Interview With Christian Prouteau: MR-73

[FrankB]

Prouteau tells Ian that the revolver’s greatest strength was its single action, which allowed very precise shots.

[Lex Luthier]

Thanks for posting this. He sounds like he and so many of our revolver SMEs drink from the same fountain of knowledge.

[BillSWPA]

Anyone who does not watch this video is missing out on some good insight.

[Dave T]

His training philosophy is a far cry from a lot of what I see today, particularly in LE where "shoot them to the ground" seems to dominate.

Dave

[FrankB]

His training philosophy is a far cry from a lot of what I see today, particularly in LE where "shoot them to the ground" seems to dominate.
Dave

That’s what struck me the most, Dave. The prison hostage situation was a great example.

[okie john]

Prouteau tells Ian that the revolver’s greatest strength was its single action, which allowed very precise shots.

Like a set trigger on a rifle.

Great interview. It sounds like we're all going to be packing 5.25" 357s loaded with 2400 next year.


Okie John

[Gater]

Forgive me a bit of a deviation, but it seems relevant---not sure if this one has made the rounds here before, but this was the property of German GSG-9 commander Ulrich Wegener:

[FrankB]

Forgive me a bit of a deviation, but it seems relevant---not sure if this one has made the rounds here before, but this was the property of German GSG-9 commander Ulrich Wegener:

I’m assuming that’s an M19, and Christian said it was the most beautiful gun after the MR-73.

[okie john]

Is that a US quarter in the stocks?


Okie John

[Mark D]

I knew the guy was fairly legendary, but I didn't know why. Turns out he founded and commanded the GIGN, and led dozens of missions. Awesome interview.