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What would you do if a burglar broke into your home? What are your chances of apprehending the intruder? It's not a good idea to go searching your home...unless of course a loved one is in danger...once you know an intruder is in your home...you should call 911...then get your firearm. If you must go out of your room...there are certain tactics and techniques that have proven to increase your chances of success and survival. And that's what this program is all about...providing the information you need to make smart decisions when it comes to House Clearing & Cornering Techniques.
(about 60 minutes)
This video was added to our catalog on August 09, 2005 in Firearms::Marksmanship.
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Bill Wilson and Ken Hackathorn (even Lenny Magill) are great at cutting to the basics and giving you the information you need. The video covers basic tactics for clearing a house for people with no background in house clearing. The video is very informative and I would recommend it to anyone who is interested in learning more about house clearing.
If you've seen one clearing book or video you've seen 'em all. While I respect Hackathorne and Wilson, I don't think this video brought anything new to the table and didn't feel I learned much from it. The fact that Lenny Magill put himself in the video is always to the videos detriment, so I subtracted another star.
While this video could have been great, some of the tactics demonstrated are severely flawed. I learned and practiced CQB in the military (Ranger school) in the late 80's but thought I could use a refresher. Not with this video!
The video teaches "slicing the pie" by exposing yourself to the largest "slice" of a room as possible. That makes no sense as the whole idea is to segment a room into very small (read: manageable) sections. This way you have the element of surprise against an enemy.
By thrusting a door open and trying to take on a whole room at once both you and the enemy are surprised to see each other. Instead of a tactical advantage, you now have a 50/50 chance on winning the encounter.
The best part of the video is the double-tap demonstration. The shooter demonstrates that engaging three targets with one shot each vs. a double-tap each only adds a very small amount of time but affords you an increased chance of putting all three of the enemy combatives down for good.
The videos by Gunsite are much, much better.
Hackathorn and Wilson cover basic techniques with a handgun such as; opening doors, clearing and entering rooms, use of verbal commands, target indicators and a demonstration of cover versus concealment. Demonstrations are discussed and then shown from multiple camera angles.
Overall a well made DVD with clear video/audio and good advice from two respected individuals. Unfortunately, they only cover the basics and do not touch on; long guns, flashlights, stairs, etc...
