There is no substitute for live weapons training. I haven‘t shot or thrown near enough for the amount of time that I have spent in the CF. (GRRR)
A good way to up the number of live rounds down range is to either volunteer for your unit rifle or pistol team, or, if your unit doesn‘t have one...Try to put one together. It‘s quite a chore but the training value is excellent whether for rifle, pistol, C3 or the C9.
I was lucky enough to spend several weeks at the range in Ottawa for CFSAC 1992 ( pistol). We didn‘t win anything but I got to talk to soldiers from just about every nation on earth and the training and weapons experience were great!!
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