They were outstanding shots as well. It's a proven formula: Cherry pick some of your best, toughest and most competitive guys, put them through a tough training program emphasizing shooting and you will get a unit that can wipe the floor with the opposition. The NYPD stakeout squad would have racked up an amazing score if they had been all armed with black powder Navy Colts.
I think it was cooper, Africa, and a 9 Star. Can’t prove it though.Originally Posted by Hambo
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The stakeout unit took many more prisoners than it took lives. That says a whole lot about their mindsets and their capabilities.
ETA: not disagreeing with you, just wanted to point out something that isn't talked about much.
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I'm in agreement with JAD and Wondering Beard, above, on both counts.
Would've been a Star model B. I'm trying to remember his name but for some reason I am drawing a blank.
Shot the first mag out weak hand only due to a damaged right hand and then after reloading he went back to his strong hand.
It was more than one shot a target though as I recall.
He was if I remember correctly, an Eland Armoured car commander.
Will post a link as soon as I remember his name.
Welcome to Africa, bring a hardhat.
2nd Lieutenant Van Vuuren
Mention is made on page 4 of this
https://sa-soldier.com/data/09-SADF-...ridge%2014.pdf
Will try find something more details
Welcome to Africa, bring a hardhat.
It’s heavily covered in Duane Thomas’s 1997 “The Truth about Handguns” but I can’t bring myself to buy a copy.
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There are probably worse things than confusing you with Cooper.But there's no excuse for forgetting the pistol.
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Finn Aagaard was such a treasure. He never reached the popularity of many others, I believe in part due to the fact that he was not a showman, nor much of a self promoter like Jeff Copper. Aagaard was completely practical in nature. He was a big fan of the 30-06 and later the .308. The comment about " “shot placement is 90 percent of killing power.” is absolutely spot on! I have hunted large game (such as elk) with a .308 for good while now and have read a great many times over the years about how you need larger cartridges, usually at least a 7mm mag, with a .338 being the ideal elk cartridge. But Finn Aagaard's comment about shot placement seems to hold completely true. No matter if you are putting down vehicle struck elk with a .45 or shooting them a few football fields away with a .308.
I miss reading his stuff.
You are right. Mindset was pretty strong. These guys had no issue with getting the job done.
Bottom line:
Don't be a predator committing armed robberies, pointing guns at people and you won't get blasted when the tables suddenly get turned.
Not only do I have no objection to their methods, I wish more armed robbers would find out what it feels like to suddenly be the victim instead of the victimizer. If a bunch of these earth sacks (PC word for dirt bag) were getting their guts spread over the floor of the local 7-11 on a somewhat frequent basis, I bet it would not take long before word got out, that it was a bad idea to rob people at gun point and robberies would drop off quite dramatically.
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