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FearTheCats · 01-08-2007, 21:10

Wow 82ndtrooper, glad you have a good result with the TRP too. After switching to Chip McCormick mags with Tripp Industries innards, I haven't had a single stoppage. Mine doesn't have a rail but my dept doesn't authorize sidearm weaponlights anyway.

I hope I don't wind up in any terrible situation either. I'm lucky to work in a county that's well-behaved most of the time, but people do straaange things now and then. Like anybody faced with the possibility of violence, I make plans according to what the enemy CAN do, not just what he'll PROBABLY do. ACOGs and Aimpoints are wonderful and will serve well in MOST any situation, and highpower shooters prove every weekend that iron sights still work as well as they ever did.

I went outside this afternoon and shot my patrol carbine for the first time in a month. At 100m from mag-supported prone (the squishy Magpuls are just the ticket to steady out your "monopod") it was easy to keep Sellier & Bellot M193 center mass, with the Short Dot on 1.1x with or without the dot turned on. In fact, WITH the dot, I had to aim a little higher after dropping a couple rounds below the 5-zone. Cranked up to 4x for some "headwork," the cheap rounds grouped right at 2" from 100m. Ten rounds Black Hills factory new Nosler 77s also grouped 2", with four rounds making one ragged hole and the others kind of like satellites in orbit around it. Any of them would have stopped the fight. I need to practice more often for sure, but 2" at 100m from a service barrel with service trigger is a good start.

We did in-service training on Rapid Deployment (school shooter) last year and our instructors make it clear that in the event of active shooters, it's A-OK to kill them. We do not contain; we go in. Unfortunately, we were briefed to only carry sidearms, even though our high schools have long halls and big gyms. Funny that our OPFOR player was allowed an AR with blanks!

Brian, what can you tell us about the 513-yard shot!? And I agree, the term COP is an honor.

01-08-2007, 21:10	#22
FearTheCats Asset Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Bladen County NC Posts: 24	Wow 82ndtrooper, glad you have a good result with the TRP too. After switching to Chip McCormick mags with Tripp Industries innards, I haven't had a single stoppage. Mine doesn't have a rail but my dept doesn't authorize sidearm weaponlights anyway. I hope I don't wind up in any terrible situation either. I'm lucky to work in a county that's well-behaved most of the time, but people do straaange things now and then. Like anybody faced with the possibility of violence, I make plans according to what the enemy CAN do, not just what he'll PROBABLY do. ACOGs and Aimpoints are wonderful and will serve well in MOST any situation, and highpower shooters prove every weekend that iron sights still work as well as they ever did. I went outside this afternoon and shot my patrol carbine for the first time in a month. At 100m from mag-supported prone (the squishy Magpuls are just the ticket to steady out your "monopod") it was easy to keep Sellier & Bellot M193 center mass, with the Short Dot on 1.1x with or without the dot turned on. In fact, WITH the dot, I had to aim a little higher after dropping a couple rounds below the 5-zone. Cranked up to 4x for some "headwork," the cheap rounds grouped right at 2" from 100m. Ten rounds Black Hills factory new Nosler 77s also grouped 2", with four rounds making one ragged hole and the others kind of like satellites in orbit around it. Any of them would have stopped the fight. I need to practice more often for sure, but 2" at 100m from a service barrel with service trigger is a good start. We did in-service training on Rapid Deployment (school shooter) last year and our instructors make it clear that in the event of active shooters, it's A-OK to kill them. We do not contain; we go in. Unfortunately, we were briefed to only carry sidearms, even though our high schools have long halls and big gyms. Funny that our OPFOR player was allowed an AR with blanks! Brian, what can you tell us about the 513-yard shot!? And I agree, the term COP is an honor.
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