http://youtu.be/n_BxQSxnD1g
Old school training.
It doesn't look like it was that bad, and I'd be lying if I wasn't curious about doing a retro-tactical class for history's sake.
http://youtu.be/n_BxQSxnD1g
Old school training.
It doesn't look like it was that bad, and I'd be lying if I wasn't curious about doing a retro-tactical class for history's sake.
Spock would be very proud of that officers radio. ;-)
I love the Dragnet style music. This was the era when my uncle was with MPD
I do my best proofreading after I hit "Send"
Some good advice in this film!
I like how the silhouettes have ears.
We were shown that film in my LE basic academy. Sure brings back some memories. Skinny barrel Mdl 10s, wadcutter ammo, skip shooting the shotgun, point shooting at 7 yards....ahh, the good ol'days!
"PLAN FOR YOUR TRAINING TO BE A REFLECTION OF REAL LIFE INSTEAD OF HOPING THAT REAL LIFE WILL BE A REFLECTION OF YOUR TRAINING!"
Is the cop at the beginning TC from Magnum, P.I.?
That link was also posted in the "History of pistol shooting techniques" thread, which is here:Originally Posted by Mitchell, Esq.
http://pistol-forum.com/showthread.p...chniques/page6
Fairness leads to extinction much faster than harsh parameters.
Good stuff!
That film was a bit before my time, but we were shown and trained in all of that stuff on the Academy range. I noticed in one scene the shooter dumped his empties into his hand. That changed after the Newhall incident in 1970.
I went on duty with 6 rds in my revolver and 6 rds in a dump pouch, and felt pretty well armed...
The Virginia state troopers still wear the same uniform as when this was made. Digging the shot gun hip shooting
Odd that they spend so much time on the ricochet examples but still show the officer crowding cover in their examples of how to use it.
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