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| Cop Drops Active Shooter from 104 Yards with M&P .40, While Holding His Horses |
| 2014-12-06 |
| Posted by:Skidmark |
| #27 .40 S&W is a relatively hot round (1100fps). Uses the V more than the M part of the kinetic energy equation. |
| Posted by: OldSpook 2014-12-06 22:07 |
| #26 23C is my carry sidearm. Had one since they first came out. NYC cops Vs Texas? 312 feet, at night, one handed. Center mass, drops perp dead. NYC 19 shots of 41 at less than 25 feet into a backlit man in a doorway with his hand up holding a wallet. I'd say Texas wins this one. Well this jsut about tells that tale. |
| Posted by: OldSpook 2014-12-06 21:56 |
| #25 ...In '94, a nutcase started shooting up Fairchild AFB WA, and was brought down by a USAF Security Policeman, with a Beretta M1986, from seventy yards. Not as impressive as this one, but still pretty respectable, Mike |
| Posted by: Mike Kozlowski 2014-12-06 18:34 |
| #24 Speaking of remarkable shots, here is a video of a fellow shooting a Glock 27 (40 S&W) at a target 230 yd away. To be fair, he shot two handed and was not holding horses' reins, nor was he in a tactical situation. |
| Posted by: Alaska Paul 2014-12-06 17:26 |
| #23 Comments are..interesting. Tactical vest does not mean body armor. |
| Posted by: swksvolFF 2014-12-06 15:24 |
| #22 Shot to the heart at 100 yards. Damn fine shooting from the Lone Star Lawman |
| Posted by: John Frum 2014-12-06 14:28 |
| #21 The Gov rode down dark Dead Man's Canyon, Where lay foes of his, and the handgun. Their crackpot compadre Was slain in an odd way: One deadeye Lone Star Texas gunman! Either way, it puts one helluva shine on that cannon. |
| Posted by: Zenobia Floger6220 2014-12-06 14:04 |
| #20 With a taclight, B. Coming off shift @0230. |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2014-12-06 13:25 |
| #19 Remember when NYC's finest open fire, not hitting the perp but several bystanders? |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2014-12-06 13:24 |
| #18 Is the officer required to use a mirror as a handicap during range competitions ? |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2014-12-06 13:01 |
| #17 That is about what I got, Skidmark. 5 to 7 inches with 50 yd zero. Shoot for the neck and you will be close to center of mass. Awesome shot, one handed. |
| Posted by: Alaska Paul 2014-12-06 12:57 |
| #16 Well, the Federal ballistic calculator says: factory ammo 165g FMJ 4" barrel Zero at 50yds 100yd velocity:967fps, energy:342ftlb, drop:-7.2in So, go for the Golden Triangle-get a CM hit. |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2014-12-06 12:29 |
| #15 I have a Winchester '94 in .44 Mag (don't ask...it's just fun) and if I'm shooting 100 yds, I have to arc it in. His was an awesome shot, especially the horse angle |
| Posted by: Frank G 2014-12-06 12:18 |
| #14 The shooter was just about anti everything. He could have easily been a Muslim. Not an impossible shot but a very good shot for a pistol. OS, I like the .40 cal also. I have a sweet H & K .40 cal I like to carry. |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2014-12-06 12:03 |
| #13 I will have to look into the ballistics of such a shot. Short barrel, got to aim the pistol more like a mortar. So to speak. :) |
| Posted by: Alaska Paul 2014-12-06 12:00 |
| #12 Can you even imagine the amount of "holdover" he had to apply. I suspect he had done some informal shooting on the back 40 over the years as this is not a shot that would be practiced (or even discussed) at the police range. |
| Posted by: tipover 2014-12-06 11:38 |
| #11 |
| Posted by: Pappy 2014-12-06 11:36 |
| #10 I have a feeling the shooter and the Texas lawman were squared off, being that one shot the other square in the chest. With the shooter armed with a rifle, that shot had to count. |
| Posted by: Ebbomosh Hupemp2664 2014-12-06 10:07 |
| #9 the FBI said [ ] made cursory comments expressing frustration with his inability to land a job and he felt immigrants were given opportunities not afforded to him.... You fill in the name. Add tea party affiliation if appropriate. He or she must die. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2014-12-06 09:10 |
| #8 new information about the incident which left 103 defects inside and outside the Austin Police Headquarters... the FBI said McQuilliams made cursory comments expressing frustration with his inability to land a job and he felt immigrants were given opportunities not afforded to him.... The reportage is (unintentionally?) hilarious. Meanwhile, this guy gets off a great shot, offhand, while holding two probably twitchy horses with the other hand. Bruce Willis can play him when they make the movie. Or, maybe he can play Bruce Willis, come to think of it, Bruce looks like he could use a rest lately. |
| Posted by: KBK 2014-12-06 09:05 |
| #7 DoD will likely reject the M&P .40 as too deadly. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2014-12-06 08:39 |
| #6 side note: M&P .40 (in cal .40 S&W) is allegedly one of the candidates to replace the Beretta 9mm for the US Army service pistol. This is an example of why I love the .40 as my round of choice: plenty of punch even at a distance, plenty of real-world penetration, and as shown, deadly. |
| Posted by: OldSpook 2014-12-06 08:36 |
| #5 Holding the reins of two horses with one hand, Austin Police Sgt. Adam Johnson raised his service pistol and fired a bullseye into the target some 312 feet away. Down went Larry McQuilliams, and so ended his rampage through the streets of the Texas capital, where he’d fired more than 100 rounds from his AK-47 and .22-caliber rifles at buildings. The shot, from Johnson’s Smith & Wesson M&P .40 pistol, hit McQuilliams square in the chest So not only was it 100 yards with a pistol, it was a single shot, it was one hand, unsupported, standing. And he hit center mass. Pretty amazing. "At a minimum, it was extraordinary shot," said Army Maj. John Plaster, a retired Special Forces operator, long-range shooting expert and author of The Ultimate Sniper: An Advanced Training Manual for Military and Police Snipers. "It's not impossible," Plaster added. "Wild Bill Hickok shot bad guys from a hundred yards away with a handgun, but he was also a great shot. I would say what this officer did was phenomenal, especially if he didn’t brace his arm against anything." This will go into the books as a legendary pistol shot. And the fact that it was in Texas, with horses? Thats the icing on the cake. Alternate link - more about the cop & the shot. http://www.foxnews.com/us/2014/12/06/austin-cop-sure-shot-stopped-crazed-gunman/ |
| Posted by: OldSpook 2014-12-06 08:33 |
| #4 "That's the worst shot, I was aiming for the horse" Clearly there's more to this story. I hope we'll get to hear it. |
| Posted by: Incredulous 2014-12-06 06:25 |
| #3 Am I getting this right? A man-size target at 100 yards with a handgun? If so, that's not marksmanship, that's Divine Providence. |
| Posted by: SteveS 2014-12-06 02:30 |
| #2 Pretty fair shooting I'd say. "Any man who packs a big bore Sharps carbine could come in mighty handy, if we're attacked by buffalo... or elephants." ~ Rooster Cogburn |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2014-12-06 01:16 |
| #1 Hell of a shot. |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2014-12-06 00:50 |