Training - Shooting from a moving vehicle

[Murdock]

There is nothing wrong with the quest to learn and to know. If somebody wants to know how a firearm will operate in a zero-G environment while using night vision and sighting through a hand-held mirror around a corner, I have no problem with that. It's just simple curiosity. Keep it safe, and there's no issue.

 

[Threefeathers]

OK real scenario, several the serial killers recently have fired from from vehicles. The two in VA, and the two in AZ, both shoot and scoot.

 

[pax]

OK real scenario, several the serial killers recently have fired from from vehicles. The two in VA, and the two in AZ, both shoot and scoot.

Yes.

And this shows the need for good guys (who are not cops) to know how to shoot from moving vehicles -- how?

pax

 

[shooter_john]

I've done it in officer rescue drills (SWAT training on controlled 360 range), both at high and slower speeds. At high speeds, GOOD LUCK is about all I can say, but at slower speeds, you could probably get pretty good with a lot practice.

+10 to mastering the negative lead... You learn tha very quickly.

On a side note, an AR is LOUD inside a Crown Vic!!!

 

[PzGren]

And this shows the need for good guys (who are not cops) to know how to shoot from moving vehicles -- how?

Pax, it does not show the need but my ISSF and Bullseye shooting skills are not needed for defensive purposes, either. They just cater to my vanity.

When I was shooting from the moving vehicle, it was mostly catering to the kid in me but besides it was an interesting experience - and experience is the best anitdote to ignorance.

Like a test how many times the trigger can be pulled in D/A in a given time.

 

[pax]

PzGren,

As I said in post #3, it does sound fun and if done safely I see no real harm in it. That's a different question from whether it has a practical value for an ordinary citizen, which was the question that started this thread.

As for the DA trigger pulls, there's a purpose. I'm still gathering factoids here & there....

pax

 

[threegun]

Pax, What about a scenario which the bad guy is both mobile and armed?

I have very limited experience shooting from a moving vehicle but only at stationary targets. I believe that my biggest need would be to fire from a moving at a moving vehicle that is firing at me and not allowing my escape. This scenario possibility increasing with the rise in gang activity and the trend toward robbery and attacks by BG's on motorists.

The possibilities are going up for sure.

 

[12GaugeShuggoth]

I've both practiced and used that particular skill on our farm, firing from the bed of a moving pickup. When a group of rabid pit bulls is roaming around looking for something to bite it's a nice skill to have IMO. There was a stretch where it seemed like every couple of months we'd encounter a rabid dog (many times pit bulls) wandering around on the farm.....no clue where they came from. Only one time did they make it up towards the house and attack any of our animals. We lost 6 chickens that afternoon, along with 3 12 gauge 00buckshot shells and 10 rounds of hollow-point .22 lr. Not sure but they definitely looked like fighting dogs IMO.

On a more tactical perspective, I could realistically see shooting back at armed opponents who are firing from cover (buildings, vehicles, barricades) in an urban riot setting. Then again, I'd just assume not to be in the urban setting to begin with, riot or not

 

[PzGren]

As for the DA trigger pulls, there's a purpose. I'm still gathering factoids here & there....

Pax,

I am looking forward to your report, always eager to learn and experiment.

I tried shooting from a moving vehicle before I moved to an unfriendly country where kidnappings are quite ordinairy.