To: NFHale
Before everybody digresses into pettiness about holster and handgun choice, this should be reviewed...
REGULARLY. Mark Moritz' rules of gunfighting. :-)
- Have a gun.
- Preferably, have at least two guns.
- Bring all of your friends who have guns.
- Anything worth shooting is worth shooting twice. Ammo is cheap. Life is expensive.
- "Why did you shoot only once? There's no additional paperwork for shooting someone twice!" -- Firearms Instructor P.O.J.D., MOS debriefing after a shooting.
- Bring ammo.
- The right ammo.
- Lots of it.
- Only hits count. The only thing worse than a miss is a slow miss.
- If your shooting stance is good, you're probably not moving fast enough or using cover correctly.
- Proximity negates skill. Distance is your friend. (Lateral and diagonal movement are preferred.)
- If you can choose what to bring to a gunfight, bring a long gun… and a friend with a long gun.
- In ten years nobody will remember the details of caliber, stance or tactics. They will only remember who lived.
- If you are not shooting, you should be communicating, reloading and running.
- Accuracy is relative: most combat shooting standards will be more dependent on "pucker factor" than the inherent accuracy of the gun. Use a gun that works every time. "All skill is in vain when an Angel pisses in the flintlock of your musket."
- Someday someone may kill you with your own gun, but they should have to beat you to death with it because it is empty.
- Always cheat, always win. The only unfair fight is the one you lose.
- If you find yourself in a fair fight, you didn't plan your mission properly."
This is the law:
- The purpose of fighting is to win.
- There is no possible victory in defense.
- The sword is more important than the shield and skill is more important than either.
- The final weapon is the brain.
- All else is supplemental.
- John Steinbeck (courtesy of Ken Campbell)
- Have a plan.
- Have a back-up plan, because the first one won't work.
- Use cover or concealment as much as possible.
- Flank your adversary when possible. Protect your own flank.
- Don't drop your guard.
- Always perform a tactical reload and then threat scan 360 degrees.
- Watch their hands. Hands kill. (In God we trust. Everyone else, keep your hands where I can see them.)
- Decide to be aggressive enough, quickly enough.
- The faster you finish the fight, the less shot you will get.
- Be polite. Be professional. But… have a plan to kill everyone you meet.
- Be courteous to everyone. Friendly to no one.
- Your number one option for Personal Security is a lifelong commitment to avoidance, deterrence, and de-escalation.
- Do not attend a gun fight with a handgun whose caliber does not start with a "4."
- Nothing handheld is a reliable stopper.
- Carry the same gun in the same place all the time.
To: hiredhand
That was a fun read ... instructive, too.
103 posted on
08/05/2008 3:49:00 PM PDT by
MHGinTN
(Believing they cannot be deceived, they cannot be convinced when they are deceived.)
To: hiredhand
“Mark Moritz’ rules of gunfighting”
Great post HH. Thanks!!!
The Halemeister
108 posted on
08/05/2008 6:37:05 PM PDT by
NFHale
(The Second Amendment - By any means necessary.)
To: hiredhand
Be polite. Be professional. But
have a plan to kill everyone you meet. I read that somewhere before...{:0)
109 posted on
08/05/2008 6:42:57 PM PDT by
MileHi
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