Shooting a firearm of similar design but with cheaper ammo – seems I recall hearing this was a good training idea about 40 years ago. I suspect the idea goes back even longer ago (witness the DCM 22LR sales of WWI era 22LR trainers) but I’m not that old, yet.
The idea goes back much further than that. The Brits were using small caliber trainers and subcaliber devices in the nineteenth century. They had a thriving culture of gallery ranges and training clubs administered by the NRA on behalf of the military.
November 24th, 2010 at 12:17 pm
I like the SIG 522 but don’t like the “grown up” SIG 556 (the weight and balance suck for a .223).
I like the “grown up” AR-15 but don’t know whether I would like the M&P15-22 (heard about magazine & extractor issues).
November 24th, 2010 at 12:44 pm
Shooting a firearm of similar design but with cheaper ammo – seems I recall hearing this was a good training idea about 40 years ago. I suspect the idea goes back even longer ago (witness the DCM 22LR sales of WWI era 22LR trainers) but I’m not that old, yet.
November 24th, 2010 at 4:43 pm
mikee –
The idea goes back much further than that. The Brits were using small caliber trainers and subcaliber devices in the nineteenth century. They had a thriving culture of gallery ranges and training clubs administered by the NRA on behalf of the military.