Agreed, a head shot is a small moving hard to hit target. A mouse gun bullet in the right spot can stop you right now but the heart isn't that big of a target either so a lot of shots in the lungs to weaken and stop the boogerman is the best bet. Big gun or little, you don't stop shooting till the threat ceases being a threat. If you go for a groin shot aim higher than you think the groin is because that is a small area too and the lower abdomen is a painful place to get hit. Besides your gangsta rapper punk idiot makes it hard to judge where his groin is with their ridiculous low rider trousers. Anyplace below the navel is good but not an instant stopper like a solar plexus or heart shot would be.If you are shooting a cap gun or a cannon, Center of Mass between the nipples is your target.
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I would think you would do more damage, if you shot the bad guy between the eyes
I was kind of on the right track!Willie Sutton
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When discussing sub-calibers at Gunsite, Jeff Cooper said "Aim for the eyes and shoot early and often".
I think he was talking to us about 9mm's though...
Wahoo, it is possible but unlikely that the man dropped immediately due to the physiological effects of the bullet. Barring an effective hit to the brain or the upper spinal cord) it is highly unlikely that a single bullet will incapacitate a person immediately. It is possible that the psychological impact (the reaction to the realization that one has been shot) will cause the person to go down. But it would not be wise to count on it.Posted by Wahoo95: As I kid I witnessed a guy get shot COM with a .22lr pistol and he dropped like a sack of potatoes.
While a "hole in the heart" is likely to cause the person to expire, that would be of little tactical benefit should the attacker kill or slash the defender first. The time required for the brain and muscles to exhaust the oxygen already pumped is too long to count on a heart shot for an immediate stop.Just goes to show a hole in the heart will kill you regardless to whether that hole is 22cal or 45 cal......shot placement is everything!
I have no idea how one would attempt to justify shooting someone while being followed.Posted by themalicious0ne: ...but, one straight to the groin in a small caliber first shot if you were being followed or you were in danger, ...
I would be a lot more concerned about criminal charges....especially if the assailant had a knife, imagine if he or she got away ditched the knife, and you told the cops you tried to shoot him/her in the groin... Talk about your possible law suit.