Position in relation to door in HD situation

I voted A but prefer position D as put forward by sacp81170a

You typically want to occupy a point of domination in one of the corners.

I don't particularly think it matters which of the far corners you choose, so long as you are in a corner and are able to shoot anywhere in the room.

Position 'D' as suggested is great for a person who steps into the room and stops in the doorway, but it will be more difficult to engage multiple people if one person decides to move deep into the room before you are able to stop him. Or even to stop one person who moves deep into the room. You will have to pivot more. From 'D' you have a full 180 degrees to cover vs. 90 degrees from a corner.

If the door is open, then you might want to occupy a position that lets you see down the hallway so you can deal with the bad guys while they are still channelized.

Just my 2 cents.

Position 'D' as suggested is great for a person who steps into the room and stops in the doorway,

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It's also even better if they don't come through the door and just decide to fire up the room from outside because it's out of the direct line of fire. Don't let yourself get caught in the mental trap of thinking the BG('s) would do what you would do with a SWAT team.

but it will be more difficult to engage multiple people if one person decides to move deep into the room before you are able to stop him.

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How so? If someone moves deep into the room ahead of his buddies or team mates, you can easily engage him from behind or from the side. That's why we train entry teams to stay up with each other and don't get separated. If you're the #1 man and I'm the #2 man, you should never be out of my arm's reach. If you've been on an entry team you'll know what I'm talking about.

From 'D' you have a full 180 degrees to cover vs. 90 degrees from a corner.

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Like I said before, D gives you a full 180 degrees to move. Realistically, you'll only have to cover half of the 180 degrees starting at the door. Being in a corner gives you no advantage on your field of fire and a huge disadvantage in terms of your movement. If you draw a 90 degree angle on D starting at the edge of the door, you'll see that the other side of that angle goes almost all the way back to the corner where C is. D is the dominant position in the room barring any cover provided by furniture, etc. Also, if it is an entry team and they toss in a flash bang, where do you think it's going? That's right, most likely into the corner where C is, but possibly where A is. I'd rather be somewhere else.

A: but closer to the door alone the wall. too much light near the window.

A, because i dont ID my targets at night in my home and the bedroom door is thin enough for any round to be effective.

Seriously, everyone that knows me knows i picked up on firearms and should not being tring to suprise me in the middle of the night since i live alone.

A, this position requires the most exposure of the person entering the room. Better id and better target.

Take him/her by surprise. A

Grab gun, stand aiming at doorway!!!

Agree with C

A lot of good answers but it's all tactics and tactics are like A__ holes, everybody has one. I would suggest that B is your worst choice as stated the proobability of being framed in the window. As the door swing inward and to the left then the BG or BGs will be in the room before you IDy and shoot. However from the C position you are prepared to shoot quicker and leave the possible #2 BG open to catch follow up rounds as needed. Somehting about having your accomplice gunned down before he's in the door. At least everyone is thinking.

What, a totally unfunished room?

Every room in my house has at least a table or lamp in it, I don't have space to just leave empty as if I don't need the space. Generally, I'd at least expect a desk or something. I'd hide behind the desk or something and hope to avoid a confontation.

But if the room is exactly yas the scenarior provided, then I'll go with either A or D.

A is a good position because when the door is being opened, the BG may not see me at first, allowing me tiem ot ID and determine what his/her intentions are.
D is also a good position, but stay out of the door's swing. some people slowly push the door open. Others kick it open expecting someone hiding behind it.

If it comes to the shooting, my rifle has no problem shooting thru walls, floors, or other furnishings. Its a thing I learned in Counter Strike, if your target goes behind a wall, guess his position and fire blindly into the wall. Its called "spray and pray". The upstairs portion of my house has enough walls and furnishings making it unlikely having a bullet leave the house and hit someone else.

I have run a few computerized simulations* of this scenario, but as the guy clearing the room, and I agree with sacp81170a. Seems like positions C and B make the easiest targets. Position D tends to be the most deadly from my experience, usually because I just don't expect them to be there, or as I scan the room it is the last place I look.




*"Outlaws" - first person shooter computer game.

I'd go with the modified position D, as well, although I might also go for a position on the lower left corner of the diagram, assuming I can stand far enough from the door to be out of it's path as it swings. That position is, assuming I can't be seen through the hinge area, the last position that an attacker could check. However, it also lets the attacker use the door as cover if he doesn't open it all the way, and lets a righty shoot around it easily while doing so. Then again, I have full confidence that any of my guns could shoot through any of my doors.

Personally, my apartment and bedroom are littered with stuff. If I have any warning at all, I'm moving to my bedroom door, which lets me look down the only open choke point in the apartment, the hallway. If I can control that hallway, peeking low around the door frame/corner able to expose my right hand/gun without exposing my whole body, I'll be in a pretty good position. Especially since there's light enough to see by leaking in through my front window.

If I have to fight in my bedroom (assuming my attacker isn't already on top of me), I grab my gun and roll across my bed, taking cover behind my bed, on the opposite corner from the door.

This thread did make me think, though: Maybe I ought to lay a spare mag or two in the corner behind the bed, or a second gun.