Review: Rifle/Pistol Low Light with Erik Lund

[jlw]

Click here for the review.

[jlw]

The article has been updated to include some night vision pictures.

[DocGKR]

Thanks for the info.

Which hand held technique did you find most useful?

For LE patrol, did they discuss searching with handheld and transitioning to WML and how to do that rapidly?

What were the conclusions on NVG use for LE?

[jlw]

Thanks for the info.

Which hand held technique did you find most useful?

For LE patrol, did they discuss searching with handheld and transitioning to WML and how to do that rapidly?

What were the conclusions on NVG use for LE?

Erik did teach using a search technique separate from that of pointing a weapon at someone during a search. Of course this is easier with a pistol than it is a rifle. His preferred search technique was a variation of the old FBI method shifting to a temple index (yeah, yeah) with the light when going from searching to shooting. It was very effective. He preferred this to that technique that some use of bringing the light to the jaw due to the differences in the shadow that is cast by the two methods. The jaw index actually cast a shadow across the target that would shield them from some of the direct impact of the light.

As for NVG in LE, anything that aids in target ID is a good thing. I tried one of the setups using a NVG in conjunction with a pistol/optic combo, and I personally found it to be very disorienting. As for an in depth discussion on the matter, I am simply not up to speed on the technology enough to be a part of that.