Knife Tactics for Gun Fighters

Am Shooting Journal ^ | 12/2/2016 | J Hines

[Manly Warrior]

Let’s see, he’s pointing a blade at your innards, you are pointing a pistol at this..... Bang Bang Bang....

I never could dance well.

Where do these “professionals” come up with silly and dangerous stuff?

Hand to hand means just that.

Armed means armed, just that.

If I am locked arm to arm within the context of the video, I have failed in so many ways already, now is the time to step up, pivot away from his blade while twisting my pistol towards his torso, if he has his hand on the slide of my pistol, he gets the first shot as the muzzle cones to bear on his torso, then I yank my firing hand/arm viciously back, and continue to back away, attempting to continue firing...

Distance is your friend.

No dance lessons required.

[Billthedrill]

Now let me get this straight. The knife guy is bigger, younger, stronger and faster than I am, I have my strong hand encumbered with a firearm I don’t intend to use, and I’m gonna start wrestling with the guy with the other hand? Does this strike anyone as a particularly intelligent thing to do?

[NY.SS-Bar9]

Shoot the SOB before he gets in lunging range (that’s his height plus 1/2). Case solved.

We do a drill at my range:

• Knife attacker and shooter stand back-to-back with attacker facing uprange.
• On command, the attacker runs uprange while the shooter draws and fires.
• Without fail, the attacker gets 18-20' before the shot is fired
• This is in a no stress environment with the shooter expecting the drill
• In the real world, a knife wins within 7 yards.

[frog in a pot]

If...locked arm to arm within the context of the video..[one has] failed in so many ways already...

Bingo! For example, it appears if this guy fires his weapon either intentionally or accidentally, he stands a good chance of blowing a hole in his left arm or hand. That might distract him long enough for assailant2 to finish it.

[Oatka]

I saw a demo which curled my hair. Dunno who made it but they were showing the same thing - defense against someone with a knife.

One scenario had a hiker walking along when the Bad Guy comes up saying something along the line of “Hey, man, have you got . . .” as he closes in.

There’s a scuffle with the CCW holder and then a break, and at first nothing was visible.

The demonstrator used a red marker instead of a knife and the CCW holder ended up with a slash across each side of his neck. The demo guy said “I cut your carotid artery on each side by making an “X”. You’d bleed out in 90 seconds.”

I don’t plan to be on any trail, but if some dude heads towards me with the “Hey man” routine, I’m drawing and probably firing.