Officer takes out perp at 180 yards! Video

[The Bubba Effect]

The cops general demeaner reminds me of the joke about the old and young bulls overlooking a field of cows.

The young bull wants to run down and breed a cow, the old bull suggests they walk down and breed them all.

That cop is obviously of the "walk down and breed them all" school of thought. His optics and mindset were both properly calibrated.

 

[The Bubba Effect]

Not arguing. The distance was nothing extraordinary.

Now, the control under the situation? Sure.

As someone who worked a pile of appleseeds, i van say that basic competency with a long gun is rare, even for people who carry guns for a living and that is on a one way range.

 

[380Mike]

The subject developed a problem for the responding officers. Officer Coffee arrived with a solution for said problem. Ammo is expensive, think of the money he saved the taxpayers.

 

[MadMan66]

Slow is smooth, and smooth is fast. Most impressive thing about this is his mindset. Training under stress (and mostly experience in these situations) definitely helps keep the adrenaline levels down. Adrenaline will make the simplest shots difficult to execute cleanly.

 

[loudpedal]

I watched this video this morning on Donut Operator. I never tire of watching moronic knuckleheads get tazed, but a long distance single tap from a certified badass really warms my soul.

 

[BigRed]

As someone who worked a pile of appleseeds, i van say that basic competency with a long gun is rare, even for people who carry guns for a living and that is on a one way range.

Appleseed and Revere's Riders are excellent events and a launch to a solid foundation of marksmanship skills....cannot overstate it.

 

[Bigtanker]

 

[OurDee]

Very appropriate response.

 

[Frank_N_Stein]

Those guys are tools.

 

[Bigtanker]

Those guys are tools.

I won't discount that. Armchair quarterbacks for sure. I usually watch the footage and stop during the discussion.

 

[Tactically Fat]

That's a tall mount on that red dot

yes... And there's good reason for that.

See the IR laser aiming device in front of the RDS?

that + the tall mount for the RDS = rifle set up for use under NODS.

I say there's good chance he's a SWAT officer.

 

[Rookie]

yes... And there's good reason for that.

See the IR laser aiming device in front of the RDS?

that + the tall mount for the RDS = rifle set up for use under NODS.

I say there's good chance he's a SWAT officer.

I wonder what zero would be used on this set up. Since the mount is so high above the bore, I imagine you would be shooting a rainbow.

 

[Tactically Fat]

I wonder what zero would be used on this set up. Since the mount is so high above the bore, I imagine you would be shooting a rainbow.

I'm sure it's not as dramatic as one would think initially.

 

[Twangbanger]

I wonder what zero would be used on this set up. Since the mount is so high above the bore, I imagine you would be shooting a rainbow.

Not really. If that device is 3" above the bore, he can zero at 200 yards, and the bullet would be between the sight line and bore line all the way to 250, no correction needed.

What I'm really impressed with is his ability to pay attention to the radio. He rolled up onsite and correctly identified the target and was engaging in less than a minute. I believe I saw more than one shot fired, but again, being aiming at the right thing within 10 seconds of commencement of festivities is 90% of the battle. It's deer-hunting 101. When I'm getting a rifle into action, I'm constantly thinking about the number of shots I've seen disappear while I was futzing around trying to perfect my position. Take deep breaths to get your oxygen, take the first half-decent position you can quickly create, and get crosshairs in position to see something. That's why I don't like the chuckleheads on the video, going on about the sling. That shot can disappear in the time it takes to put the sling on. At 200 or less, just do it.

 

[bwframe]

Security guard stopping active shooter...

 

[Frosty]

Security guard stopping active shooter...

That can’t be, you can’t have an AR in New York?!?!

 

[BigRed]

That can’t be, you can’t have an AR in New York?!?!

Only if you're a leo.

 

[Nazgul]

Looks like a scary magazine as well!!

Don

 

[dudley0]

The security isn't armed?

I would think a methadone clinic would be cause to arm with something a little more serious than a mask.

 

[natdscott]

As someone who worked a pile of appleseeds, i van say that basic competency with a long gun is rare, even for people who carry guns for a living and that is on a one way range.

@The Bubba Effect Maybe. Or maybe the competent ones are not attending Appleseed. My point here is that it's too small a sample size to be representative of the general populace.

...and that's said with me subjectively agreeing with your point, and having been to a Revere event to see what y'all are doing out there.