tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7575061201749703300.post3439183293435812467..comments2024-02-28T20:56:23.768-06:00Comments on Sipsey Street Irregulars: Tacticool Tuesday - Lights prevent angelsDutchman6http://www.blogger.com/profile/09935420042995679958noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7575061201749703300.post-82076192442264861992016-09-07T17:22:38.263-05:002016-09-07T17:22:38.263-05:00 when I built my house. I had a light installed in... when I built my house. I had a light installed in the ceiling fixture, with a switch in my bedroom, that way I can light the kitchen, placing anyone between the light and my bedroomAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7575061201749703300.post-76443030524017110602016-08-31T16:43:27.628-05:002016-08-31T16:43:27.628-05:00And a trick to gain advantage. blind the intruder...And a trick to gain advantage. blind the intruder with a very high powered strobe . first draw his eyes to the strobe by turning on a small low level light in the same location. then trigger the strobe. always helpful when your opponent can't see a thing for several minutes<br /><br />davidnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7575061201749703300.post-35921849201806716782016-08-30T16:02:57.855-05:002016-08-30T16:02:57.855-05:00Thanks for a repeat of the Cooper rules,excellent ...Thanks for a repeat of the Cooper rules,excellent rules and need to remind/make meself always work within their confines.On a side note like the my daughter steals the flashlights for nefarious purposes comment,what the heck she up to,illuminating late night snacks?!Jamesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7575061201749703300.post-90922613053344232592016-08-30T13:55:50.526-05:002016-08-30T13:55:50.526-05:00While talking about the use of lights at night, an...While talking about the use of lights at night, another overlooked aspect of 'training' is outdoors during the day time. Fun to shoot with a bench, nice targets, a shaded covered area and other folks around but try dropping in the dirt (with rocks around here and sharp/pointy things on the ground) and crawl/duck walk or shoot and move around shooting (and hitting what you are trying to aim at). Again as mentioned in the first part of this commentary, REALLY train like you might/will/be forced to fight. Knock off the 'fun and games' and work at it: who knows, your (and your families)lives might depend on it ............. just saying.<br />WorkerAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7575061201749703300.post-23795149913758652062016-08-25T10:58:41.030-05:002016-08-25T10:58:41.030-05:00Jeff Cooper's 4 rules of gun safety. The beau...Jeff Cooper's 4 rules of gun safety. The beautiful thing about these is that you have to disobey at least 2 of these rules to accidentally shoot anyone of anything!<br />1. All guns are always loaded.<br />2. Never point the muzzle of a gun toward anything you don't want to destroy.<br />3. Properly identify your target. Don't shoot at anything you can't clearly see.<br />4. Do not touch the trigger until the muzzle is pointed toward a properly-identified target you intend to shoot.<br />Those rules are memorized by anyone I'm teaching to shoot, including my grandchildren.<br /><br />If these rules were obeyed, there would be no "accidental" shootings and no one would be shot by an "unloaded" gun.<br /><br />- Old Greybeard<br /> Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7575061201749703300.post-12212566924561805282016-08-24T11:56:10.826-05:002016-08-24T11:56:10.826-05:00Definitely true that a target-illumination device ...Definitely true that a target-illumination device is valuable in a low-light situation. Also quite true that having a hand free is particularly valuable in an interior environment.<br /><br />But it is worth noting that a target-illumination device should never be pointed at anything you can't afford to shoot.<br /><br />The best light sources are your house lights that you normally use to avoid stumbling around in the dark. As mentioned, turn them on and leave them on. Even if your power is cut, switch your lights on as you have opportunity, as it is possible that you might restore power at some point.<br /><br />Also as mentioned, you can always drop a hand-light if it becomes a liability...or even to derive a momentary tactical advantage. And it is much less dangerous to prod/shove/hook objects to move them with the not-entirely-free hand that at least doesn't have a weapon.<br /><br />If you are, for some reason, down to relying on just your target illuminator for vision, try to aim it in a safe direction as much as possible. Most residences have light-colored ceilings, these can reflect enough light for general illumination that your eyes can adapt to fairly quickly. Overhead light, even when dim, provides crucial visual information that is often lost when the illumination is directly in line with your eye (as a target illuminator is necessarily designed to be). You may not actually recognize a familiar face when seeing it lit in that manner (particularly if the owner reacts in some typical manner such as by shielding their eyes), do not attempt to verify your target by aiming your weapon at it.<br /><br />I guess my summary is that a target illuminator is a very useful tactical device, but it really <i>isn't</i> for illuminating anything other than something you have already decided to shoot.Chiu ChunLinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03519192610708043962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7575061201749703300.post-68657345188873806222016-08-23T20:21:29.047-05:002016-08-23T20:21:29.047-05:00Surefire X-300U with a DG switch is about as perfe...Surefire X-300U with a DG switch is about as perfect as a pistol mounted light will get. That being said, that light is <b>not</b> the light you search with, it is the light you <i>engage</i> with. Use a handheld light with a lanyard to search with, and if it becomes necessary to take a shot, or manipulate something, you can drop the handheld light to hang off the lanyard and use that hand as necessary.Unknownsailorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10384464603647986681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7575061201749703300.post-72051913583959543492016-08-23T12:40:40.079-05:002016-08-23T12:40:40.079-05:00This is the reason everyone should keep a good siz...This is the reason everyone should keep a good sized and house trained dog in the home. If the dog is not barking, he's either dead or there is no intruder. It'd damn hard to confront and kill a dog without making a lot of noise. So if you hear something, and the dog meets you in the hallway wagging his tail, there is not an intruder. No need to shoot at anything. <br /><br />If the dog wakes you up barking his head off, it's not likely that an intruder is still hanging around, unless the intruder is a hit-man, in which case you are likely screwed anyway. <br /><br />Aside from all that, a weapons light is a good idea...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7575061201749703300.post-54909061723305162542016-08-23T08:05:30.686-05:002016-08-23T08:05:30.686-05:00Try and have both the WML and the hand carried. No...Try and have both the WML and the hand carried. Not everything needs a weapon pointed at it that needs to be illuminated. Practice and Get Trained are two things the author is stressing and with good reason. Don't allow you ego to be your guide. <br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com