"Small Caliber Lethality" - Article in Infantry Magazine

**DTHN2LGS** · 09-18-09, 20:31

DocGKR,

Where can one buy the first two targets from?

**DocGKR** · 09-18-09, 20:37

http://www.letargets.com

**DTHN2LGS** · 09-18-09, 21:23

Thank you.

**CLHC** · 09-19-09, 17:31

Originally Posted by DocGKR

http://www.letargets.com

Cool--Thanks!

**Shawn Dodson** · 09-21-09, 12:03

I'd be nice if somebody offered a target with "arms" outstretched, as if holding a handgun in an isosceles mount that "obstructs" a clear shot to the upper torso.

I'd also like to see a target offered in a 3/4 and 90-degree profile.

A target with "arms" hanging at its sides or "pointing" a handgun as if the bad guy is hip shooting is unrealistic.

Cheers!

**dbrowne1** · 09-21-09, 12:35

Originally Posted by Shawn Dodson

I'd be nice if somebody offered a target with "arms" outstretched, as if holding a handgun in an isosceles mount that "obstructs" a clear shot to the upper torso.

I'd also like to see a target offered in a 3/4 and 90-degree profile.

A target with "arms" hanging at its sides or "pointing" a handgun as if the bad guy is hip shooting is unrealistic.

Cheers!

I've seen targets before with the gun outstretched but cannot remember where. It seemed more like a shoot/don't shoot type of target (with this one obviously being a SHOOT one) than one intended to address the issue you raise.

The 3/4 and side-on presentation can be done using either 3 dimensional dummy targets or by bending a normal paper head and torso target around in a semicircle, lengthwise, and then attaching to a target frame and turning it appropriately. I know that Louis Awerbuck uses both of these techniques in his classes and other instructors may do so as well.

**DocGKR** · 09-21-09, 13:19

Shawn,

There are quite a few targets that may offer what you describe, for example:

**Cold** · 09-21-09, 16:41

Originally Posted by rgrwilcox

Doc
I definitely agree...I'd rather have my guys be able to differentiate as well. They will.

I had an instructor once who explained it this way;

"There are two ways to 'defeat the human weapons system' with a rifle, pistol or shotgun...one is to drain the radiator, the other is to unplug the machine. Draining the radiator is lowering the blood pressure to zero by making them bleed out. Unplugging the machine is severing the CNS." ie, the more they bleed, the faster they bleed out...the best way to make them bleed fast is to put many holes in them as fast as you can, but don't expect instant incapacitation unless you can hit the CNS

Very interesting quote, thanks for passing it along.