A Hole is Still a Hole
Posted by Hazel Stone | Filed under Shooting Sports
Our pal MRS recommended a book to us some time back, called Monster Hunter International. It’s a good yarn, reminiscent of the defunct Bureau 13 books by Nick Pollotta, and it turns out the author, Larry Correia (who is also a gun dealer), has a blog. Today’s post is a Quoter:
In my last CCW class, I had somebody talk about the famous “Marshall & Sanow One Shot Stop Statistics” and about how this student was going to use a 97% round instead of a 92% round.
Okay, if you aren’t familiar with these, basically these two guys, Marshall & Sanow, supposedly looked at a ton of actual shootings, where people had been shot once in the torso with a bullet, and then they measured what percentage of those resulted in an immediate stop, i.e. immediate cessation of hostile action.
Read, as they say, the entire thing. (Be sure to avoid liquid refreshment whilst reading the bit about the two hypothetical case studies, though.) And then, those who yet disparage my choice of a .380 Walther PPK/S as my personal protection piece can come back here and kiss my lily white arse, because:
And then my personal favorite, they disregard multiple shots. Because if you shoot the guy twice, then that doesn’t count. I don’t know about you guys, but anybody worth shooting is worth shooting five to seven times. I’m not going to shoot the guy once, and then wait around to see what percentile he falls into. My gun is going to sound like a friggin’ jackhammer until he decides to leave me the hell alone.
By the way, my CCW license came in the mail yesterday.
Tags: guns are good, self-reliance
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April 29th, 2008
I disparage the disparages of your Walther .380–I have a Makarov in 9×17, basically a Commie copy…but it has never, ever had a failure to fire in almost 1,000 rounds. I like the .45s, but in real life there’s very little difference, because
Should be in letters a foot high in the mind of anyone who takes this whole thing seriously. Shoot until they’re down and motionless and continue to cover them with your muzzle until their weapon is removed. All else is folly.
April 29th, 2008
Amen to that! I think 9mm is a fine and dandy caliber and since I have so many to choose from even in a shorty CC I think I’ll stick with it and let the “Real Men” argue over .40 vs 45 etc. I’ll stop shooting as soon as they hit the ground, maybe.
April 29th, 2008
I like the way you people think!
April 29th, 2008
Two in the chest, one in the head
always leaves the target dea…..
Wait, we don’t want anyone top think that we are PLANNING on removing a Goblin from the Gene Pool. So let’s see… um… er… how about “unable to continue potentially lethal aggressions due to a lack of essential vital signs”?
Doesn’t have the rhythm or scansion, but it’s kindler and gentler.
April 29th, 2008
Take your example from the British police.
When they wanted to off a Brazlian electrician (ok – it was a cockup from start to finish – I’m sure you know the story – but the technique was perfect. If only he really had been a suicide bomber …), one man held his arms to his sides while another two shot him once in the chest and seven times in the head at point-blank range.
The theory is that the only guaranteed way to ensure he isn’t going to do anything is to disrupt his Central Nervous System. Technically, no one’s trying to kill anyone, just disrupting that CNS.
Unfortunately …
April 30th, 2008
Woo-Hoo! Hazel’s Packing!
Oh, and I’m back from my trip home.
May 1st, 2008
I don’t have a .45 because of some dumb one shot study. I have a .45 because it is less likely to go through a goblin and hit my puppy. Not to mention wasting a lot of its kinetic energy. I want all of the potential energy to turn into actual energy right where it belongs.
Admittedly, in a training class a few weeks ago I dumped 14 rounds of 230gr .45 acp into the running target as it just …. would … not … stop. Looked like a double barrel had opened up on it. I learned that I need to tighten my groups.
Yes, my firearms trainer built a wheeled target that runs right toward you. Good training and really unnerving.