Two-magazine semi-rapid fire drill with hostage scenario using a SCAR-17, shooting 7.62×51 (147 grain FMJ mil surplus) at 100 yards off a swivel grip pod. Only killed the poor lady maybe twice — though I think one of the (potentially) unfortunate shots may only have grazed her temple or gone straight through her 80s hair into the bad guy’s cheek or ear.
She can thank me later. When her hearing returns.
Also, you can probably notice different groupings. During the drill I would sometimes pause for a few seconds to switch up the specific aiming point on the hostage taker’s head. I must have hit her when I went for his right eye. Time to move the scope one click to the right, I guess. Oops.
Best is the one through the mouth. Straight to the medulla, turn him off like a light switch.
I can’t believe you shot that nice man so many times before you finally grazed that horrible woman who’s about to judo-flip the poor schmoe.
“Straight to the medulla, turn him off like a light switch.”
Which is why icepicks.
That’d crease her skull, maybe concuss her, for sure she’d bleed something fierce — but the flying fragments of his skull might be a problem for her.
Why are you shooting at Keith Richards?
On a related note, I went to the pistol range this afternoon for the first time in, like, forever.
I might be able to take on a zombie, if it’s too far away, and manages to hold still…
Last time I shot the pistol, coming off of some rifle shooting, was probably the best I ever shot it. I was at the standard seven yards with a Visishot target and I was nailing bulls eyes consistently.
Great for practice. Because one can never actually kill Keith Richards. He’s been around for a long, long year. Stole many a mans soul and faith.
“Great for practice. Because one can never actually kill Keith Richards. He’s been around for a long, long year. Stole many a mans soul and faith.”
I’m told that the devil has officially said he has no room for riff raff like Keith Richards in his facilities, and besides letting Keith in would lead to drug shortages down there. And he’d bring every body down even more. Morale is important!
I was wondering if that guy was the love child of John Dillinger and Robert Reed.
I doubt you have to worry about Keith Richards or anyone else holding a hostage that way at 100 yards.
If you’re trying for head shots, aim for the neck/shoulder junction or chin.
It’s difficult to think and act when your larynx is shattered and you’re gasping for air. (or you manage to get a jugular vein or the vagus nerve). Plus the next shot can be taken a little faster even if recoil has shifted your aim point up.
Also don’t forget that all important exposed shoulder in a situation like this. Lots of nice breakable boneses in the shoulder area. Coupla arteries and nerves too, near the side of the neck.
I’ve never understood the mantra of center mass for training. (Of course you train like you’re gonna fight but still.)
Practice the difficult and then the easy shots just happen like magic.
Don’t change the scope (unless you were aiming further to the right) just remember; NOSE, NOSE, NOSE.
I’d say you just gave her at worst a concussion (unless you hit her in her temple) and a grazing wound. Small price to pay for one’s life.
Now learn to do it with your other hand and eye. You never know what you may have to contend with when the SHTF. (yes I know most long guns are handed and it’s awkward as hell. That’s why you practice. Just in case you have to sometime).
Well, I’ll say this for you: at least you’re not one of those MOA obsessive range rats who turn the AR- platform into a crew served weapon.
Out of curiosity, why are you firing rapidly, semi- or otherwise, in a hostage scenario?
I like the Mosin for minute of Nazi. .30 caliber doesn’t require a double tap.
You can pay more for an AR15 cleaning system than you did for your first car.
With a Mosin, all you need is a creek.
The SCAR-17 isn’t an AR15 system. The SCAR-16 runs 5.56. Still, both have a gas piston. Folding stock. The tube doesn’t go back as far as in an AR15 and it is far cleaner as a platform. I have mine heavily greased with EWL grease and really only ever need to run a bore snake through it.
After about 1000 rounds I’ll probably disassemble the gas system and use a pick to scrape off some carbon. But an AR15 it isn’t.
I love the 308, too. Heavier than 223, and it will take down just about any animal you’re likely to encounter. With the first shot, placed decently.
I would describe it as a gas-piston AR type rifle. Like the Ruger Ranch Rifle (as they’re calling the Mini-14 and Mini-30 these days) is a Garand type rifle.
Obviously we’re mostly talking cosmetics.
Correct shot placement will take down just about any animal you’re likely to encounter regardless of caliber. “Karamojo” Bell regularly dropped jumbos with the .275 Rigby. Although he was both a better anatomist and marksman than most.
I think I read somewhere that brake cleaner works wonders on carbon fouling, but you’d definitely want to double check on that.
Back in the day, I used to have an FN FNC, the 5.56mm version of FNs rifle. I actually had the same model as Al Pacino’s character uses in the big firefight in HEAT. Nice little rifle, and very accurate, my brother and I would go to this indoor range in South Austin, and I would routinely put a smiley face on a silouhette target, at 100 yds, with iron sights. Practice, and knowing your weapon makes a world of difference…
I remember that movie. Tom Sizemore was so Method, he really did scramble his brain from that “head shot.”
Taking up with Heidi Fleiss is the proof!
Odd, I don’t remember Anthony Perkins getting a perm and taking an anachronistically aged Helen Slater (with mild acne) hostage in the late 70’s. I guess I must have been distracted by Micronauts, Mattel Football(TM) or a Six Million Dollar Man doll at the time.