The "El Presidente" drill:
I'm not sure that, with four bad guys, I'd want to have to reload in order to shoot BG#4. Seems to me that that better choice is to shoot BG#3 once and BG#4 once, for at least then there would be the possibility that you're reloading against two BGs with sucking chest wounds, as opposed to one healthy BG who has had all of the time in the world to shoot you.
But what do I know; the only places I can go to shoot at are formal ranges and they don't allow any of that fancy stuff.
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That was... strange? Not sure if I understand it either. I've got a ton of thoughts on this one, including but not limited to:
*Where would this ever be useful?
*Where would this be useful where you've got a semi-auto and you reload after six shots?
When would targets stand perfectly still while you stand perfectly still, and wait for you to double-tap them a second time?
Seems like a waste of good ammo and drill time.
Obviously for some type of contesting.
I'd be up for shooting and running or shooting and ducking for cover.
Eck!
@Improbable Joe: Not a waste of time if you want to practice reloads under the stress of time and/or competition; but not realistic, I'll grant you that.
Personally, I think it highlights the huge advantage of a larger magazine capacity! High-quality, serviceable .45's are available with 10-round-plus magazines now, and smaller calibers are available in up to 17-round capacity magazines (higher in some cases). To limit oneself to 7 or 8 rounds for reasons of platform strikes me as potentially counter-productive, to put it mildly.
Years ago we did the El Presidente with modified real-guns that functioned and shot a paint pellet against individuals who were 'armored' up. One shooter, 3 adversaries.
Even doing the 'one-one-one' drill, the best the shooter could achieve (and we used more than one shooter, all of whom were GOOD) was they both died.
Most often though, the 3rd bad guy got the shooter before he got the bad guy.
Conclusion: The El Presidente is a great 'skills' drill, but it's impossible to survive with 3 or more adversaries in real life.
In other words, it's a gamer's wet dream...
All The Best,
Frank W. James
Oh, it's the Kobiashi Maru!
Theres gotta be cover here somewhere.
Eck!
Reminds me of those martial arts movies where, if you watch it in detached mode (that is, not emotionally invested in the film), you see (pick a number) foes surrounding the good guy, each waiting their "turn" at taking him on, instead of piling on en masse. Naturally, the good guy dispatches all…one at a time.
LRod
ZJX, ORD, ZAU retired
I'd think about the only way that BG#4 wouldn't be able to get a shot off in time would be if he had an unloaded cap-and-ball revolver.
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