Was the Driver a Member? [⚠️ Admin Warning: NO POLITICS]

[WestwallNF104A]

You missed the myth busters episode on bringing a knife to a gun fight. If your gun is holstered, the guy with the knife wins.

Not always, but yeah, most of the time.

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[RudeJeepin]

You missed the myth busters episode on bringing a knife to a gun fight. If your gun is holstered, the guy with the knife wins.

Wasn't that based on being within a certain distance also?

 

[WestwallNF104A]

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Wasn't that based on being within a certain distance also?

Yes, the danger zone is within 21 to 22 feet. Cops who go to advanced pistol training, like at Gunsite, are usually going to win, but most cops don't go to those classes.

I actually did some advisory work on that episode.

 

[Rusty PW]

 

[ShadowsPapa]

Wasn't that based on being within a certain distance also?

Yes.

 

[rhaney02]

Wasn't that based on being within a certain distance also?

A reasonably fit man with a knife can close 21' and slit your throat in 1.5 seconds.

 

[WestwallNF104A]

A reasonably fit man with a knife can close 21' and slit your throat in 1.5 seconds.

The first thing a knife fighter attacks is your gun hand. Then he hamstrings you.

After that you are pretty much toast.

 

[rhaney02]

The first thing a knife fighter attacks is your gun hand. Then he hamstrings you.

After that you are pretty much toast.

Okay, now you're talking a professional evil person that's been previously discussed.

Bottom line, if you see a knife in an aggressor's hand at 7 yards, you need to already have made the decision to get your front sight on him.

 

[WestwallNF104A]

Okay, now you're talking a professional evil person that's been previously discussed.

Bottom line, if you see a knife in an aggressor's hand at 7 yards, you need to already have made the decision to get your front sight on him.

Yes indeed. I used to teach knife fighting to Green Berets a long time ago. In South America the knife was the primary weapon of the criminal element. Now the gun has taken over. But back then learning how to defend long enough to break away, and increase distance, was essential.

 

[rhaney02]

Yes indeed. I used to teach knife fighting to Green Berets a long time ago. In South America the knife was the primary weapon of the criminal element. Now the gun has taken over. But back then learning how to defend long enough to break away, and increase distance, was essential.

Would love to hear some of your stories.

I could tell you one of a Marine buddy who swallowed a 9mm cartridge on a bet and then shot it (later....).

Marines are weird (in a good way)....

 

[WestwallNF104A]

Would love to hear some of your stories.

I could tell you one of a Marine buddy who swallowed a 9mm cartridge on a bet and then shot it (later....).

Marines are weird (in a good way)....

I don't have too many stories. I taught them, but I wasn't operational.

 

[LouisvEarlleJT]

Study after study shows this to be true.

well, share your receipts with the class then.

 

[Janster]

I have no friends that went bad, but I do have a friend who used his gun to save his life during a home invasion.

The bad guys shot him upon entry, in the jaw, he ran to his bedroom, got his revolver, and killed one invader immediately, and wounded the two others severely enough they fled.

This happened in California about 20 years ago.

…and even today, you won’t see this story or any self-defense related stories - ’good guy with a gun’ on the news.

Sounds like a cut-n-dry self defense situation. Knowing it’s CA ….. I’m curious what his legal battles were afterwards.

 

[Janster]

Again, not anti-gun. I'm just saying seems like there's a lot of people getting ants in there pants wanting to go out and "put someone in their place" by showing off their hardware.

Everyone thinks they’re a ‘responsible gun owner’……but in reality….. If you ask 20 different people what it means to be a responsible gun owner, you’ll get 20 different answers. Unfortunately, there’s a population of folks who don’t take it seriously.

Don’t lump everyone into one category. There’s probably a lot more guns on hips around you than you think. As they say…OUT OF SIGHT, OUT OF MIND.
The news, media, social media…whaterver….. only shows you all the BS that SHOULDN’T happen - the bad stuff.

 

[RudeJeepin]

The first thing a knife fighter attacks is your gun hand. Then he hamstrings you.

After that you are pretty much toast.

What if your ambidextrous?

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