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Tonight I was tasked with working with my team concentrating on low light shooting.
Due to the department just finishing qualifications I only had 100 rnds per operator. I am a Center Axis Relock Master Instructor under Paul Castle of Sabretactical.com. Since we adopted CAR in 2002 it is what we teach for gunfighting. For state qaulification I teach the dept to be better target shooters which is what it is, then during the rest of training we work on gunfighting. CAR like all good martial arts is based on the human response to stress. What even the biggest, lazyiest, fattest bastard will due under stress. If it will enable the lowest common denominator to survive it will work for everyone else. We are all hardwired the same.
Upon arrival on the range (six shooters) all lights were extinguished and only one SF with a red cover was used for checking targets. All drills were done on a Q target at 5-7 yards. Many strings started by me firing a live round thus conditioning them to repond to gunfire. Most shooting was one handed strong and weak. Officers on their back and sides and standing. At one point I set up six targets. The shooter started with his back to the targets. I would then shine a 60 lumen Surefire in his eyes. He would then turn and draw his weapon and engage the first two targets with double taps a 15 yards as soon as he could identify a target. He then moved to the 10 yrd line for the double tap on the next two and then move and double tap the last two at five yards. With all the rounds fired tonight I would say about 12-15 rnds were off the Q and none off the paper. The only time officers reported using the sights was at the first two fifteen yard targets as they reaquired their sights.
Picture #1 the CAR master grip from the side.
Picture #2 the best illustration of the master grip. The gun tilted imboard in the natural punch position. This creates harmony in the muscles and greatly reduces recoil decreasing the time of follow up shots.
Due to the department just finishing qualifications I only had 100 rnds per operator. I am a Center Axis Relock Master Instructor under Paul Castle of Sabretactical.com. Since we adopted CAR in 2002 it is what we teach for gunfighting. For state qaulification I teach the dept to be better target shooters which is what it is, then during the rest of training we work on gunfighting. CAR like all good martial arts is based on the human response to stress. What even the biggest, lazyiest, fattest bastard will due under stress. If it will enable the lowest common denominator to survive it will work for everyone else. We are all hardwired the same.
Upon arrival on the range (six shooters) all lights were extinguished and only one SF with a red cover was used for checking targets. All drills were done on a Q target at 5-7 yards. Many strings started by me firing a live round thus conditioning them to repond to gunfire. Most shooting was one handed strong and weak. Officers on their back and sides and standing. At one point I set up six targets. The shooter started with his back to the targets. I would then shine a 60 lumen Surefire in his eyes. He would then turn and draw his weapon and engage the first two targets with double taps a 15 yards as soon as he could identify a target. He then moved to the 10 yrd line for the double tap on the next two and then move and double tap the last two at five yards. With all the rounds fired tonight I would say about 12-15 rnds were off the Q and none off the paper. The only time officers reported using the sights was at the first two fifteen yard targets as they reaquired their sights.
Picture #1 the CAR master grip from the side.
Picture #2 the best illustration of the master grip. The gun tilted imboard in the natural punch position. This creates harmony in the muscles and greatly reduces recoil decreasing the time of follow up shots.
