What Is The Weak Element In Your Gun Handling Skill Set?

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Got it,,plus moving anywhere, from prone, is even more difficult.

Sux getting old but getting ready for it is part of the plan.

Ty for your input.

 

[Trent]

Depends on how quick you are, how confused they are, and how low you can get.

There is a technique to shoot targets that are low to the ground...and it takes much less skill than placing a good shot. Remember that on the ground, the shooter can walk their shots in on you

Not only that, but rounds will "follow" concrete. If someone is laying prone in a parking lot, driveway, or street, you can put lead in to them even if you hit 20 foot in front of them. Depends on how obtuse the angle of intersection is from the shooter to the concrete.

(Useful to remember if a bad guy ever shoots at you from behind / under a car in a parking lot... or you try to take cover behind a car; don't lay down as you put your vitals in to the impact zone.)

 

[9mmepiphany]

Oh NO, you've given away a Survival Secret...now the ninjas will hunt you down

Yes, this is true, I think it was a secret back in the 80s, that is why you take cover behind the wheels when using a car for cover

 

[Trent]

Oh NO, you've given away a Survival Secret...now the ninjas will hunt you down

Yes, this is true, I think it was a secret back in the 80s, that is why you take cover behind the wheels when using a car for cover

LOL hey man I was just emphasizing why laying down is never a good first choice in a fight (gunfight or otherwise). The OP asked for 'practical tips' earlier.

This isn't a set in stone thing, though, there are reasons when it makes sense - that Texas trailer park shooting comes to mind when the bad guy was pretty far off.

http://www.thehighroad.org/showthread.php?t=670777&highlight=trailer+park+shooting

As I recall the shot was later measured and was not nearly as long of a distance as first reported. (A THR member actually went there later and did a write up on it, but I can't find the thread). But still, a long shot. Rare in self-defense but it happens; shooting prone or otherwise supported can make a big difference if you're trying to stretch beyond the 'effective range' of a handgun.

Now I'm not going to make a regular habit or put much emphasis of practicing prone shooting with a handgun but for fun every once in a while at long distance targets? Sure won't hurt to do it once in a blue moon.

 

[9mmepiphany]

Shooting from prone is certainly a useful skill.

Back before I was able to shoot from a rest, I used to shoot from the roll over prone to check out the accuracy of a handgun. The standard back then was a 4" group at 50 yards for the gun to be acceptable...that was the minimum it had to be able to hold

 

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I agree the concrete floor would be similar to a wall as far as ricochet.
Hard to stay 3 feet off the floor.

Rolling out of cover, shooting and rolling back is good practice.,,,just don't pop out at the same place twice!

More you learn, the more you realize, your still far from knowing much.

Ever watch the vids of ricochet and splatter from auto hoods/windshields?
"Safe" spots, behind autos are even getting smaller.
Really limits "cover" when you add ground bounce, under the auto, too.

 

[Trent]

"Safe" spots, behind autos are even getting smaller.
Really limits "cover" when you add ground bounce, under the auto, too.

Doesn't help that more and more of most cars is made of plastic nowadays.