I just did some binge watching and couldn't help but notice the poor (by today's standards) gun handling: fingers on triggers, sweeping people with muzzles, shooting without proper care of what's behind the target, etc.)
For this bit, Reed is amazing for being able to hit the edge of the roof...and yet he seems unable to put a round into the perp. (Yeah, I know, they had to play the SWAT card). And yes, Reed reloads too infrequently. He also seems unconcerned about any bullets that *miss* the building and carry on to the next block (or two or twenty). That looks unsafe.
And while I'm on a rant, Malloy and Reed did ONE training and suddenly they're "operators" going on point instead of support / back-up? That looks like a lawsuit waiting to happen.
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lrcdmnhd72
10 years ago
Hi progun38.
You've made some interesting points in your post, but I'm not quite sure what you meant by "sweeping people with muzzles."
I would assume that slugs from handguns would carrying about a mile. I believe .22 caliber long rifle rounds will carry that far.
As far as rounds carrying up to ~20 blocks, you may be right. When I was in the Army in Basic Training I saw somebody shot on a rifle range. He was hit in the upper chest but the round did not go through him. He survived and after two weeks, he returned to training. It was believed that it came from an M-14 Rifle from ~1.5 miles away. Just prior to this I was talking to a Drill Sergeant and told him that I thought these rifle ranges could be overshot.
I have watched some TV and movies with fingers off the triggers. To me, I think this would cause someone to lose too much time in firing. I would also think that by putting the finger inside the trigger guard but with the finger off the trigger itself would be better.
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progun38
10 years ago
Sorry. "Sweeping" is jargon for a violation of one the the 4 safety rules: don't point your gun at anything you're not willing to destroy.
Keeping your finger off of the trigger until you're ready to fire is another safety rule. It help prevent what are called negligent discharges. Some gun people believe that the are no "accidental" discharges. Guns don't just "go off" as frequently claimed in the media. Something or someone has to operate the trigger for the gun to fire. People under stress (like police responding to a crime in progress) will report that their gun "went off". It's more like there was a finger on the trigger and perhaps the hand clenched without conscious awareness. Bang.
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