"When adrenaline kicks in I'll be able to do it"

[Clusterfrack]

I hope you would get back with him

Thanks Dan. Will do. I truly want to help this guy.

[Clusterfrack]

Take him to a BJJ class and let him roll with - well, anyone.

He’ll quickly see adrenaline means fuck all

Interestingly his buddy is a BJJ Blackbelt at my gym. They are in Mankind together.
https://mankindproject.org

[MistWolf]

I had a frustrating conversation with my neighbor. He's concerned about Antifa violence, and earlier he had asked me to help him with his Browning High Power. He's in his 70's and is in good shape, but he can't rack the slide anymore, and thinks it's because of lacking hand strength. Anyway, when I saw him just now, I asked if he wanted me to take a look at the gun to make sure it was working properly.

Here's what he said: "If I really need to use the gun, the adrenaline wil kick in and I'll be able to do it." He wasn't interested in discussing it further.

This isn't the first time I've heard this. People like to imagine that adrenaline will turn them into superheros or Navy SEALs.

It's not about adrenaline at all. It's about pride & embarrassment. Losing the ability to do things we took for granted in our younger years is hard to deal with and harder to admit. "Get away from me, ya damn whippersnapper! I can do it myself!"

[peterb]

It's not about adrenaline at all. It's about pride & embarrassment. Losing the ability to do things we took for granted in our younger years is hard to deal with and harder to admit. "Get away from me, ya damn whippersnapper! I can do it myself!"

Yup. There are tasks I do now that get me thinking “In ten years I may not be able to do this any more.” Or even if I can, I probably shouldn’t. I don’t feel old but age comes to all of us.

I appreciate the folks here who share information about adapting as they grow older.

[blues]

Yup. There are tasks I do now that get me thinking “In ten years I may not be able to do this any more.” Or even if I can, I probably shouldn’t. I don’t feel old but age comes to all of us.

I appreciate the folks here who share information about adapting as they grow older.

At 68 I've had to admit to myself that I'm not as strong as I used to be...and my cardio's not as good either. I continue to work out, (as I always have since my 20's), but there's no way to (truly) cheat the game. Just prolong it for as many innings as possible.

My shooting skill, (such as it is), has held up well thus far, thankfully.

[Glenn E. Meyer]

While this is women oriented - it is a good discussion of racking techniques for those having problems:

https://www.corneredcat.com/article/...ack-the-slide/

There are also the SW EZ line. I've seen decent LGS personnel take folks through using them.

As far as adrenaline, there is some validity to increased strength as under normal circumstances, you tend to limit the number of muscle fibers you recruit for max effort but under some horror show, the number dramatically increases and the damage later does also - so says a text I have somewhere. Wouldn't count on it though.

[P30]

He's in his 70's and is in good shape, but he can't rack the slide anymore, and thinks it's because of lacking hand strength.

I think, we all here know that technique is very important.

Lena Miculek explains the technique for racking the slide very well:

[Clusterfrack]

It's not about adrenaline at all. It's about pride & embarrassment. Losing the ability to do things we took for granted in our younger years is hard to deal with and harder to admit. "Get away from me, ya damn whippersnapper! I can do it myself!"

That is a good explanation. I don't think I'm ever going to inspect that BHP or help him with his slide racking. The guy told me he bought a crossbow pistol that should take care of any trouble, and he knows where to find me if things get really bad.

[Glenn E. Meyer]

Yeah, I believe in being a good neighbor, but I'd tell him to call the cops first. I hate crossbow pistols - you always see them in movies/TV. They shoot a guy and the bolt goes in two inches and he drops dead.

As a diversion, I don't like people (outside of family) who find out I've trained and then assume I will be their go to in a critical incident. They don't train and think it is silly but good that I did.

[OlongJohnson]

An older gentleman I work with has mentioned thinking about getting a handgun off and on for years. Finally did. A GP MC. I couldn't be happier for his choice. He specifically mentioned hand strength and racking the slide as his reason for choosing a revolver.