It’s Looking Like the WHCD Secret Service Officer Was Shot by Friendly Fire
If the agent who was hit took a load of OO buckshot to the chest, they’d have been very sure of that without having to hear it from a ballistics lab.
If the agent who was hit took a load of OO buckshot to the chest, they’d have been very sure of that without having to hear it from a ballistics lab.
I was shocked (shocked, I tell you!) to see so many comments focused on one Secret Service agent’s use of the “temple index” pistol ready position.
“That’s cool and all, but I’m not a Marine. I’m not on a team. If something goes down, it’s just
Col. Cooper saw a hyperfocus on inconsequential increments rather than a mastery of the fundamentals of marksmanship and the proper use of tactics.
One of the primary reasons we go through training, in addition to learning the mechanics of firearms operation, is to build confidence in our abilities.
The good news is that dry-fire is free. Well, sort of. There is a price to pay, but the cost isn’t measured in dollars.
As tempting as it is, I would strongly suggest that you resist the urge to get online and then mimic what you see in various youtube videos.
If you have come to believe that these “new” striker-fired guns (the G17 is 44 years old) aren’t safe to carry, go ahead and buy a DA/SA pistol. I would never fault you for that.
My daughter-in-law Elizabeth told me that she wanted to try pheasant hunting. To set her up for a successful hunt,