ChrisJericho

So now that I have this new AR-15 "weapons system" I was really thinking about under what context I would likely use it, and therefore how I should train with it.

So, to steal a term from the infamous Nutnfancy, I was thinking about the philosophy of use for my carbine. At this point given my training, if I were to hear something go bump in the night I would grab my glock 19 since that's what I have the most training with and additionally it would be easier to maneuver around the tight hallways I have than if I used my carbine. Also, I am somewhat concerned about the amount of noise created by a rifle round inside of a house and how this could disorient me.

Really, I think what I would use the carbine for is if a major earthquake/tsunami hit my area (we are due for one in the Seattle) and local authorities were temporarily unable to provide security. I would probably get together with my neighbors and put up some crappy roadblocks and try to look tough for a few days. (Of course in all likelihood my first aid kit stocked with quikclot packets and my emergency supplies of food and water would be more useful to the neighborhood than ammunition, but I digress.)

So this is where what type of training I might do comes into the picture. I often hear that you should be able to accurately shoot with your rifle at least 100 yards (preferably 200 or 300). However in my neighborhood due to all the trees, hills, and curvy roads honestly the longest sight distance you have is maybe 50-75 yards. Even if you climbed on top of a house it wouldn't help that much.

So essentially, in order to train with my rifle I can go to two places:

A) a range with tons of rules where I can shoot long distances but not practice anything "tactical" such as reloads, transitioning to pistol, firing from cover etc

or

B) the national forests where I can practice "tactical" stuff but where the shooting distances are typically closer than 40 yards.

I was watching the magpul carbine series and most of the drills appear to have been done at very close ranges within 25 yards or so. Is this useful training?

I definitely am planning on taking some carbine classes and I want to become proficient at both the "marksman" stuff and the "tactical" stuff but I am wondering at this point if my time would be better spent practicing reloads and malfunction clearing than sitting on a bench squeezing a trigger.

So how do you train with your carbine and how do you envision employing it?

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