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Ok.
I'm getting pissed and starting to lose my mind. I'm hearing from established, reputable trainers about these modified firing positions.
Excuse me but why would you adopt this firing position in a real life fight? Are you telling me that this is stable? Are you telling me that its more accurate than assuming a good prone position and going after whatever it is you're trying to hit?
What amazes me even more is you're exposing regions of your body that are highly valued, but lightly (if at all) armored to the enemy as an area to strike.
The gun community is going to have a come to Jesus moment here pretty soon.
Too many competing interests that really go against the community instead of properly supporting it. Some of these schools teaching this weirdness apply. I'll be happy to be wrong but I have yet to hear the tactical advantages that are given to the shooter by adopting one of these radical, wildcat, grab your ass firing positions.
The only people I know who train to shoot with an optic sideways are snipers. They have a justified interest in knowing how to shoot flat on their side through a narrow horizontal loophole. Think about the zero difference between vertical and horizontal, and then understand they normally train to use the mildot subtensions as a hold off.
ReplyDeleteAs far as using a red dot halo sight to do the same thing? Gun school gimmick.
Hi Solomon...just came back from my Honeymoon in Las Vegas.First time i visited your country:love it...people are nice,the place is awesome.
ReplyDeleteGot to fire the Glock 19,the UMP,the M-4A1 and the SAW MK-46...
Dont know what the fuss is all about the M-4...loved your carbine.
I know its off topic but i had to share it...
Great posts this last week...keep up the good work.
This isn't about shooting positions, its about mindset. Thats all it is, getting people into the "one mind, any weapon, any scenario" mentality. getting people out of "range brain" tunnel vision, and out of their comfort zone. IEDs and convoy ambushes tend to lead to some less than ideal shooting positions
ReplyDeleteAnonymous. I call B.S.
ReplyDeleteI'm on my third deployment and never had to shoot laying on my side, or know anyone who has. I've been through the AMU's SDM and CQB train the trainer courses, and I've trained in CQB with the AWG. That is my resume. None of those units train any sort of "laying on your side like a Hollywood action hero" form of shooting.
Now that I've dropped my resume, feel free to drop yours and explain how I'm all wrong.