Some 'philosophy' on current carbine use, from John Farnam-
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Urban Rifle Skills
16 Mar 09
Urban Rifle:
At one-hundred meters, it isn't difficult for most of us to see, and effectively engage, paper targets, set against green backdrops, on sunny days, even with iron sights. Indeed, most of us consider a B27 target, at one-hundred meters, an "easy shot," with just about any rifle, and fromjust about any shooting position.
Now, change the "target" to several armed, aggressively-animated, and bloodthirsty VCAs, obscured by utility poles, door-frames, and crouching intall grass, during an overcast morning. Also, imagine that you are alone, confused, wet, cold, hungry, out of breath, and trembling uncontrollably, and the difficulty of producing effective, fight-ending rifle fire increases exponentially!
Add the inviolable requirement that threats be identified, and legitimately menacing individuals be thus positively differentiated from non-threatening ones.
In addition, imagine you're not doing all this on a familiar "one-way" range, and bullets, some aimed and some random, are flying in every direction, including yours!
Finally, imagine there are already causalities, on all sides. Those painfully wounded and dying are lying about, floundering and screaming, and there is little you can do to help any of them so long as the fight is active.
In view of the foregoing, one quickly realizes that, in real fighting, one-hundred meters in most urban settings, will provide challenge-a-plenty for even experienced riflemen, armed with utility, military rifles.
That is why, during our Urban Rifle Courses, we emphasize ranges between point-blank and one-hundred meters. We do some shooting at greater ranges, so that students can know the full capability, and weaknesses, of their equipment. But, most of our time is spent rapidly moving and engaging multiple targets with rifle fire, at ranges within one-hundred meters.
In golf, the drive, chip-shot, and putt all contribute to producing winning scores. However, golfers agree that it is the chip-shot where most games are won or lost.
In Urban Rifle, the equivalent is long-range shooting, rapid engagement at closer ranges, and CQB. All are important, but most fights are won or lost within one-hundred meters, our equivalent of the "chip-shot."
That is where we need to be most proficient!
/John
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