Mike Goncalves

the tolerance that I have seen and how I've gotten are from the private non-sanctioned, but run like USPSA matches because they know like at the private ones, uh,

they know that you're there to learn.

You're there to like, it's okay to make mistakes.

Just don't be unsafe about it.

Like I accidentally, I had an ND as well.

And while they like DQ'd me, they were like, you come on back and shoot.

Like you came all the way down here.

You haven't been here in years.

Like, come on back.

Like,

It's not, it doesn't mean anything.

Just be more careful.

And I was like, you're right.

I was, I was too nervous.

And like what happened?

I was shooting PCC and I went to do a reload and my finger slipped and I just let one fly and it went into the bulletproof ceiling.

Well, I found out, and not to sound like high in my, I'm not trying to be that way, but a long time ago, I discovered that when I go to the range and I'm just like, oh, I'm going to spend 200 rounds, but all I'm going to do is put little holes in paper at five, seven yards.

Okay, cool.

I'm starting to lose interest.

And it was right around that time that I met an RO who later became one of their instructors and lead instructors.