Forget The C-1 Nonsense! What Does It Really Take To Be A CQB Pistol Gunfighter?

The primary focus of this article is not going to be on the, ‘mechanical requirements’ of CQB gunfighting. Instead, I’m going to emphasize the correct and well proven psychological attributes needed in order to survive an, 'up close and personal' CQB confrontation with pistols.

First, you have to be able to, 'read' other people well; Yes, you’ve got to be faster and more accurate...

Forget The C-1 Nonsense! What Does It Really Take To Be A CQB Pistol Gunfighter?

Speaking in a mundane sense, a good CQB pistol gunfighter needs to be unfettered by most, if not all, extraneous intellectual considerations. He has to be ready, willing, and able to end life in, (quite literally) 'the blink of an eye'.

A talented CQB pistol gunfighter doesn't need to be particularly honest; he doesn't need to be particularly intelligent; and, especially in today's...