Maybe it's just me, but I equate "Big Boy Rules" with the military where (at least in the past) training was necessarily more... dangerous... than what civilians would/should do. That said, there are things I have done in the Army that I would never do with a group of civilians. That's not a knock on civilians; 1. I just haven't lived and trained with "you" (civilian or veteran) for an extended period, and 2. the risk/reward ratio of assaulting across an objective while "you" shift fire a few feet in front of me leans heavily towards the risk side of the equation.
So while I understand why some people choose to train the way they do, as a civilian I don't see the benefits to me outweighing the risks involved when the likelihood of reward is so small.
ETA: Additionally, I'm not aware of a commonly accepted definition of "BBR's." To some it seems to mean the range is run "hot" in that loaded weapons are carried/holstered at all times. Others seem to define it as having people downrange/anything goes.
So while I understand why some people choose to train the way they do, as a civilian I don't see the benefits to me outweighing the risks involved when the likelihood of reward is so small.
ETA: Additionally, I'm not aware of a commonly accepted definition of "BBR's." To some it seems to mean the range is run "hot" in that loaded weapons are carried/holstered at all times. Others seem to define it as having people downrange/anything goes.
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