Trebor657
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Over the weekend I was reading a firearms publication and one of the articles was related to shot placement. Pretty sure that most shooters learn or are taught to place your shots on your target in the biggest mass which naturally is the chest area. There have been countless examples of someone being shot once, twice or even three times or more in the chest and that did not neutralize the threat. Alot of the articles I have read and even folks I have talked to about this think common belief is a follow up head shot. The article I read suggested an alternative to a head shot....
Obviously, the head is a smaller target than the torso. In addition, the assailant can or may be moving his head. With the adrenaline flowing, this may or may not be a good choice or even an option. The article I read suggested this...rather than attempting a head shot which may be at a moving target which increases the chance of a miss which may have consequences depending on where the stray shot goes, if the threat is not neutralized after the torso shots, direct the follow up shot(s) to the groin area.
I got to thinking about this and it makes sense to me. The groin area would be a better choice in my opinion for a couple of reasons. Less movement that the head most likely, a larger target area than the head, and if you do miss, the stray shot has less chance of causing collateral damage which may be problematic for you because you are shooting downward rather than horizontally. And one final thought...as a male, if I am shot in the groin, I am pretty sure the fight will be taken out of me almost instantly...
Anyone have any opinion or thoughts on the "head shot" alternative? Thanks for reading...
Obviously, the head is a smaller target than the torso. In addition, the assailant can or may be moving his head. With the adrenaline flowing, this may or may not be a good choice or even an option. The article I read suggested this...rather than attempting a head shot which may be at a moving target which increases the chance of a miss which may have consequences depending on where the stray shot goes, if the threat is not neutralized after the torso shots, direct the follow up shot(s) to the groin area.
I got to thinking about this and it makes sense to me. The groin area would be a better choice in my opinion for a couple of reasons. Less movement that the head most likely, a larger target area than the head, and if you do miss, the stray shot has less chance of causing collateral damage which may be problematic for you because you are shooting downward rather than horizontally. And one final thought...as a male, if I am shot in the groin, I am pretty sure the fight will be taken out of me almost instantly...
Anyone have any opinion or thoughts on the "head shot" alternative? Thanks for reading...