The guy was using a .45 caliber service pistol. I don't think the "more powerful" pistol round argument is really practical here. Sure .357mag has a bit more muzzle energy than most non +P .45ACP, but both are considered on the upper end of service calibers for pistols.
Jeff Cooper once said at Gunsite, "You will learn to worship your front sight."
Sometimes you run into someone who just refuses to die
Gramins let loose with a barrage of rounds hoping that what he might lose in accuracy would be compensated for by its suppressive nature.
He paused, took a breath and a second to consciously line his sights up on what he could see of Maddox's head as the man crouched on the downslope of the opposite side of the street. Slowing himself down, Gramins locked in his sights on the suspect's head and fired a three-round volley in rapid succession.
Maybe the better question is "How many rounds did he waste firing the 'barrage' instead of using the front sight in the first place?"......
I wonder how many of the armchair quarterbacks have ever actually been shot at.
"He shoulda done this, coulda done that, blah, blah, yadda, yadda".
At the end of the day he was breathing and the criminal was not. Sounds like a successful outcome to me.
Have you learned anything from this that you didn't already know?
/// is just an example. people miss for a reason sometimes because they don't make little adjustments too. once you start missing it can snowball. this guy in the story seemed to get the job done. if you aren't accurate there is a whole lot of 'miss' that awaits you.stories of cops missing their target on occaision in the news and/or wherever
Jo6pak said:wonder how many of the armchair quarterbacks have ever actually been shot at.
At the end of the day he was breathing and the criminal was not. Sounds like a successful outcome to me.