Was out yesterday doing some shooting and training. Had a former USN Corpsman who was with the 1st MARDIV during the 2003 Invasion of Iraq (on my right, photo left)-and does a lot of gun builds and competitive handgun shooting for fun- mentor me. I've had issues getting used to the DA/SA of the P226 Mk25 (I'm faster and more consistent with striker fired handguns), but I got some solid advice and got my time to hit on target to under 1.5 seconds at 17 yards from the draw. I had a lot of the concepts down from watching instructional videos and reading advice pieces, but getting feedback from someone with experience to tell me what I was doing right and wrong was a game changer.
Was an awesome experience learning how to train through my problems with a specific piece. Really boosted my confidence in myself.