#Surviving edged weapons calibre press plus#

We performed the Tueller Drill one morning on grass damp from rain overnight. I first heard of it when I went to a Police Marksman Association sponsored Officer Survival Seminar that was instructed by Massad Ayoob and Ray Chapman in 1985,Ĭalibre Press made a training film called 'Surviving Edged Weapons' a few years later that was very influential.Īt the time, the drill was kind of revolutionary because lots of cops didn't really realize how dangerous edged weapons were, and how quickly a suspect could close the distance from 7 yards. Sorry for the length of this post, but if I am going to mention identifying details, I want to have plenty of context.Įdited to correct title of my post, and to add clarifying detail to the narrative.ĭennis Tueller published his article 'How Close is too close' in SWAT magazine back in 1983 or so. (I have a very rare French surname, a Gallicized form of a German surname not an uncommon thing along the Rhine River.)

The “G” in Rex G is the first letter in my surname, the first three letters of which are “Gig.” The second half of my surname if spelled “out.” I split them to keep this post from being so easily found in the same searches. The national business magazine fictionalized it.

The Houston Chronicle article stated the facts. There were pieces of bullet jacket found in the plume of blood that had spewed, several feet beyond his under-arm area. A fellow officer’s snatched SL-20 was in my opponent’s right hand, held high, ready for a downward strike.) (At the time of the shot, his left arm was chambered for a thrust, as the right side of his body was angled toward me. The largest piece ended up in his left arm, having exited the torso, and entered the arm. 357 Mag ammo.)įor reference, the cartridge was a Federal Hi-Shok, not Hydra Shok, Jacketed Hollow Cavity, as loaded in the early Nineties. (Now y’all know why I like the GP100, Rugers in general, revolvers in general, and. A colleague had been publicly “outed” for doing those things, after one of his shooting incidents not a career-enhancing thing.)įor reference, the weapon was a 4” Ruger GP100. (It would have been bad form to ask to see the autopsy report, and to ask to see the bullet, which was being held for evidence. This was before really good controlled-expansion JHPs existed, and this bullet shed much of itself, to say the least. I believe that a lesser cartridge might not have resulted in such a stop, but that is speculation. (I think that having fired only once, helped me when the incident went before a grand jury.) No emotion just determination, as I remember it. I moved with him, off his left flank, ready to shoot again. It was like I could have stood still, and let him move away, after the hit. I actually considered this a successful stop, as he was no longer a credible, imminent threat after he was hit. (My attacker was much closer, and advancing steadily at a walk, not charging, and my draw time was not part of the equation, as I drew before he decided to select me as his target.)

#Surviving edged weapons calibre press plus#

My math says twenty yards, for an defender who is drawing and firing in 1.5 seconds, plus 38 to 39 feet of travel by the attacker. 21 feet, which is the Tueller Drill distance, plus 38 to 39 feet, is 59 to 60 feet. The last phrase is my opinion.Įven so, he was ambulatory for 38 or 39 feet of distance, after taking am X-ring hit from the cartridge that document-ably ruled the streets, in its time. True, he violently twisted when struck, wandered away to my left, and was no further threat, but, he finally dropped because he finally bled out. 357 Magnum JHP, through his heart and left lung. FWIW, my opponent managed to stagger, stiff-legged, for 38 feet after I shot with a 125-grain.