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sigcurious · October 24, 2012, 11:28 AM

Disclosure, I am a skeptic by nature.

When the stat 90% hit rate got tossed out it peaked my interest. What officers was this study done with? Beat cops? HRT/SWAT? What was the improvement of this same cross section of officers in hit rate compared to unaided by CT grips shooting?

So I went looking for the answers. Now maybe my search-fu is failing me today, but this supposed study by the NIJ is no where to be found. The only references to it I can find are by people selling CT grips, and one article about NYPD training, which references the study and claimed 90% but only provides a partial citation (Heal, 2007).

I'd probably try them out, but regardless of their merits I am wary of the marketing claims.

October 24, 2012, 11:28 AM	#11
sigcurious Senior Member Join Date: May 25, 2011 Posts: 1,755	Disclosure, I am a skeptic by nature. When the stat 90% hit rate got tossed out it peaked my interest. What officers was this study done with? Beat cops? HRT/SWAT? What was the improvement of this same cross section of officers in hit rate compared to unaided by CT grips shooting? So I went looking for the answers. Now maybe my search-fu is failing me today, but this supposed study by the NIJ is no where to be found. The only references to it I can find are by people selling CT grips, and one article about NYPD training, which references the study and claimed 90% but only provides a partial citation (Heal, 2007). I'd probably try them out, but regardless of their merits I am wary of the marketing claims.