Know the enemy

[Paladin]

Classic article by Greg Ellifritz. Useful info with a lot of good points: Criminals and the Guns They Carry

“If you know your enemies and know yourself, you can win a hundred battles without a single loss.” Chinese philosopher Sun Tzu said this over 2000 years ago in his book The Art of War. It’s hardly new advice. Yet it is just as useful now as it was so many centuries ago.

[Paladin]

If you factor in the estimated 15% of crimes committed with toy guns, you have 50% of the bad guys using non-functional weapons... and another 17% using firearms with limited functionality.

[philip964]

I have been noticing here in Houston, many robberies that are on camera, there are two or three BG's, one to grab the purse or wallet or shopping bag and cell phone, another with a semi automatic rifle to comply performance. In larger robberies there are two men with semi automatic rifles or one has a shotgun one with a semi automatic rifle.

Here is a video of a armed robbery in front of an expensive hotel in Houston a few weeks ago.

https://www.khou.com/article/news/crime ... 263a4b98af

The odds for a concealed carrier are getting worse. Waiting anywhere outside in Houston where you are visible is getting risky.

[Paladin]

I have been noticing here in Houston, many robberies that are on camera, there are two or three BG's, one to grab the purse or wallet or shopping bag and cell phone, another with a semi automatic rifle to comply performance. In larger robberies there are two men with semi automatic rifles or one has a shotgun one with a semi automatic rifle.

Here is a video of a armed robbery in front of an expensive hotel in Houston a few weeks ago.

https://www.khou.com/article/news/crime ... 263a4b98af

The odds for a concealed carrier are getting worse. Waiting anywhere outside in Houston where you are visible is getting risky.

If 67% of their weapons/ammo aren't properly functioning... 3-to-1 would be more like 1-to-1. From that video it looks like "stacking" the badguys would be a reasonable tactic. Its very useful against multiple opponents. You line yourself up so that the 1 badguy is behind the other bad guy. That way only one can attack at a time.

[E10]

You line yourself up so that the 1 badguy is behind the other bad guy. That way only one can attack at a time.

And switch to your FMJ magazine so that each bullet gets two bad guys.