the fastest way to make a bigger hole is to simply make another one (shoot more).
Abso-effing-lutely!! Unfortunately this is hard to CC.
the fastest way to make a bigger hole is to simply make another one (shoot more).
Unless we’re talkin’ 45 though!!Shot placement is WAY more important than what type of bullet shape, type, or special design it may be IMHO.
Particularly with handguns. Above the nipples and to a triangular point below the neck is ideal. That is where all the "good stuff" is according to him. Harder, but eye sockets and nose too...(you have to work around the natural "armor" of the head). Handgun bullets cannot be reliably counted on to penetrate the skull unless at contact distance.Shot placement is WAY more important than what type of bullet shape, type, or special design it may be IMHO.
There's a well documented shootout in 1986 Maihat cost many law enforcement lives that set the stage for 38 Special being lumped into the description as underpowered for a law enforcement handgun revolution and "black" semiautomatic carbines in patrol cruisers instead of shotguns. There's no question these perpetrators having body armor prolonged their ability to continue their fight.Yet training to shoot for center of mass was retained even through the Biden administration. Adaptability is what ultimately saved that day.Mi Shot placement is WAY more important than what type of bullet shape, type, or special design it may be IMHO.
Like ricochet off the bone and continue to travel under the scalp until the bullet ends up around the back of the head somewhere type weird? Seen it happen. Victim ends up with a simple flesh wound instead of a more serious injury. Or death.He had interesting stories about weird things handgun bullets can do when they strike the skull...
Turning point for push to patrol rifles in cruisers really happened after the North Hollywood shootout in 1997. Tactics were also changed to include failure drills in training due to the subjects wearing full body armor and taking on so many rounds with seemingly little effect. In spite of their superior firepower, and that almost 2000 total rounds were fired in the exchange of gunfire, both subjects eventually died on scene. One through an alleged self-inflicted gunshot wound, the other bled-out from gunshot wounds while waiting for an ambulance to enter the "hot zone". 12 officers and 8 civilians were also wounded.There's a well documented shootout in 1986 Maihat cost many law enforcement lives that set the stage for 38 Special being lumped into the description as underpowered for a law enforcement handgun revolution and "black" semiautomatic carbines in patrol cruisers instead of shotguns. There's no question these perpetrators having body armor prolonged their ability to continue their fight.Yet training to shoot for center of mass was retained even through the Biden administration. Adaptability is what ultimately saved that day.
One synopsis of that event.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/1986_FBI_Miami_shootout
Yup, first time happened he had to look it up and found out such incidents are recorded about a dozen times a year.Like ricochet off the bone and continue to travel under the scalp until the bullet ends up around the back of the head somewhere type weird? Seen it happen. Victim ends up with a simple flesh wound instead of a more serious injury. Or death.
Department issued the Speer Gold Dot for many years. Now, it’s the HST. I don’t think you can go wrong with either, and I think the terminal performance difference is minor.
The spikes (or bullet shape) are much less of a factor than the shock wave that the projectile creates and only a high speed camera will capture that effect in ballistic gel.
IIRC, in addition to the talons, the black coating ‘Teflon’ (which it wasn’t) was supposedly penetrating bullet proof vests and thus they gained the name, “cop killers”.To much damage
If police use it, there must be a reason. Also, if police use it, then so should civilians.
100%Shot placement is WAY more important than what type of bullet shape, type, or special design it may be IMHO.
I have never and will never agree with the militarization of the police force, but if I can have an assault rifle........ and so should the police, and vise versa. It seems like that change, after the Hollywood BofA shootout was a response to escalation of the actual threat posed. Today, I see a bunch of fellas running around with NVG in multicam with a Mk18 inspired AR with ACOGs and the whole gamut..... running amuck, behind a million dollar armored car. The threats of today are not much more than Hollywood if at all, but the loadouts seem to be a bit on the heavy side.Turning point for push to patrol rifles in cruisers really happened after the North Hollywood shootout in 1997. Tactics were also changed to include failure drills in training due to the subjects wearing full body armor and taking on so many rounds with seemingly little effect. In spite of their superior firepower, and that almost 2000 total rounds were fired in the exchange of gunfire, both subjects eventually died on scene. One through an alleged self-inflicted gunshot wound, the other bled-out from gunshot wounds while waiting for an ambulance to enter the "hot zone". 12 officers and 8 civilians were also wounded.
Really interesting the the evolution of firearms, bullet technology, and tactics over time and in response to certain events like these.
A phenomenal "light" machine gun. Good times! I would love to CC that in my truck.
And this is exactly why we have the higher firepower. Response to the ever increasing amount of weaponry the bad guy has out there. Can't balance the outcome of a situation, you have to tip the scales in your favor. I, like you, do not buy into all the other nonsense.I have never and will never agree with the militarization of the police force, but if I can have an assault rifle........ and so should the police, and vise versa.
I think the money on all that gear would be better spent on more trigger time.......like I am fixin to have this weekend!And this is exactly why we have the higher firepower. Response to the ever increasing amount of weaponry the bad guy has out there. Can't balance the outcome of a situation, you have to tip the scales in your favor. I, like you, do not buy into all the other nonsense.
A phenomenal "light" machine gun. Good times! I would love to CC that in my truck.
I agree in general.Much more reliable than the saw too. That thing jammed like it was nobody's business.
Agree. In order to have the power to balance you have to have more power than required to achieve balance....on command.And this is exactly why we have the higher firepower. Response to the ever increasing amount of weaponry the bad guy has out there. Can't balance the outcome of a situation, you have to tip the scales in your favor. I, like you, do not buy into all the other nonsense.