Re: GRAPHIC - Charging bore with 1911
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: X-fan</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Drifter</div><div class="ubbcode-body">
Boys no matter how you slice it that pig is on its way in, ethics had zero to do with that business. I am guessing that dude shat himself, and I also am guessing his rifle was empty by the time that pistol came into play.
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Well said.
Sometimes shit happens in the business of killing things.
Killing is messy...get over it.
I don't like missing either, but can and does happen. That wasn't much of a charge, but you can be assured it would elevate the hell out of anyone's heart rate... Watching a video does not give one much of a perspective.
Go hunt Africa and you too will screw a few shots. Ask anyone that has been there done that.
Being prepared for this inevitability allows one to instantly recover from a mistake and take the appropriate corrective action.
In a recent Grizzly defense thread there were numerous guys contending that a Glock 40 was both enough gun to stop a pissed (and charging) Grizz as well as a good platform to make the hit. They all seemed to think they could make the hit in the heat of the moment....Well..That just isn't going to happen.
Matter of fact that same guys would likely miss with a rifle as they have no idea of the pure stress they will face.
Showing up with an overconfident mindset is a sure recipe for failure. The shift from supremely confident to completely rattled takes a millisecond as the shit hits the fan. The revelation we all face of our true insignificance on the food chain combined with the view over our very unsteady sights rattles our confidence and crushes our abilities.
Being physiologically prepared (through realistic visualization) is half the battle...So prepare yourself or you too will fail....Even with a little pig.
Just sayin'
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I'm largely in agreement with you guys, but WTF is up with the one-handed shooting? Is he holding the camera in the other hand? Doesn't seem like a "my life is in danger, I'm gonna do whatever it takes to survive" kind of move...?
No telling what I'd do in a similar situation, but I'd sure LIKE to think I'd of ditched the camera, gotten a good two-handed grip on my pistol and scored the best shots I could. It looked to me the guy waited for a good opportunity to begin shooting. Hard to argue the advantages (accuracy and speed-wise) of two handed shooting.