Originally Posted by
jrhunden
No, a Texas Star or a Swinger is predictable, a bad guy is not.
shot on each test is the only DA shot, but on several tests those shots are on [/B]
This makes the time difference between DA and SA/striker even more important. Time = bad guy moving.
How does a bad guy move, and how quickly does he pop in and out of cover. World class sprinter speed? Back and forth? How quick? Wide receiver cuts left and right?
One of the best ways to replicate that is during force-on-force training. We used Simunitions for our f-o-f system, we started waaaay back during the time when most officers were using DA/SA pistols and a few still used revolvers. The first pistols we used were a dozen 639's and 3906's permanently converted. Bad guys primarily used (and still primarily use) S&W revolvers.
Seen a lot of way fast head shots made with both DA/SA and DA revolver - one of the scenarios in our core group of scenarios iwas an over-the-shoulder hostage situation.
Maybe the DA first shot doesn't matter for the majority of the "tactical population". If that is the case I believe that's because the requirement for a fast precision shot on a bad guy isn't there.
See above
I guess it boils down to need and knowing your weapon systems limitations...