Weekend Reading: New Weekend Knowledge Dump from Active Response Training

 Greg Ellifritz has a new Weekend Knowledge Dump up and ready. Some of the articles that caught my attention:

• An article that compares .22 LR with .22 Magnum for hunting and home defense, including ballistic tests. For those interested in it for home defense, the authors have this to say: "If you’re set on using the .22LR for self defense, we recommend the CCI Standard Velocity 40gr. LRN. Out of a rifle, the bullet will travel around 1000 to 1200 fps, defeat 4-layer denim, and penetrate deep enough to hit vital organs. The round can also be effective out of a pistol, but it will likely require precise shot placement and multiple rounds."
• An article from Dave Spaulding at Tactical Wire on "Situational Shooting." Lots of good points and advice, but this stood out to me: "The truth is, most shooters are more accurate when they move rapidly and stop/plant to shoot, versus trying to shoot while moving." To back this up, the article quotes from former Delta Force operator Paul Howe relating that he either was running too fast to get to cover to shoot, or he would stop, plant, and shoot--there was no in between.
• Greg has included an article from Clint Smith on point-shooting called "Point-less shooting". Smith begins his article: "I’d say it’s pretty tough to shoot a handgun instinctively, since no one I ever met dropped from the womb handgun in hand. Should it ever happen, there then I guess would be someone with the potential to be an instinctive shooter." I have to disagree a bit with this point (no pun intended). Pointing your finger is instinctive, and with a firearm that fits you, if you point your finger at the target while your pointer finger (i.e., trigger finger) is alongside the frame, the barrel should be basically pointing where ever your finger is pointing. Not good enough for long or even medium distance work, but perhaps good enough at close distances. I'm not encouraging point shooting, but to say that where is nothing instinctive about it is not completely correct either.
  
• Another article included is "Understanding Vision, Cognition, and Response: The Complexities of Reaction Time in the Real World." It's always good to understand how you (or others) are going to act and react under pressure. 
• Organic Prepper recently published an article on recommended books for your medical library (if you are a prepper) which Greg links to while adding a couple of recommendations of his own.
  

Anyway, a lot more there, so be sure to check it out.