We also need to keep in mind that it is the movies.
When people ask, Whats the best gun out there; a shotgun, sub-gun, rifle, pistol?
The appropriate answer should be For what?
If its for a1,000-yard shot, odds would be against you onusing a pistol.
Conversely, aprecision riflemight be too cumbersome for use in every-day concealed carry.
Ballistic Weapons
Because it launches a high-velocity projectile, a firearm is considered a ballistic weapon.
To be combat effective, the edge and/or tip of the blademustmake positive physical contact with the human body.
You are probably thinking, what about a throwing knife?
You see that all the time in the movies, right?
Yes, there are some skilled knife throwers out there.
However, in any real-world violent physical altercation, combatants are in perpetual motion.
If they consider a knife throw, the situation would need to be to their advantage.
If they are moving, you are moving, and they know they have the potential of being shot.
In this scenario, they might reconsider throwing away their knife.
Its possible they may have more than one knife, buthow many roundsare seated in your EDC magazine?
The combat effectiveness of each weapon deployed at their respective ranges is based on user performance under duress.
However, there are contributing factors that impact your performance under duress.
You then need to decide, Hey, is that guy with the knife moving straight toward me?
which costs you another half second.
Your next consideration is, Whats my best course of action?
Do I exit the area or is this a shooting solution?
a decision which costs you yet another half second.
Youve made your decision.
You believe stopping the threat with your concealed handgun would be the absolute best response option.
You must then address the usual sending rounds downrange considerations: Can you make the shot?
Do you have an acceptable backstop?
How fast is he moving?
What is the target size?
What is the penalty for missing?
Answers to these questions may take at least a second (probably more).
Another critical factor impacting your shooting performance under duress is distance.
First and foremost is awareness of your surroundings.
which costs you time: about a half a second.
The tactical advantage of a knife fighter is to start the fight at contact range.
His objective is to negate your ballistic advantage.
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