| It's a question that we went back and
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| | sense to me, as well as others whose
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| forth with for awhile ourselves many
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| | opinions I had grown to respect. What we
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| moons ago. The "how" and "why" of our
| |
| | HAD experienced was IN that little old
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| conclusions may be of some interest.
| |
| | manual.The task NOW was to do more
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| Whether or not anyone agrees with them,
| |
| | research and to make these methods come
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| well at the least you'll fully understand
| |
| | alive. That meant studying as much
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| the basis for them.The question is
| |
| | material as we could find on this topic,
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| this:Why does Fairbairn stress the
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| | and then understanding it and perfecting
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| straight thumb in line with the barrel,
| |
| | it.BUT, you may ask, what about the
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| even for one handed shooting?Years ago
| |
| | "instinct" part. Didn't you KNOW this
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| when we first began our attempt to sort
| |
| | already? Yes, we did KNOW how
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| out the mechanics, methods and reasoning
| |
| | many(certainly not all) individuals will
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| behind this type of shooting we had the
| |
| | react when placed in sudden life and
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| exact same question! It really is an
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| | death emergency situations. The JOB was
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| excellent question.We need a little
| |
| | to rip this method apart, find any flaws,
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| history here. When a group of us started
| |
| | find any strengths, and to make it fully
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| to "experiement" with this method of
| |
| | our own. ONLY then, once we really KNEW
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| shooting we had all been indoctrinated
| |
| | what the hell we were doing(and talking
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| and trained in one or both of the
| |
| | about), could we DECIDE if it offered any
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| prevailing "practical" shooting methods
| |
| | REAL solutions to us. ANYTHING less than
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| extant. One being the "cutting edge
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| | FULLY studying, inculcating and
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| method" of the time, that owing to Jeff
| |
| | UNDERSTANDING the method would constitute
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| Cooper and the methods being taught at
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| | INTELLECTUAL FRAUD in terms of any real
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| Gunsite. The other being the fairly
| |
| | incisive and HONEST comparison with any
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| standard FBI clone known as the
| |
| | other "method".How the hell do you judge
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| "Practical Pistol Course". Most police
| |
| | something without that mind-set.During
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| recruit training of this period
| |
| | this period(mid to late 70's) there were
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| emphasized the PPC tactical course of
| |
| | a growing number of "experts" entering
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| fire over any other method, including the
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| | the field. Cooper first and foremost,
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| much touted "Weaver". Full sight
| |
| | then names like Taylor, Farnam, Ayoob,
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| alignment, "positive" grip with a
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| | and many others. For the most part, all
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| two-hand "isoceles", barricade firing
| |
| | "towed" the party line. Weaver was IT.
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| with both single and double action(most
| |
| | Everything else was outdated, outmoded
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| departments carried wheel guns) all done
| |
| | and "old" fashioned. Well, at this point
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| at varying distancesand various battery
| |
| | I started collecting EVERYTHING I could
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| firing positions. The only time ANYTHING
| |
| | about shooting. Everything. From the
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| approaching "instinct" shooting was even
| |
| | oldest manuals and books to the most up
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| mentioed was at the six foot range
| |
| | to date. Magazine upon magazine, and of
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| distance when passing commentary went
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| | course continued ACTUAL training. What I
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| something like......."Maybe you won't be
| |
| | was constantly learning was really eye
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| able to get the gun all the way up,
| |
| | opening.Studying McGivern, Hatcher,
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| so..............."This was the prevailing
| |
| | Roper, Nichols, Weston, Gaylord, Askins,
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| situation at that time for those
| |
| | Jordan, "old" works by Copper, and so
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| interested in "combat" or "practical"
| |
| | many other men and other sources like
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| shooting either by vocation or hobby. To
| |
| | Leatherneck and the Infantry Journal, old
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| make matters worse, MOST if not all
| |
| | issues of the American Rifleman was
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| "civilian" instruction STILL was based on
| |
| | astonishing. My research collection has
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| the old "Olympic" style of competitve
| |
| | NEVER stopped growing. I don't "stop"
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| target work.Now REMEMBER this was at a
| |
| | learning, but more on that later.The only
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| time when specially trained units like
| |
| | contemporary voice getting a little play
|
| ESU or SWAT were still in their infancy!
| |
| | in the popular gun journals was Brad
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| And William Shatner's ONLY claim to fame
| |
| | Steiner. Much of what he wrote reflected
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| was as Captain Kirk. When cops went on a
| |
| | what I had known to be true based on MY
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| job they were fully expected to handle
| |
| | experience. There really WAS a gap and a
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| it. ONLY the most EXTREME situations were
| |
| | need for methods that dealt specifically
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| responded to by "something" resembling a
| |
| | with CLOSE QUARTERS GUN BATTLES. The only
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| special tactics unit. At BEST most
| |
| | really close quarters method being
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| departments had only a semi-organized
| |
| | bantered about at this time was the
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| squad of "hats and bats", and that was
| |
| | "speed rock". Steiner's contemporary
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| it. So the street cop responded to EVERY
| |
| | articles were very interesting and he
|
| type of call and was FULLY expected to
| |
| | stirred alot of resentment and
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| handle whatever emergency arose.So that
| |
| | controversy.I remember one slam made
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| gamut runs from Bank alarms, to
| |
| | aginst Steiner and John McSweeny by Mas
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| convenience store robberies, to building,
| |
| | Ayoob. It concerned the use of a mirror
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| warehouse and residential searches, from
| |
| | to check and adjust firing poistion,
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| alleyways and stairwells to rooftops and
| |
| | alignment and so forth. This was a method
|
| basements. Sometimes you creep and
| |
| | advocated by MANY "old timers" as a tried
|
| sometimes you run. Sometimes you know
| |
| | and true way of DAILY practice away from
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| there's a potential threat, sometimes it
| |
| | the range. Easy. Simple. No "brainer".
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| just leaps out at you. Sometimes there is
| |
| | Everyone has a mirror. Made perfect sense
|
| plenty of light(good and bad), sometimes
| |
| | to me. And it WORKED. Great! Well, Ayoob
|
| just a dim streetlight near an alleyway
| |
| | likened this to "mental" masturbation.
|
| that YOU have to clean out. Sometimes,
| |
| | I'm not really one to mince words, it's
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| and more often than not, there is NO real
| |
| | usually(not always) better to just speak
|
| light, just dark. And shadows!Search a
| |
| | plainly. I couldn't help but wonder what
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| warehouse for a suspect and you may get
| |
| | the reaction of men like Paul Weston of
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| shot from a distance, from behind cover
| |
| | the NYPD(who advocated this mirror
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| or concealment. Search an apartment
| |
| | training highly) or "Jelly" Bryce would
|
| building or private residence for a
| |
| | have been to that comment. I also
|
| suspect and you may get shot from
| |
| | pondered what Brad Steiner's reaction,
|
| "sneezing" distance. You may see the
| |
| | and perhaps more SO, John McSweeny's
|
| threat and "prepare' yourself, or maybe
| |
| | reaction would have been to Mr. Ayoob had
|
| the threat just SPRINGS out at you. Maybe
| |
| | he made that comment nose to nose instead
|
| the badguy is in front of you, maybe he's
| |
| | of in print. Basically, what Ayoob was
|
| lurking and creeping just there behind
| |
| | saying, thinly veiled as it was, was,
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| you.Maybe it's a car stop gone bad. Maybe
| |
| | you're a "jerk off".Where were we? Oh
|
| it's a "nut" who approaches YOU while
| |
| | YEA......................................
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| you're in a patrol unit sipping coffee
| |
| | .......................What to do with
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| and shooting the shit with your partner.
| |
| | ALL of this information, both new and
|
| Maybe you're off duty.The point is this:
| |
| | "old". Well, logically the thing to do
|
| In the real world ANYTHING can and
| |
| | was to look at the most basic problems
|
| probably WILL happen. As bad as it gets,
| |
| | presented by any situation and BUILD from
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| is about as BAD as it WILL GET.Now add
| |
| | there.Easy enough. Right? Well, actually
|
| THIS: Will you be wounded, injured, or in
| |
| | no......................................F
|
| someway incapacitated, less than at
| |
| | irst thing we did was to DEFINE the terms
|
| optimum ability. Will you be firing your
| |
| | that we would use. When so and so said
|
| duty weapon, or will you be using your
| |
| | this, made this statement, what did he
|
| "back up" or has the shit degenerated to
| |
| | REALLY mean? When Shooter A talks about
|
| the degree that you have to use your last
| |
| | this to Shooter B are they REALLY
|
| ditch "hide out" piece. I've known
| |
| | understanding the terms being USED. Or is
|
| situations where an officer has HAD to
| |
| | one party ASSUMING he knows what a
|
| grab and use one of the "downed" perps
| |
| | certain phrase or descriptive term means.
|
| weapons, to save his wounded partners
| |
| | Damn, w're back to that logical
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| life. What POSITION will you be in when
| |
| | foundation jammy again. Let's
|
| all hell breaks loose? Maybe you CAN'T
| |
| | see................I stop some guy on the
|
| run for cover, maybe there is NO cover.
| |
| | street and tell him in NO uncertain terms
|
| You can do everything RIGHT and still
| |
| | that I LOVE his wife, and always will. As
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| die, and you can do everything WRONG and
| |
| | a matter of fact, I have loved her for
|
| survive. Life's kinda crazy that way.The
| |
| | years. The man may be pretty shocked, he
|
| obvious part of this, at least to an
| |
| | would have a right to be, maybe even take
|
| open-minded and "thinking" individual is
| |
| | a swing at me. But, if we defined what
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| that it IS impossible to train and/or
| |
| | was really said, well, the situation
|
| prepare for EVERY situation, every
| |
| | changes. The guy's wife is MY sister. And
|
| contingency. Can't BE DONE.What CAN be
| |
| | yes, I love her deeply, always have, and
|
| done is to figure out what method or
| |
| | always will. Before any honest up front
|
| system of training will GIVE YOU the BEST
| |
| | dialogue seeks to edify we should make
|
| all around overall preparation for
| |
| | sure we're on the same page. That was job
|
| survival.The "PPC" wasn't the answer, and
| |
| | 1. As I said anything less is
|
| neither was Copper's "Modern
| |
| | intellectual fraud.So we did a thorough
|
| Pistolcraft". Something was missing.A
| |
| | job of defining the terms we used and
|
| round about way to answer a single
| |
| | what they meant.Now we ruthlessly went
|
| question, huh? Well without understanding
| |
| | about tearing apart everything on both
|
| the genesis or the seed that all of this
| |
| | sides of the hill.What does the REALITY
|
| begins with and the "base" of experience
| |
| | of the street teach us, and how do we
|
| that FORCED certain questions to be asked
| |
| | find REAL useful solutions to those
|
| and answered the whole point will be
| |
| | problems presented.AND, here's the REAL
|
| missed. The "straw man" arguements will
| |
| | catch...............................how
|
| flair up, and the whole "thing" will turn
| |
| | does all of this tie in to the LEAST
|
| into a pile of shit. And NO one will
| |
| | common denominator. In other words what
|
| learn a goddamn thing.The group of men
| |
| | is the MOST basic overall approach to
|
| that formed the core of our "cadre" so to
| |
| | these problems, taking into account first
|
| speak were mostly cops drawn together
| |
| | and foremost the least in ability, skill,
|
| initially by interests in other areas
| |
| | experience and knowledge. If we can begin
|
| than firearms. Most I had met thru my
| |
| | to build on that, then we have something
|
| martial arts training, some were from the
| |
| | really worthwhile.So here are the
|
| "iron" pit(what a shithole, I loved it),
| |
| | "problems":1. Visibility. Perfect to
|
| some we met at competitive "practical"
| |
| | zero.2. Extreme close range sudden
|
| matches. We had at one time or another
| |
| | violence. Unprepared. Reactive. Prepared.
|
| guys from local, state, and federal
| |
| | Active.3. Enagaging adversaries at
|
| agencies. A tremendous amount of
| |
| | varying distances and/or heights/360
|
| experience and the desire to really
| |
| | degrees. Close/medium/long range.
|
| "train" was the bond(not the shaker
| |
| | Effective transition. Active and
|
| joints and sundries). A rare quality for
| |
| | reactive.4. Ability to manuever and
|
| cops in those days.So we weren't
| |
| | fire.5. Ability to effect fire on a
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| stumbling in the dark here. We had the
| |
| | moving target.6. Ability to fire from
|
| access, time, opportunity and means(most
| |
| | dis-advantage or awkward positions.7.
|
| of us were single and making a pretty
| |
| | Ability to fire from cover and/or
|
| good payday) to really travel, and train.
| |
| | concealment. Two different tactical
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| And....get in a whole helluva lot of
| |
| | problems.8. Ability to fire with both
|
| range time. There was one point where at
| |
| | hands. Tandem-strong and weak.
|
| any given time I had several 5 gallon
| |
| | Single-strong and weak.9. Ability to fire
|
| pails filled with spent brass in my trunk
| |
| | when vision is impaired.10. Ability to
|
| waiting for their weekly drop off at my
| |
| | transition from weapon to weapon.11.
|
| buddy who was a reloading fanatic. With
| |
| | Emergency reloading and malfunction
|
| no real responsibilty in life you can
| |
| | clearing.12. The MUST DO shot.We did NOT
|
| live PRETTY LARGE(right Boyoo?).Frank
| |
| | address specific tactical problems. This
|
| Behlert(remember him?) still had his old
| |
| | list was designed for the MOST basic
|
| shop on Lehigh Ave. in Union. That was a
| |
| | overall components facing every type of
|
| great hub of activity and a great place
| |
| | "shooter" regardless of "job"
|
| to meet all sorts of interesting
| |
| | specificity. A six three 200lb. police
|
| characters. It was also one of the first
| |
| | tactical officer could face these
|
| places that really took an actice role in
| |
| | "problems" in the same way that a 5 foot
|
| pushing the "practical" shooting matches
| |
| | five 100lb. housewife may have to. Sounds
|
| in the metro area.Now when some street
| |
| | silly? Think about it.How we put together
|
| "cherries" or FNG's get out of the
| |
| | the syllabus-No forced or awkward
|
| academy and hit the streets they clam up
| |
| | positions or manuevers.
|
| tighter than an asshole in a bath house.
| |
| | Everything based to the GREATEST extent
|
| Sometimes it is good to just shut the
| |
| | possible on gross motor skill, natural
|
| fuck up and keep your eyes and ears open.
| |
| | body dynamics, and "instinctive" action
|
| But by the same token, if you don't ask
| |
| | reaction. takes into account next to
|
| you don't learn. So when ever a dicey
| |
| | worst case scenario and works from
|
| situation arose I would always
| |
| | there(worst case being you're already
|
| "debrief"(sometimes that took on a WHOLE
| |
| | dead).The entire system should be as
|
| 'nother meaning) myself and sort out what
| |
| | seamless as possible. One component
|
| went "good", what went "bad", what could
| |
| | dovetailing with another. Not just a
|
| have been done better and what could have
| |
| | "grouping" of techniques independent of
|
| hit the fan. If I needed to question
| |
| | one another. As general as possible to
|
| something I did. Still do.Alot of the
| |
| | cover the greatest number of
|
| older cops were really playing the old
| |
| | contingencies. Weak offhand shooting is
|
| "salty dawg". 30 years and a wake up and
| |
| | composed of the EXACT same mechanics as
|
| the papers were in and off to Florida
| |
| | TWO HANDED braced firing. The
|
| they went. Probably to drop dead of heart
| |
| | fundamentals are EASILY retainable and
|
| failure in a year. Life sucks and then
| |
| | apply throughout the entire shooting
|
| you die, or life sucks, you relocate to
| |
| | system. The grip on the draw is the same
|
| Florida and THEN you die. Doesn't matter,
| |
| | grip for firing. The grip when running,
|
| end result the same.Still these guys were
| |
| | climbing, jumping is the same for drawing
|
| a TREMENDOUS source of knowledge. On a
| |
| | and firing. The grip when prone is the
|
| whole RANGE of "police" related subjects.
| |
| | same when kneeling is the same whenusing
|
| Most, if not all of these men were combat
| |
| | braced barricade, is the same when using
|
| vets of WWII or Korea. So when I had a
| |
| | the "pop out" and fire. This is a bad
|
| question I asked. If my screwy facial
| |
| | thing under the stress of real world
|
| expression betrayed my disbelief at the
| |
| | violence?The system? That we have to be
|
| answer, I usually heard the following
| |
| | another long winded thread(if I survive
|
| refrain(if I had a dime......),
| |
| | this one). But for many of you, it won't
|
| "Listen wet nose, that's the square, the
| |
| | be what you think or what you have
|
| real deal, just remember I got more time
| |
| | "pidgeonholed".FINALLY...................
|
| in the shithouse than you have on the
| |
| | ................the GRIP!Okay. First.
|
| road"......followed invariably
| |
| | Re-read all these parts over again.
|
| by......."So just shut the FUCK up and
| |
| | Really put some effort into understanding
|
| learn". Well as things go, I never did
| |
| | what is being said here.Fairbairn
|
| learn to shut the fuck up, but I did
| |
| | admonishes us to extend the thumb along
|
| learn."They teach you what they teach in
| |
| | the "slide release"(for clarification).
|
| the academy 'cause they got
| |
| | Mentions it several times. WE DON'T teach
|
| to".............................."The
| |
| | that grip as part of the basic syllabus.
|
| street has it's own rules, and only the
| |
| | We practiced it alot and some liked it
|
| street really knows what the hell those
| |
| | and some did not. BUT that's NOT the
|
| are". Rule # 1 - CYA. Rule # 2 - Never
| |
| | issue here.The grip as advocated by WEF
|
| EVER forget rule # 1.So where does this
| |
| | is particular to the weapon shown, NOT to
|
| lead us? Well, this attitude between what
| |
| | WEF. Many gunners of the period in many
|
| is "percieved" as real and what really is
| |
| | different manuals and sources advocate
|
| REAL caused us to constantly question,
| |
| | the same grip for THAT weapon. For the
|
| examine, and re-examine everything we
| |
| | .45 ACP. It was almost de rigueur. Did it
|
| were "taught" to do against everything we
| |
| | help some achieve the standards for it
|
| "really" DID.The bulbs really began
| |
| | that WEF set forth, MOST certainly. For
|
| flashing when we got hold of a copy of
| |
| | others it was a far less successful
|
| "Kill or Get Killed" followed by
| |
| | venture. Some improved with practice,
|
| "Shooting to Live". At first we all,
| |
| | others did not.Now we have to find out
|
| myself included, looked at these old
| |
| | why? Colonel Applegate had HIS answer and
|
| pictures, drawings and "dust covered"
| |
| | we had ours(more on that later) BUT still
|
| verbiage as absolutely outdated, "know
| |
| | we wanted to understand why WEF advocated
|
| what I did during the BIG
| |
| | it and what we might have been
|
| ONE..............." bullshit! But "Get
| |
| | missing.First we have to remember that
|
| Tough" had my sincere interest. One of
| |
| | "Shooting to Live" was written in it's
|
| those old timers I mentioned had been a
| |
| | original form(we have the manual) as a
|
| US Navy "landing force" instructor during
| |
| | manual for the SMP. An organized UNIFORM
|
| the "BIG ONE". I had seen him in action
| |
| | police agency. "Shooting to live" is an
|
| for real, unflitered "Lucky Strike"
| |
| | expanded version of the original SMP
|
| hanging out the side if his mouth and
| |
| | manual. Why is that important? Because
|
| wreaking holy havoc on some young "puffy
| |
| | the SMP, like most agencies issued a
|
| chested" bucks. It was a thing of beauty!
| |
| | specific "duty" weapon. A standard
|
| I on the other was "fighting" these guys
| |
| | pistol. That was the .45 ACP. But that
|
| and looked like I was "rode hard and put
| |
| | wasn't all! The .380 ACP was ALSO issued
|
| away wet".Something didn't add up. The
| |
| | and for a VERY pertinent reason. The use
|
| methods my tour sargeant used WERE right
| |
| | of the thumb extended grip advocated for
|
| out of "Get Tough", even how he handled a
| |
| | the .45 ACP had more to do with the
|
| "nightstick" and BOY he did that with
| |
| | DESIGN of the weapon than with anything
|
| relish(remember NO ONE knew what a
| |
| | else. The angle between grip and barrel
|
| camcorder was!). Maybe there was
| |
| | is such that a full "convulsive"(there's
|
| something to this "Farburn" guy. I mean,
| |
| | that term again) grip with thumb wrapped
|
| up to this point "Fairbairn" was a good
| |
| | DOWN will effect the horizontal barrel to
|
| tan we got during "I & I" down at LBI.
| |
| | floor alignment that is so important to
|
| And "Applegate"? Sheeet, that was the
| |
| | ALL forms of accurate shooting. MORE so
|
| entrance to an orchard, right?So then we
| |
| | in the method taught by WEF. The thumb
|
| ACTUALLY started READING these texts.
| |
| | extension helped seat the weapon from
|
| Really trying to keep an open mind. After
| |
| | backstrap to muzzle in a "better" way for
|
| ALL if "Guru" Jeff said it was so, well
| |
| | THAT gun. A full "fisted' grip tended to
|
| damn youngin' IT'S SO!Now here's the
| |
| | drop the muzzle DOWN. Also, WEF had
|
| "bitch" in the whole
| |
| | fairly large hands and a great grip. He
|
| thing............Pretty much EVERY reason
| |
| | also realized this and adjusted
|
| WEF and Colonel Rex GAVE for the validity
| |
| | accordingly. Officer's with smaller hands
|
| of the methods(THEY ARE DIFFERENT BOYS &
| |
| | who could NOT adjust or use the .45 ACP
|
| GIRLS) were exactly what we all knew were
| |
| | were issued the smaller .380 ACP. Now
|
| "missing" from the "practical" shooting
| |
| | notice the line drawing on pg. 19 of STL.
|
| we were doing. The difference in a
| |
| | These drawings were made directly from
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| nutshell......."How you are SUPPOSSED to
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| | still photos. Look at how far the thumb
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| do it, and how you REALLY do IT".Yes, if
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| | is extended in the picture. I have fairly
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| I have the "drop" on a suspected badman,
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| | normal size hands and a fair grip, and my
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| like on a hinky title 39 stop when YOU
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| | thumb doesn't come near to that position.
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| KNOW the shit is just hanging in front of
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| | I am certainly NOT alone in this problem.
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| that fan READY to go SPLAT all over
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| | WEF recignized it too, THAT is why he
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| everyone, then YES, ALL the "rules" get
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| | issued smaller pistols for some
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| followed. If I had to arrest a suspect on
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| | officers.Again, this manual was done
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| a felony warrany or who was a known "A &
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| | before the second world war and done with
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| D" then yes......ALL the rules got
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| | the STANDARD issue .45 ACP or .380 ACP in
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| followed. In those situations assessing,
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| | mind as a UNIFORM piece of ordinance. WEF
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| finding and moving to real "cover"(as
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| | use of the extended thumb index was also
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| opposed to just concealment) was viable,
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| | obvious in his method of firing both the
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| actually anything else was STUPID. If
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| | M1 A1 carbine and the Thompson sub-machin
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| that was NOT an option then covering the
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| | gun. He liked this method.Colonel
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| skel from a stable picture perfect
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| | Applegate had different ideas. His duties
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| "Weaver" or "isoceles" with positive
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| | exposed him to a VAST number of handguns
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| sight alignment and all things neat and
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| | that WOULD be used in combat in varying
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| tidy was the way to go. ANYTHING else
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| | countries. From the Luger to the Walther,
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| would have been
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| | from a Colt revolver to an automatic,
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| STUPID.BUT...................then there
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| | from a Browning to a Mauser. Applegate
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| were those multitude of OTHER TIMES.SEE
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| | sought A SINGLE method of battle firing
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| there is a HUGE difference between having
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| | that was applicable to ANY handgun,
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| "IT" your way, playing your "game",
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| | anywhere in the world. THIS is why
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| ACTING by your rules and being forced to
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| | Colonel Applegate advocated the "point
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| "REACT" to someone else's "gamebook". You
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| | shoulder" locked wrist, convulsive grip
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| get forced into playing the other guy's
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| | method. That system alone would allow
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| game and you're probably gonna lose.
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| | anyone to grab ANY handgun and be able to
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| Especially when the rules change
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| | fire with effect(his words-Man Killing
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| constantly.So let's answer this "job"
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| | Accuracy). Since each design had a
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| together. Straight up and no bullshit.
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| | different angle between handle and
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| You're working the graveyard tour
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| | muzzle, differing weight, balance, muzzle
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| mid-week. From your experience you figure
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| | length, sight aperture and so on he
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| that this tour on this day is usually
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| | devised a singular method to ADAPT to a
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| pretty quiet. So it's around 3:00 am, you
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| | GREAT number of handguns. That is GENIUS!
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| have made your "beat" rounds, done your
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| | So on this point I disagree with WEF's
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| shift reports, answered a few calls,
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| | approach. How about all the other
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| shitcanned them and now need a little
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| | shootists? Like Bill Jordan. Look at his
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| "resting of the eyes". You coop up. Oh
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| | grip, about as tight fisted and
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| YEA, it's winter time. Snow, ice, and
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| | convulsive as you can get. And he is one
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| it's bone chilling cold out. Just as you
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| | of many that took a differing approach
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| find that "comfortable" position and
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| | from what is shown in STL. All I want to
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| settle in the radio goes bananas. Two
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| | do is keep it to the MOST basic FIRST.
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| seperate confirmed alarms at a warehouse
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| | MOST BASIC FIRST. MOST BASIC FIRST! M O S
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| that has been hit several times before.
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| | T B A S I C F I R S T !Was Applegate
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| OFF to the races you GO!No siren, just
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| | completely HAPPY with what he taught
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| the overheads, a couple of blocks away
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| | during WWII. NO, he wasn't. He told us
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| you go "silent". You make a cursory pass
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| | personally that he would have taught
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| in the unit and spot the probable
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| | FULLY sighted fire FIRST, then "point
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| position of enrty (an open window, in
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| | shoulder" if he had to do it again. YEP!
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| JANUARY). Maybe. Maybe these guys
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| | NOTHING is written in stone!There are
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| followed the "rules" and immediately left
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| | other SOLID reasons behind the
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| a second avenue of escape available to
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| | differences between WEF and Applegate, as
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| them. Maybe you get a back up unit, maybe
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| | well as others extant during this time.
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| you don't. Doesn't matter, you gotta roll
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| | But, hell all that's in the past. Who
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| with punches and you got a JOB to do. The
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| | cares, right?Okey dokey. Back to WEF and
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| warehouse is HUGE, completely dark,
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| | the extended thumb. NOW.......try
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| multi-level with more "nooks and
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| | this............even if you like the
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| crannies" than a Thomas's muffin. And
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| | extended thumb for your .45 replace that
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| it's BEEN months since YOU answered a
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| | auto with another auto, large/medium
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| call here (or maybe never) so the layout
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| | small frame. How's the "feel", bet you
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| is NOT "fresh" in your mind.You approach
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| | adjust with each differing piece.Now grab
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| the window cautiously and realize that
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| | a wheel gun. Try it WITH THAT!
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| the snowy, slushy, muddy ground beneath
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| | Hmmmmmmm.....how's that working out? No,
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| has a distinct set of LARGE boot prints,
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| | not the Model 29 S&W, the small frame two
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| NO, wait, TWO sets of distinct
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| | inch......try that. Well I don't see HOW
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| footprints. Let's see.........okay the
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| | that extended thumb grip works AT ALL
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| window has been jimmied. Pretty secure
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| | with a revolver. Not for double action
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| industrial window. These pry marks were
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| | most certainly!SO now what? How about
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| done by something pretty big and pretty
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| | this...........You carry a primary duty
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| sharp. Keep that in mind.Enough bullshit,
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| | weapon that is a large frame auto. Okay.
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| time to go into the "party".Let's stop
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| | You also carry a small frame "snubby" on
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| for a moment and take stock of our
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| | your ankle....the "just in case" gun.
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| situation:1. NO light, either inside(if
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| | And, maybe a Beretta .25 as your "oh
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| we could even find them) or OUTSIDE.
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| | SHIT" gonna be late for dinner piece.
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| 2. At least two potential threats.
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| | THREE different guns, three DIFFERENT
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| 3. Unknown area of operation. Little if
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| | grips and THREE differing "feels". Or
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| any idea of how the joint is layed out.
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| | look down the firing line at people who
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| 4. At least one perp is armed with
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| | are looking to YOU for instruction. All
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| something big, and sharp. At the LEAST.
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| | shapes and sizes, all different in so
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| 5. Have other officers to worry about.
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| | many ways, and probably all preferring a
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| 6. Cold as a sonofabitch. Stiff, wearing
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| | different handgun. Damn, you HAVE to find
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| winter uniform, can't move all that well.
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