{"id":52009,"date":"2022-03-14T05:17:57","date_gmt":"2022-03-14T10:17:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hcsblogdotorg.wordpress.com\/?p=52009"},"modified":"2022-03-14T05:17:57","modified_gmt":"2022-03-14T10:17:57","slug":"dont-forget-to-drill-on-head-shots","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thetacticalhermit.com\/index.php\/2022\/03\/14\/dont-forget-to-drill-on-head-shots\/","title":{"rendered":"Don&#8217;t Forget to Drill on Head Shot&#8217;s"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"California Deputy Shoots Suspect Holding Man Hostage With Knife\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/OguWPEWGarE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Every time I see a hostage situation video and the end result is the bad guy getting a free lobotomy (as above) I am reminded of the Practicality of Drilling for such an event with both my pistol and rifle.<\/h2>\n<h2>Why? Because when seconds count, the Cops are an hour away.<\/h2>\n<h2>Don&#8217;t depend on somebody else to save your life or the life of your loved ones.<\/h2>\n<h2>Train, Train and Train Some More!<\/h2>\n<h2>A better and more specific term for the &#8220;Head Shot&#8221; would be the &#8220;Cranial T.&#8221;<\/h2>\n<h2>Imagine drawing a uppercase T on the bad guy&#8217;s face starting at the eyes, not the forehead. Why?<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-52012\" src=\"https:\/\/hcsblogdotorg.files.wordpress.com\/2022\/03\/cranial-t.jpg?w=223\" alt=\"\" width=\"223\" height=\"300\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>The below picture is of a POS who took a 9mm MP-5 round to the forehead.<\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-52013\" src=\"https:\/\/hcsblogdotorg.files.wordpress.com\/2022\/03\/mp5-headshot1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"494\" height=\"500\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2>Two inches lower and it would have been light&#8217;s out for the Missing Link.<\/h2>\n<h2>This article from SOFREP <a href=\"https:\/\/sofrep.com\/gear\/dont-count-on-a-head-shot\/\">&#8220;Heads are Harder than you Think&#8221;<\/a> explains things perfectly.<\/h2>\n<h2>Bottom Line: Drill on taking these kind of shots regularly from various ranges with both handgun and rifle.<\/h2>\n<h2>Because there is nobody coming to save you.<\/h2>\n<h2>Prepare Accordingly.<\/h2>\n<h2>*Similar Articles on the Practicality of Training for Head Shot&#8217;s can be Found <a href=\"https:\/\/hcsblogdotorg.wordpress.com\/2016\/07\/16\/armed-citizen-corner-start-practicing-more-headshots-because-terrorist-love-explosives\/\">HERE\u00a0<\/a>and <a href=\"https:\/\/hcsblogdotorg.wordpress.com\/2020\/01\/31\/reality-check-are-you-good-enough-to-take-a-head-shot-when-everything-is-on-the-line\/\">HERE.<\/a><\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Every time I see a hostage situation video and the end result is the bad guy getting a free lobotomy (as above) I am reminded of the Practicality of Drilling for such an event with both my pistol and rifle. Why? Because when seconds count, the Cops are an hour away. 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