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THREAD: Let's take a look at 'Shooting For Survival' a mid 60s FBI instructional film for police & FBI agents.
#Shooting #Marksmanship #TrainingFilm #History #LawEnforcement #FBI
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#Shooting #Marksmanship #TrainingFilm #History #LawEnforcement #FBI
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The primary weapon shown in the film is the .38 calibre service revolver. This one looks like a Smith & Wesson Model 20. [I'm not a revolver expert though.]
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![The primary weapon shown in the film is the .38 calibre service revolver. This one looks like a Smith & Wesson Model 20. [I'm not a revolver expert though.]2/](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EsCz91IW8AEXfwV.jpg "The primary weapon shown in the film is the .38 calibre service revolver. This one looks like a Smith & Wesson Model 20. [I'm not a revolver expert though.]2/")
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The film begins with a vignette of a lone police patrolman chasing an armed liquor store robber. He makes good use of cover as he advances down an alley.
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In another vignette an officer takes cover behind his vehicle. Revolver drawn he's positioned himself behind the off-side wheel of his car for protection against ricochets.
Wise move. Because his rather nice hat takes a ricochet round.
An FBI instructor with a very nice stylised FBI cap on demonstrates how ricochets work with a shotgun.
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He shoots a clay target on the floor and the shotgun slug continues on, parallel with the ground, to strike the target behind it.
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