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December 5, 2009, 12:00 PM | #1 | |
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12 Elements of Firearms Training
Although geared for LE, there are quite few lessons for the rest of us in this article:
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December 5, 2009, 02:52 PM | #2 |
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Great read. Thanks for posting.
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December 5, 2009, 11:38 PM | #3 |
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I have another twist to this... for those of us that wear prescription glasses. Practice some with out the glasses... it goes a long way toward being ready if things go bump in the night while your asleep. Just a thought.
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If you train for SD, you should train in some realistic conditions. How many of us think we could keep our glasses on in the middle of a struggle? ...I feel dumb for never thinking about this before... |
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December 6, 2009, 08:35 AM | #5 | |
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I had an eye injury when I was a youngster. I was fortunate that I didn't need to wear corrective lenses after the recovery but my injured eye became ultra sensitive to light. I always had to wear sun glasses when in bright daylight. I must have lost/broken not less than 25 pairs of Rayban sunglasses during my tour in Vietnam due to them flying off my head during firefights. I always kept at least one backup pair with me. I survived it but now in my older age and wearing corrective lenses, never thought to practice without them. Thanks for the great suggestion.
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December 6, 2009, 10:39 AM | #6 |
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Great article.
I might point out, however, that we non-LEOs may be more likely to encounter longer range (15-30 ft) scenarios. Criminals may use different tactics for shooting cops. They may rely more on the surprise since they know the officers are armed. For example, when pulled over to the side of the road, the criminals might wait until the police officer approaches within five feet before suddenly attacking. On the other hand, a homeowner investigating a bump in the night might encounter an intruder/attacker from longer distances--across a living room or down a hallway, for example. - Sriracha |
December 6, 2009, 10:45 AM | #7 |
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The way I view the distance criteria.
I start by lying in bed, 2 steps to my protection. 9 ft to the bedroom door from there. At the door, 18 ft to the end of the hallway, past that another 20 ft to anypoint in the living room / kitchen and front door. That should be it, but if I opened the door and there were zombies there, my front porch is 25 ft in either direction. SO, for me, 20 ft (the standard 7 yrs) is the extent of my firezone. I dont see a need to practice a 50 yrd shot freehand with my 9. |
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December 6, 2009, 06:43 PM | #9 |
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I wonder was one most glaring statistic left out. One that should be important to civilian shooters as well. Usually included in the UCS on police shootings is what percentage was shot with their own weapon.
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December 6, 2009, 07:03 PM | #10 |
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Good point Glenn Dee, it would be pertinent to know how many officers were shot with their won weapon. If it was their own gun firing, it means that they were in a situation where physical contact became inevitable, and that could change things quite a bit, at least from a HD/SD point of view.
However, it still means that the perpetrator was in extremely close proximity, and I would guess, most shootings involving the officer's own firearm would be in the 0-5 feet range, but that is only a guess. In the end though, I still practice at ranges from 15-45 feet, and, according to the data, that would cover nearly all the distances given in the reports. not that I knew that before I read that, I just always shoot at those distances |
December 7, 2009, 06:15 AM | #11 |
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I took this course in Apr 2009. It covers a lot of what you need in these distances:
http://www.suarezinternationalstore....ROD&ProdID=680 |
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