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Old 07-14-2016, 10:38 PM
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Not sure where to post this, but what an amazing story about shot placement in the course of self defense.

Suspect's gun disabled by bullet | 9news.com
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Hope he purchased lottery tickets after that!
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That's nothing, The Lone Ranger and Roy Rogers did that every week when I was a kid! :-)

I'm glad the officer survived, to bad the thug's gun didn't blow up in his face.

Have a blessed day,

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I recall that this sort of thing also happened several times during the Civil War,with a musket ball meeting up with another, in the second shooter's barrel.
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It's awesome that it happened during self defense - most of the examples I have seen have been through heavy firefights (i.e. war)

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That's nothing, The Lone Ranger and Roy Rogers did that every week when I was a kid! :-)



I'm glad the officer survived, to bad the thug's gun didn't blow up in his face.



Have a blessed day,



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From the hip, no less. But don't forget "Cannon" and Barnaby Jones, they could hit a I at at 100yards with their 1 inch snubbies.


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That picture of the pistol from the linked news story is pretty impressive . . .
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The JeffCo deputy was not only watching his front sight, but the BG's too.

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I did the same thing today, and like the cop I wasn't really trying.

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That sort of thing happens due to 'threat tunnel vision'.

When using targets with a weapon displayed,
I see lots of shots on or near the weapon, as opposed to center-mass hits.

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They say this is a "one in a billion" shot. I'd say it's more like one in a trillion or more. Everything has to be perfect for this to happen. I don't recall ever hearing of this before.
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