No Warning Or Wounding Shots

Osmium Steele · 08-31-11, 01:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Stealhead

If you plan on trusting your life with something you had better be extremely familiar with it.

QFT

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Originally Posted by Stealhead

I agree with center mass but keep firing until they are on the ground

Continue firing until they cease to be a threat.

Stealhead · 08-31-11, 01:55 PM

There have been many cases in Iraq and Afghanistan where the attacker suffered a mortal wound and was bleeding out but still kept right on fighting sometimes for several minutes.

My opinion is you firstly need to accept the fact that you will kill a person attacking you and then you must train yourself heavily on your weapon or weapons of choice I mean like Navy SEAL know how with that piece other wise do not bother.

Bilge_Rat · 08-31-11, 02:36 PM

the one-shot, one-kill theory is movie fiction.

In practice, a bullet will stop someone cold only if you hit a vital organ like the brain or heart.

Shooting someone somewhere else will only cause loss of blood and a human being has to lose 20% of its blood before it loses consciousness and is no longer a threat. Obviously shooting someone multiple times will accelerate the progress. That is the reason why you are taught to keep firing until the target is down.

As noted above, there have been cases in Iraq and Afghanistan of individuals suffering multiple bullet wounds without any visible effect. It has been theorized that the ammo used by US forces (5.56x45mm, basically a .22) was going straight through causing minimal damage, meaning the person could continue fighting until loss of blood caused him to lose consciousness, which could take many minutes.

Platapus · 08-31-11, 04:37 PM

One of the problems with warning shots is where does the bullet end up?

08-31-11, 02:36 PM	#3
Bilge_Rat Silent Hunter Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: standing watch... Posts: 3,856 Downloads: 344 Uploads: 0	the one-shot, one-kill theory is movie fiction. In practice, a bullet will stop someone cold only if you hit a vital organ like the brain or heart. Shooting someone somewhere else will only cause loss of blood and a human being has to lose 20% of its blood before it loses consciousness and is no longer a threat. Obviously shooting someone multiple times will accelerate the progress. That is the reason why you are taught to keep firing until the target is down. As noted above, there have been cases in Iraq and Afghanistan of individuals suffering multiple bullet wounds without any visible effect. It has been theorized that the ammo used by US forces (5.56x45mm, basically a .22) was going straight through causing minimal damage, meaning the person could continue fighting until loss of blood caused him to lose consciousness, which could take many minutes. __________________

08-31-11, 04:37 PM	#4
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 19,399 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	One of the problems with warning shots is where does the bullet end up? __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

08-31-11, 01:55 PM	#2
Stealhead Navy Seal Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Kentucky Posts: 5,421 Downloads: 85 Uploads: 0	There have been many cases in Iraq and Afghanistan where the attacker suffered a mortal wound and was bleeding out but still kept right on fighting sometimes for several minutes. My opinion is you firstly need to accept the fact that you will kill a person attacking you and then you must train yourself heavily on your weapon or weapons of choice I mean like Navy SEAL know how with that piece other wise do not bother.