American Handgunner has just published an article titled "Close Dark Fast", by Mike Boyle. It's an analysis of the typical defensive shooting encounter, and the things on which you should concentrate when training and preparing for such an event.
The article's filled with good information, so much so that I won't even try to excerpt it here. Click over there and read the whole thing. It's worth your time.
Based on several decades' experience of violent encounters, and training I've undergone from some of the top schools and instructors in the USA, I can only endorse Mr. Boyle's tips and techniques without reserve. I learned many of them elsewhere, and they've helped to keep me alive and kicking on more than one occasion. They may do the same for you.
Peter
5 comments:
Use frangible ammo and police your brass, then get the hell outta there.
Even if it's a clean shoot, you cannot get a fair trial in this current climate.
Definite good points!
One useful training experience I had was at a simulator facility. After some familiarization with the training gun (IWB holster, plastic Glock with laser and wireless) and targets (projector showing where it hit), they run a few scenarios on the projector. If you immerse yourself in it, you may learn several things about yourself that won't show up in other training, such as:
Weapon Fixation. If you focus your concentration on the weapon rather than the attacker, you may very well shoot at the weapon rather than the attacker. I saw someone who was fast and dead accurate during the weapon familiarization phase essentially shoot the attacker's weapon several times (they can go back and show frame by frame what happened). This was not considered a hit to a vital area.
Fight/Flight/Freeze: You might go into information overload and not react promptly. A big scary-looking guy walking towards you then draws a knife, and it might take a second to realize HE HAS A KNIFE!
Hyperfocus: Holding still when should move to cover, or moving when you should not. This might show inadequate muscle memory training, or not processing the situation. If you have someone you are protecting behind you, moving aside to make yourself a moving target is not the right move. If you can take cover, you should.
Tuco's advice trumps everything, and stands the test of time:
"When it's time to shoot, SHOOT; don't talk."
And don't talk to the police:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=zIJ4wLP_0UM
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