Guest Shot: Forget “Fundamental” | Tactical Wire
www.thetacticalwire.com
-
ODT Gun Show this Saturday! - Click here for info and tickets!
Quantity vs Quality, you decide.
- Thread starter charlie hotel lima
- Start date
tldr
ywba...lol
Increased magazine capacity and the shift from revolvers to semi-automatics during the 80’s-90’s has played a big part in the way a lot of people shoot. When you only had 6 rounds in a revolver or 7+1 in a 1911 you learned to make every shot count.....and the Miami Vice “spray and pray” mentality while wearing a pastel jacket and loafers.
I spray in the general location of the sound
Pull,pray, and spray. Err wrong thread, my bad.
You got the right thread
Thanks for sharing that--Spaulding is always thought-provoking and nearly always right--Also always worth the read...
The old axiom that accuracy has suffered when capacity has increased has never been scientifically proven.
A number of researchers have examined the switch from revolvers to semiautomatic pistols in terms of impact on the number of shots fired and the accuracy of those shots, and the findings are mixed (Geller & Scott, 1992). Cerar (1990) and Brown (1992) found that the adoption of semiauto- matic pistols did not lead to an increase in the number of rounds fired per incident, nor did it improve accuracy. Geller and Scott (1992) reported that the number of shots did increase considerably among officers using semiau- tomatics in the NYTPD and in Portland, Oregon. Matulia (1982) reported that agencies using semiautomatic pistols experienced a “significantly higher justifiable homicide rate” (see also Matulia, 1985).
An issue that has never been investigated adequately is the type of officer that engages in shootings/gunfights, regardless of their weapon. Talk to anyone that has been in LE for a goodly period of time, and you’ll find that the ”better” the officer is, the less likely they are to have to resort to deadly force. Factors like their better use of tactics (perpetrators perceive they are less likely to prevail/survive), their tendency to not be a “cowboy” (they don’t let their egos or impatience get in the way of ensuring that they have adequate backup), and a tendency to be “sharp” in appearance make them less likely to have a situation get the point that deadly force is required. As to that last, during interviews with convicted “cop killers”, this was a factor in multiple occasions, where the convict ignored one officer and went for another due to the victim’s slovenly, out of shape appearance.
A number of researchers have examined the switch from revolvers to semiautomatic pistols in terms of impact on the number of shots fired and the accuracy of those shots, and the findings are mixed (Geller & Scott, 1992). Cerar (1990) and Brown (1992) found that the adoption of semiauto- matic pistols did not lead to an increase in the number of rounds fired per incident, nor did it improve accuracy. Geller and Scott (1992) reported that the number of shots did increase considerably among officers using semiau- tomatics in the NYTPD and in Portland, Oregon. Matulia (1982) reported that agencies using semiautomatic pistols experienced a “significantly higher justifiable homicide rate” (see also Matulia, 1985).
An issue that has never been investigated adequately is the type of officer that engages in shootings/gunfights, regardless of their weapon. Talk to anyone that has been in LE for a goodly period of time, and you’ll find that the ”better” the officer is, the less likely they are to have to resort to deadly force. Factors like their better use of tactics (perpetrators perceive they are less likely to prevail/survive), their tendency to not be a “cowboy” (they don’t let their egos or impatience get in the way of ensuring that they have adequate backup), and a tendency to be “sharp” in appearance make them less likely to have a situation get the point that deadly force is required. As to that last, during interviews with convicted “cop killers”, this was a factor in multiple occasions, where the convict ignored one officer and went for another due to the victim’s slovenly, out of shape appearance.
I took away from the article that volume of rounds fired, in itself, doesn't a good shooter make. Doing the basics over and over to get the muscle memory, dealing with malfunctions, the reload, the draw, sight alignment and trigger control, should all be consistently and persistently done. As mentioned, the veteran LEO's were tired of the basics and wanted more. A human tendency to want to mature in what we do. Just a good article, I thought. Reminded me of the "only perfect practice makes perfect" thing.
