Double Naught Spy
Sus Venator
I would like to stress that we really aren't talking about head shots. We are talking about CNS shots. There is a big difference. About 2/3 of the head is non-vital structures. You can sometimes damage some non-vital structures sufficiently to secondarily damage the brain and maybe increase your target zone size to 1/2 of the head, but that isn't so much of a sure thing.
Do you have to hit the proverbial medulla oblongata? They make a big deal out about that with sniper shots and maybe if the suspect has his/her finger on the trigger of a gun and the gun held to a hostage's head, that might be critical. Otherwise, virtually nobody remains to be a functional threat with a bullet that goes through the brain. Are there exceptions? I don't know of any from gun fights where a person remained capable and continued to fight without any incapacitation.
The problem with shooting the medulla oblongata is making that perfect shot on a target you can't see that is on the interior of the head. I have been to the various gun schools that teach you where to shoot in the T to hit there, but that is on a perfectly frontal shot on a 2D target that involves absolutely no deflection of the bullet.
Being shot in the face, for example, is a 'head shot,' but may not actually hit anything People shot through the mouth/jaw, ears, grazing the skull, even though a single eye have been known to continue to fight.
So when you practice your "head shots," remember that you need make CNS shots, not head shots.
Do you have to hit the proverbial medulla oblongata? They make a big deal out about that with sniper shots and maybe if the suspect has his/her finger on the trigger of a gun and the gun held to a hostage's head, that might be critical. Otherwise, virtually nobody remains to be a functional threat with a bullet that goes through the brain. Are there exceptions? I don't know of any from gun fights where a person remained capable and continued to fight without any incapacitation.
The problem with shooting the medulla oblongata is making that perfect shot on a target you can't see that is on the interior of the head. I have been to the various gun schools that teach you where to shoot in the T to hit there, but that is on a perfectly frontal shot on a 2D target that involves absolutely no deflection of the bullet.
Being shot in the face, for example, is a 'head shot,' but may not actually hit anything People shot through the mouth/jaw, ears, grazing the skull, even though a single eye have been known to continue to fight.
So when you practice your "head shots," remember that you need make CNS shots, not head shots.