USAF385
US Veteran
I'd counter him with my own strobe light which was flashing opposite of his... thus making one solid light. 
Bad Guy with a High Powered Strobe Light
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Let's up the ante:
He bursts in with a strobe and your gun of choice is a 5 shot revolver. You need to make some blind shots.... All the talk of accurate shooting goes out the window....
I'll stick with 17 rounds of .40 for this scenario..
He bursts in with a strobe and your gun of choice is a 5 shot revolver. You need to make some blind shots.... All the talk of accurate shooting goes out the window....
I'll stick with 17 rounds of .40 for this scenario..
venomballistics
Member
Let's up the ante:
He bursts in with a strobe and your gun of choice is a 5 shot revolver. You need to make some blind shots.... All the talk of accurate shooting goes out the window....
I'll stick with 17 rounds of .40 for this scenario..
i'll run the drill with 8 rounds of #0 myself.
figure 10 lead balls times a string of 8 magic moments would put my dry wall skills to the test the next morning.
That and maybe a new door.
Well, yeah....
I don't have a shotgun in my bedroom and I should. I have several in the safe, and a slug barrel on a 12 gauge would be perfect, loaded with some buckshot. Right behind the door or in the closet....
MaximumLawman
Member
Yes, it's true we do practice for that eventuality, right after we get back from the "all the animals from the zoo escaped" scenario. The only difference is that we combine Led Zepplin's "When The Levy Breaks" with the strobe in case we have to kick the door at Timothy Leary's house.
I'm sorry for the facetious response, but considering training budgets there are a LOT of things that we don't practice for.....Like what happens if a burglar releases 30 racoons in your house to make you use up all your ammo before he enters to take your Philco TV because he only has a 2-shot Derringer and is afraid you have a 30-round magazine?
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venomballistics
Member
one must train for the usual suspects first then the most probable unusual ones as resources allow.
it would seem that the thugs have equal access to the non firearm hardware as any of us, so it is possible we may face some new whizbang gadget like a strobe.
I think its far more likely we'd face off with pepper spray though. its been around longer, its more plentiful and has a track record of effectiveness.
Ghost_Soldier
Member
maybe you should keep a pair of sunglasses next to your firearm. just a thought.
Yes, you have.
I started sleeping with a welding helmet on cause I'm worried about someone kicking in my bedroom door and tossing in a Flash Bang before he hits me with the strobe, then tasers me, before coming over to my bed and macing me.
Any you cops train for that and can tell me if I'm all set?
Any you cops train for that and can tell me if I'm all set?
Regardless of the situation, the most important thing is to engage if the fight is brought to you, assuming you couldn't be proactive to diffuse it. At that point, give it your all and pray God is in your corner. It is IMPOSSIBLE to come up with even a tiny portion of all the scenarios that could occur.
OFT II
US Veteran
Heck, I always close both eyes when shooting anyway.
Sent from my campfire using smoke signals.
BoDog
Member
Unless that strobe can defeat the nose of my very defencive 75 lb. lab I am not going to be too concerned. After the dog distracts him a bit, or a bite or two, he can deal with my .45.
My Lab would probably be all lovey on the perp and have her big ol' waggly tail going....
jlrhiner
US Veteran
Shoot the light?
pinduck
US Veteran
Does that welding helmet have self darkening lens?
In my personal case anyway, you have not been misinformed.
As I have aged a bit I have become (like many) subject to bouts of vertigo. The last one, which lasted several weeks, was brought about by simply watching a bit of a strobe at a concert on my big screen TV.
I can only imagine how debilitating a high powered strobe in person might have been. I suspect I would have gone to my knees instantly, and I imagine many others might suffer the same fate.
sipowicz
Member
If you sleep with a welder's hemet on, you shouldn't have a problem.
Chuck1217
Member
I know some guys have attack dogs- I have yak-yak-dogs. They'll both bark like crazy- but if the BG keeps coming they''ll squeal and hide under the bed. Seriously though, the barking is what counts.
Re: the welding helmet- how about fitting it with your own strobe on top? Talk about prepared...
Re: the welding helmet- how about fitting it with your own strobe on top? Talk about prepared...
Yes............. AND Flames!
