Cheers.
I'm glad how you emphasized gun safety before introducing us to the Mantis training tool. Too many people out there seem to overlook gun safety. I am extremely paranoid and triple check my firearms to make sure they are clear and safe.
I'm really glad you put time into going over the safe way to do it all.
ALWAYS PREACH THIS!!! We can never have enough reminders to maintain a focused, safety mindset.
The Manits X-10 is really a great training device. I bought one at the NRA's Great American Outdoor Show this year.
Jerry did a great job of showing off how to use it in honing your draw. But the device offers more than that. It can analyze your trigger pull in terms of your movement getting on target, movement during your trigger squeeze, where you are pointed at the time of trigger break as compared to you point when you began the squeeze, and post-break movement. The graphics for that are very good, and it is a great way to really make a smooth trigger pull second nature.
I was thinking the same thing.... The mantis systems can do so much more! They are amazing gadgets and essential, in my opinion, for dry fire practice at home
I’m a very active shooter. Shooting matches and classes as a background. Been looking at this x10. My question is. Is this pretty much only good for first shot on draw essential? Besides buying a cool fire system. In dry fire any way to track up follow up shots or anything like that? Is it not possible to put grow this system very fast? Help!
@@kevinjoseph5114 yes it can and does record follow up shots and can also be used with live fire. I'd recommend TH-cam mantisX, the newer models have all the functionality of the older models. X10 being the newest and best.
Does the device track as accurately on the magazine mount as it does in the rail location? It seems the movement at the end of the barrel would be more extreme than the base of the grip.
I got a Mantis several months ago... These are a fantastic training tool, dry or live fire. Shooting form, holster draw, etc... And I love the shirt!
Bought one of these about 1 year ago, and it's great. I've been shooting for years, and still saw noticeable improvements using this.
I've seen these and I've wanted one, but now I'm sold. Your opinion is always appreciated
Awesome sermon. I learned. Put a round through the office wall years ago. Check, check, check and then check again.
New gun owners need to hear it. Hell we all need to hear it again.
Just now tried my new Mantis X2, and it is nothing short of game changing. Completely aside from the CSF (Cool "Stuff" Factor) of solid state gyroscopes and accelerometers, Bluetooth connectivity, and meaningful infographics that would impress Edward R. Tufte (look him up), this is the technology that accelerates one's journey toward mastery. I can already tell EXACTLY what this is doing for my understanding of what I need to improve and why -- WITH meaningful metrics! You can "see" what you felt while going through the drills when the ACTUAL MEASUREMENTS display at the end. People overuse the adjective "amazing" way too much, but -- DAMN! -- this truly **IS** amazing! Thank you, Mantis, for a truly revolutionary product.
Well Sir.........All your ''preachings'' are never out of place......Please continue ''preaching''........We cannot have too much of it.....''Stay safe = Stay alive''.....Greetings from Sweden!
And Greetings to you, Sir. From an American Marine Colonel (shot to Hell in Vietnam), and one of the physicists who developed the first LASER (an acronym for: "Light Amplification by the Stimulated Emission of Radiation"), then the Chief Scientist who developed the first laser guided bombs in the early 1960's.
Retired Professor of both Electro-Optics/Plasma Physics and Quantum Electrodynamics. My experience with Swedish people was and remains, forever, of the highest respect.
I ALWAYS appreciate the attention spent on safety. I'm just an average shooter. Beginner and Experts can both make mistakes.
My one near mistake while I was a beginner:
In the middle of the evening after pausing a movie and checking on my food in the oven, on my way back to the living room I decided on a whim to pull out my 9mm and do some dry fire and mag drop/reload drills.
I had about 6 mags in my range bag.
Mag 1, 2, 3, 4...then 5. I noticed as I began to insert that it felt heavy. Sure enough. 3 rounds left in from a range day a few day earlier. I am a stickler, even then, for clearing and cleaning after every trip. But, almost always is not good enough.
That could have been a serious ND.
1. I wasn't in the right mindset.
2. I DIDN'T CHECK MY GEAR
3. I DIDN'T CHECK MY GEAR.
Thanks for Preaching JERRY !! 52 years ago I can still hear my instructor saying once you pull that trigger it's a though you can never take back !! Stay save my friend !!
thank you very much for making this video. I have seen Mantis advertised but never took the time to visit /learn how they work. Your demo / explanation was PERFECT.
I've been lucky enough to have a great trainer that preached Safety ALWAYS while pushing us to learn more and more every session.
I have been wanting the Mantis X and the Laser Academy for over a year. My wife gave me the X10 Elite for my birthday!! It has NOT disappointed. I wish that I would have picked up a trigger reset magazine at the USCCA Conceal Carry and Home Defense Expo in Fort Worth.
I am truly concerned about the weight of that ammo on those shelves.
No kidding. I thought I had some ammo. We had a grass fire a while back when I first moved out here. County fire put it out. I told them if this ever happens again to just bail and run if the south west side of the house catches fire. My neighbor, still not really sure how it happened, caught our back field on fire, county dispatch literally said that over the radio when they were dispatched. My understanding is a collective laugh went over every station in my area. I was getting phone calls the whole afternoon. Never got close to the house, thank god. My neighbor owed me a lot of oats and alfalfa for my sheep.
There's a center support, he's standing in front of it. My favorite is when he's saying "No live ammo", proceeds to check his person but not turn around to see literally all the live ammo.
visamedic from what I have read it’s the ammo casing that may become a projectile if it goes off in a fire? I am not an expert and I don’t want to burn any ammunition to see if that’s true or not.Pretty sure even the brass is of little danger.
1OFGODSOWN all that ammo would cause a pretty big bang though
I think they are all empty boxes, look how some are randomly stacked about to fall. An empty could sit that way, full ones would topple over.
Most of us do not mind the preaching Jerry. Get some 💪🏻
Jerry fires in the "B" of the Beep.
Jerry your preaching is fine. I liked the rattle snake comparison.
Preach Jerry! Preach! This important stuff to talk about. Good reminders even for longtime shooters.
I know the “preaching” is all common since but I’ll be honest I’ve done those exact same things and never even thought about it. Watched many of your videos and appreciate the experienced comments. Love the shirt.
Jerry, I will admit something to you I don't want to admit to you but it is so relevant to what you are saying in the beginning I will admit it. Backstory: I often sit in my recliner and work with my guns whether mild cleaning or whatever but I purposely have ingrained in my brain a safe direction. My son sleeps above me and I am aware of where anyone would be in my house so I have always have a directional awareness I follow religiously. As I live in quite a bit of pain I have some pain killers I must take, and add that to a sleep disorder and I spend a lot of time up and finding things to do. One evening I was absolutely exhausted but couldn't sleep, took my pain meds but it was during a month I had a batch of generics that were wildly variable as to the effects, from not working to flat stoned which I despise the feeling of. I had a newer 9mm XDM I was breaking in and the trigger on it was not the best, so I decided to do some dry firing to break it in a bit on the cheap. I would rack and fire, rack and fire. I was working with it quite a bit while watching TV (which is not an issue for me in normal circumstances) and the kids over on the couch playing a game on their phones. I had gotten done and reloaded the mag and sat it down, In my overly exhausted state of mind with another over powered pill episode I decided to run the trigger some more, Hand on the slide like normal, Rack, Boom, hole in the fireplace, kids look up, gave me the evil eye, went back to the game.
Even in that exhausted state of mind we were all safe because I ALWAYS treat a gun as if loaded and will sometimes check a few times to be sure its unloaded if I have any chance of distractions to the point of being anal about it. I had drilled that safe aiming aspect into my muscle and mental memory so much even in the worst circumstances it was automatic.
While I don't need anyone to remind me of why I should not have been doing it in the state of mind I was in am only posting this because people may not think what you said about not doing it when bored, tired or distracted is all that important, it really is, it is just as important and drilling something into your head for the muscle / mental memory aspects. Be redundant, take every stacked precaution you can so that if you fail and do something stupid, the redundancies covered your stupidity or even a malfunction. In my case the fireplace and heavy wood framing was more than enough to capture my error. This same mindset is what I use when racking a round as I always carry and store loaded and chambered. I always chamber a live round with the expectations that there will be a mechanical failure and that it will fire off that chambered round. These extra steps you mention and muscle / mental memory is the difference between "damn, now I got to fix that" and explaining to people how you shot a family member or a bystander.
FWIW
Preach it, preacher!! Might as well say I’m a new shooter, haven’t shot a firearm in many a year. This type of instruction is much appreciated.
I'm 41 Jerry and we had a rotary phone and yes a 13 inch black and white TV
and here in the UK only three channels on the telly ....(TV).
Daniel Marshall we had 4 channels. And a pair of vice grips on the broken channel dial. Oh. And at like 2am they would play the national anthem and sign off
We also didn’t get cable till around 95 96 where I lived.
Just those giant moving satellite dishes that you could hack and descramble the titty channel. 💪
I'm 36 and we had a rotary phone and a small black and white tv too.
I'll be 30 in july, I had a little black and white tv.
It had a radio built into it and you had to use tune into the tv channels with the radio dial. It was not missed much.
Preach on brother! Never apologize for being safe.
true master...always focused on safety, learning, and evolving with technology...love it and well done!
I recently purchased the Mantis X10 and this was a great demo. Thanks Jerry!
I just bought my mantis-x10 & love it. As a matter of fact I just finished the fax familiarization drills. The hostage over is so far my fave! Glad i bought it & an eager to do live fires with it.
Never thought about putting it on my mag! Thanks! I can use it with almost anything that way
Appreciate you and your continued effort to teach, train, mentor and entertain us!
I absolutely enjoy your videos immensely. You’re one of my favorites because you take the time to always stress safety no matter what your topic may be. Thank you for all the valuable knowledge
Pastor Jerry Miculek: Appreciate your, albeit, winding safety sermon. Thank you!
I first learned of this tool on Friday through this video of yours. I emailed them and asked to talk with someone on Tuesday, which I finished a few minutes ago after a very informative 14-minute conversation with Stephen there at Mantis. Bought the X2 and Glock .40 mag adapter from their site, free shipping. Will graduate up to the X10 next year (or whatever their top-of-the-line model is). Thank you, Jerry, for making this video. As always, sir, you are a true Mensch.
Safety tips in this video are excellent. No matter how much experience you have its always good to remind yourself. Thank you.
Im old school too, when a legend talks about safety you listen, even if ya think you allready know it.
Jerry I just got my Mantis and shot a holster draw set. It was good to sit down and watch your post shooting analysis. Helped me understand the complete motion. Thank you.
You keep preaching Jerry you earned it and we deserve it . . .
I appreciate the the Preaching Pastor Jerry. A reminder from an expert is always welcome.
Preach it, Jerry! Excellent safety talk!
I have one of those Mantis X10's and find it to be an excellent training tool
👍👍 Thanks for the great review. I purchased my Mantis X10 a few days ago, can't wait to see how much I can improve.
Thank you for the preaching. Can never be too safe!
Thanks for putting up so many videos jerry! I love watching them! Get some!
I have just recently discovered your show. After only a few minutes of watching , decided I must subscribe. Most entertaining and informative. Its also a pleasure to hear you speak, with intelligence and good grammar. I thank you sir.
Jerry - the basics are so very important - great to review the importance of safety! Another great video! Thank you!
I've been using the mantis X on the regular since 2018..... Outstanding results!
Your remarks regarding safety are fantastic. The rattle snake analogy is a home run. Thank you.
Another excellent video and training techniques! Oh, preach on Jerry! You can Always hear a good safety briefing!!
I've been using my X3 for a while now. Mostly on rifles, but lately on pistols/revolvers. Gives you a great insight on what you're doing (for live fire as well). Amazing little device that... :)
Never to much "preaching" on gun safety and especially from you sir. Your knowledge and skills help the gun community to minimize mistakes that can't be taken back. I learn every single time I watch you and/or your daughter. Thank you!
Jerry, I'm using laser cartridges for slow fire practice. Not so much like competition, but still keeps pistol skills sharp. Thanks for your fun and inspiring videos during this social distancing time period. It's making an eventual return to the range that much more appealing. 👍
Never stop preaching to everyone about safety.
You are awesome, thank you so much.
I love your videos Sir. You may preach but it's in the same manner as my father, so it's appreciated by me on several levels.
Preach it Reverend Jerry!!!
"I live on the range...." I was begining to think that Mr Miculek, thank you for the vid all the best.
Always informative. I don’t mind the safety reminders at all.
That's just amazing. For us normal people the beep is just split second.
He said it's longer than that!
He must have some legit bullet time/super human reflexes!
Thank you for this Jerry. Safety is the one thing you can never talk too much about. 👍
Thanks again. You and your family are great trainers. Be Well.
Good reinforcement of safety. Habits can protect you or hurt you.
Awesome video Buddy!!! Really appreciate the content as Always!!!
Jerry's passion for safety is truly inspiring.
With your level of expertise your input on something as simple as safety is engaging. Thanks for all this free chicken!
I will definitely be ordering me one. Couldn’t get the link to work , just tried Mantis training system and got exactly what I needed. Thanks Jerry.
Always a wealth of knowledge, Jerry you are the man, the myth, the Legend.
Sr thanks for the wisdom
I always try to learn something New with every video
Thanks so much for the extra safety tips that I probably wouldn't think about.
What Jerry didn't show are the Mantis trigger control drills. These help you groove your actual trigger stroke so the sights STAY aligned when you pull the trigger. They record the muzzle movement as you align the sights and as you pull the trigger and show you what mistakes you're making. You can play back the muzzle trace on each shot in the string and watch what you did.
That's the kind of preaching I like to hear! Thank you sir!
I bought mine a couple weeks ago. I am having fun with it so far. I haven't tried this drill yet.
"No live rounds" as he is standing in front of a wall of ammo. :-)
Absolutley love the safety talk!!!!
Rotary phone?
How did you send a text?
With a stamp...
Smoke signal's 🔥
A text that's when he took a piece of paper written down some words on it folded into an airplane and through it
We used MEMORY STICKS. They were yellow, pointed, made of wood and had a pink rubber eraser on one end.
@@MiculekDotCom Usually involved a highly technical piece of equipment produced by the Underwood or Singer companies. The "keypad" was a little different than these young upstarts are used to. The chance of the message being intercepted once that stamp was placed on the enclosure it was placed in was very remote.
Great video as usual! I was just looking at Laser type shooting tools on Monday for the same reasons you mentioned. Next thing I know, this showed up in my feed. Looking forward to mine coming in.
Much love Jerry, Thanks for all the knowledge and content throughout these tough times!
Well Jerry, it's not preaching, it's the type of safety that everyone, new or old into firearms, should always repeat to themselves.
I've never used a holster before, so those tips about the holster aren't for deaf ears. Thank you very much.
(Gun-outlawed-country here, the Netherlands, but i still get to practice my aiming skills every couple of years when i can afford to come over to your side of the globe. Ex-conscription Army Uzi-marksman-first-class here 6-1995 ) Keep up the good work!
Preach all you want on this topic we all need to hear it from time to time
Preach it Jerry. We don't mind.
Safety is not boring! Preach Jerry!!
So nice the way Jerry is an old school guy yet has such concern for our safety. He is never condescending.
I have this (the X3 version) and I love it!!! I've improved so much
Love this kit. I already ordered a G-sight ELMS kit. But I'd like to get this one as well. But. 1st things 1st. With just making my purchase of new S&W M&P9 M2.0 metal. I'm going to work on my gun, holster in and out training, and my mag in and mag out. YES! 💯agree Jerry. Safety, Safety, more Safety. I've learned that when I used to skeet shot and my 16 years of motocrossing quads. When we checked twice. Well! Check again. 👍
an inspiration for all of us, excellent content sir!
Nothing wrong with preaching safety, Jerry. What I see people do on the range sometimes blows my mind.
My dad never took my brother and I to any type of sporting event. We loaded up the car and went way out to the country to shoot at the dump. I learned at the young age of 10 that old washing machines don't scream or bleed. I also learned that a British Enfield in 303 caliber kicks (Got a black eye that day).I'm a couple of years older than Jerry but my dad had great wisdom. He said when you pull that trigger, you have to live with the results for the rest of your life. He also told me back in 1962 that the democrats want to take our guns. All these years later and they're still trying.
How I wish we still had vastly more American citizens such as your Father instead of all of these damnable "Girly Boys" and 'FemiNazis' as we do now.
Col. G Gerlach, PhD USMC
Hey jerry! Great video and presentation. I think if you would pair this with the cool fire trainer would be an awesome training set for indoors. You get that intelligent feed back from the mantis x but also the recoil effect from the cool fire trainer.
The first time someone handed me a cellphone I said “ is it working? I can’t hear a dial tone , thanks Sir for your dedicated lifetime of instruction for us you are greatly appreciated