A video from the Yankee Marshal (h/t The Firearms Blog) explaining. It is a problem we have discussed here before in relation to revolvers versus semi-auto. In this case, Brown had grabbed the barrel of Wilson's gun (a SIG semi-auto pistol) and it was out of battery until the third attempt to fire it.
Tuesday, December 2, 2014
Why Officer Wilson's Pistol Went "Click-Click-Bang"
A video from the Yankee Marshal (h/t The Firearms Blog) explaining. It is a problem we have discussed here before in relation to revolvers versus semi-auto. In this case, Brown had grabbed the barrel of Wilson's gun (a SIG semi-auto pistol) and it was out of battery until the third attempt to fire it.
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I actually had this happen to me at Shivworks during a Sim evolution. It's an eye opener when someone is on top of you!
ReplyDeleteYou might like this article at Gabe Suarez's blog on "Contact Shooting With A Pistol" (http://blog.suarezinternational.com/2014/11/contact-shooting-with-a-pistol.html#.VICaPzHF8tM)
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