Ironicaintit
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the difference here is that you use the terms for auto only.
Whereas I am applying the shorthand to pistols...revolver or self feeding
Whereas I am applying the shorthand to pistols...revolver or self feeding
Tap-Rack-Assess. We know that in many cases where a firearm is used for self defense just the mere presentation of the defender's firearm will cause the attacker to break off their attack. Considering that and considering the high likelihood you have a camera on you most anywhere you go these days, I cannot stress enough the concept of Tap-Rack-Asses vs Tap-Rack-Bang. If you drill Tap-Rack-Bang and your attacker ceases their attack or worse yet goes to a hands-up position in between Rack and Bang you might have a legal problem.
On the restrike capability topic, my Sig 239 has restrike capability and I added that to my clearance drill practice. It takes almost no time at all to pull the trigger a second time and anyone who has trained with a revolver should find that maneuver to be automatic.
True, but if you are caught on camera firing a round after the assailant is in a surrender posture it is going to shift more of the burden of proof over to you. Hence, assess.Just because someone has their hands up does not mean the threat has stopped.
True again. And in the three years I spent as a Range Officer on a public firing range, 4 years I spent teaching concealed weapons permit classes and numerous years I have spent shooting various firearms, with the exception of .22 rimfire, the vast majority of the rounds I have seen fail to fire on the first strike have fired when loaded back into a magazine or directly into the firing chamber and hit with a second strike. Hence, my recommendation to pull the trigger again and make that part of your training with DA hammer fired guns. If you practice a +1 sight picture and you have a stovepipe you'll see it and know to skip the restrike and go directly to the Tap-Rack clearance drill.The only time second strike is useful is a light strike on a primer.