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Iwantedtotalkaboutshotplacementinacombatsetingforquiteawhlile.WhatdoImeanbycombat? Anysituationwithaphysicalconfrontationwherethereispotentialinjuryorlossoflife.Thistypeofsituation c a u s e s a s u rg e o f a d re n a lin e (F ig h t o r F lig h t re s p o n s e ). A l l k in d s o f th in g s h a p p e n to y o u r b o d y physiologicaly,tunnelvisionbeingoneofthemostcommon.WhenmywifeusedourMossberg590to defendourhome,sheexperienced“combat”justarealasIhaveexecutingmissionsinIraqandother places.
Thereisaninterestingphenomenonthatoccurswithshootersastheygothroughtheshoothouse.We seeitateverySFCQBclass.Combat,asthosewhohaveexperienceditwilatest,issensoryoverload. Asstudentsareenteringtheroom andscanningforthreats,wegivethem alkindsoftargets. What, generaly,aretheylookingfor? Whatareprofessionalsalovertheworldlookingfor?Hands.Assoonas thehandsareidentifiedashavingornothavingaweapon,thestudentswilreactastheyareclearingthe room.Withmindsracing,andweaponsidentified,thestudentswilbegintoshoottoeliminatethethreat.
ttendstohappenisthataltheshotsgotowardtheweaponandhands,notatthecenterofmassor head.Thismaynotseem likeabigdeal,butitis.Thisneedstobenotedbytrainersandpointedoutto students.Weneedtotraintohavegoodshotplacementonthreats.
Letme give you an example ofwhatHAS happened. Gunfight:realworldthreatpresents himselfwithanAK.Soldieridentifiesthreat,seesAK, andimmediatelyengagesthethreat.Aftershooting 5-6roundsAND KNOWING thattheywerehits,the threatfalsdown. Soldiernow ignoresthefalen threatandstartslookingforanother.Theoldthreat
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Sowhathappened?Wasthisascenefrom The W a lk in g D e a d ? A l l 5 -6 o f th o s e ro u n d s h it th e o ld ,
miledAK,efectivelydestroyingitandknockingdownthethreat.Then,muchtohissurprise,Johnnybin Talibanrealizedthathewasn’tdead,justminorinjuriestohishands,sowithan“Inshalah”hecontinuesthe fight.So,whattodo?Youneedtotrainforrealife.ItalstartswithMMS(Marksmanship).That’swhywe u s e D o ts to w o rk o n th e fu n d a m e n ta l p rin c ip le s o f M M S . Y o u n e e d to k n o w y o u r w e a p o n . Y o u n e e d to know yourholds.Youneedtoknow whereyourroundswilimpactifyouare3feet,30meters,or600 metersaway. It’snotenoughtojustidentifyyourtarget,youneedtoidentifythethreatandplace wel-aimedshotsthatwilneutralizethethreat.
Ican’temphasizeenoughtheimportanceofreviewingandpracticingthebasicsofshooting.Almost everyRTGlive-fireclassstartswiththreebasictypesofdrils.Theroundsperdril,anddistance,areupto theindividualsituation.Firstisshootingonesingleshotatatime.Eachroundshouldbetreatedasa standalonecycle. From targetID,presentationoftheweapon,throughtheshot,andbacktothestarting position(highready/lowready/holster/whatever).Takeyourtimeanddoitright.Makesureyouaregeting hitswhereyoudesire.
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