thirty5
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Originally Posted by nietzsche
its not off topic, its just part of the responsibility that comes with owning a gun, and just as there are many people who are responsible, there are many more who are not and put their own family in danger, even though its something they wanted to prevent
and i agree with you on shooting under pressure, thats how it is and people refuse to believe that they cant shoot under extreme conditions.
I will give you an example of a drill that we do. Range officer sets up targets that simulate a SHOOT/NO SHOOT. The targets are of pictures of people that either have a weapon or DONT, You shoot the people with weapons. Now.....
We put balloons on the targets. When you shoot you want to shoot for the heart, or the head, but im telling you that ifyou hit the head under a stress situation, it is probably luck. Well we cannot see the targets. We are told to enter and do what we have to do. 5 Targets all with balloons. Now you have to shoot and take out the baddies. We have guys and i have done it, where i have shot a person that should not have been shot. Also you have to hit the balloon. A shot in the heart will most likely take a person down or a shot in the head. If you shoot someone in the arm, or leg, or stomach or shoulder THEY ARE NOT GOING TO STOP. People this is not the movies.
We have guys who go through 2 magazines of bullets at 15 feet to hit the balloons under stressful situations.
I wish i was able to show you guys some videos that we have.
I went to a street survial course and there was a story of a cop who went into a call with a guy and the cop unloaded over 9 rounds into the guy and the guy kept coming.
So if you think that carrying a little 380 pea shooter, or a 5 shot revolver, or even a compact that can hold 12 rounds, is enough you are terribly wrong. Right now i have a 5 shot ankle piece on, and i dont think that i would shoot unless i was basically sure of my shot or point blank.
its not off topic, its just part of the responsibility that comes with owning a gun, and just as there are many people who are responsible, there are many more who are not and put their own family in danger, even though its something they wanted to prevent
and i agree with you on shooting under pressure, thats how it is and people refuse to believe that they cant shoot under extreme conditions.
I will give you an example of a drill that we do. Range officer sets up targets that simulate a SHOOT/NO SHOOT. The targets are of pictures of people that either have a weapon or DONT, You shoot the people with weapons. Now.....
We put balloons on the targets. When you shoot you want to shoot for the heart, or the head, but im telling you that ifyou hit the head under a stress situation, it is probably luck. Well we cannot see the targets. We are told to enter and do what we have to do. 5 Targets all with balloons. Now you have to shoot and take out the baddies. We have guys and i have done it, where i have shot a person that should not have been shot. Also you have to hit the balloon. A shot in the heart will most likely take a person down or a shot in the head. If you shoot someone in the arm, or leg, or stomach or shoulder THEY ARE NOT GOING TO STOP. People this is not the movies.
We have guys who go through 2 magazines of bullets at 15 feet to hit the balloons under stressful situations.
I wish i was able to show you guys some videos that we have.
I went to a street survial course and there was a story of a cop who went into a call with a guy and the cop unloaded over 9 rounds into the guy and the guy kept coming.
So if you think that carrying a little 380 pea shooter, or a 5 shot revolver, or even a compact that can hold 12 rounds, is enough you are terribly wrong. Right now i have a 5 shot ankle piece on, and i dont think that i would shoot unless i was basically sure of my shot or point blank.