Podcast 299 Tactics over Techniques to Win a Gunfight

The more I look at gunfights the more I see it as 90% tactics and 10% techniques.

Today:

We study techniques of gunfighting everywhere.  We hold up our shooting skills (technique) above all to show how we will win a gunfight.  But the route world of gunfight is fight, not gun.

Everyone talks about that, but what tactics do you really study, know, and will implement in an actual gunfight?  That gets harder.

You should be studying tactics at least as much as you are studying techniques.  Whatever amount of time and effort you use to go shooting, take classes, and work on shooting better is the same amount you should be putting forward to use tactics.

And when you practice your technique do you practice your tactics too?  How about when you draw, move towards cover.  Don’t just stand there flat footed and hope your shooting skills will be good enough to win the fight. 

It takes a lot of shooting skill to overcome bad tactics (a lot). 

It would be better if you worked on your tactics and put yourself in a position that made it almost impossible for you to lose and the shooting element was so simple that it made you laugh.

That’s a better way to win a gunfight then standing toe to toe and seeing who can draw faster and make the most hits before the other guy.  No one fights like the OK Corral since the OK Corral.  It didn’t go well for either side that day.

We want to walk away as the winner.

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OUTLINE:

90% Tactics 10% Shooting Techniques

• People win gunfights without any traditional training
• People win without shooting skills
• Military more into tactics than shooting and winning wars for a long time

Tactics 101

• Tactical Patience / Wait your turn
• Immediate Actions
• Ambush
  • Pick your location
  • Pick your time
  • Make your enemy come to you
  • Preparation
• Attacks
  • Speed, Shock Force, Violence of Action
  • Envelopments or Flanking
  • Flow like water and attack where your enemy is weakest
  • Use all of you against one point on them
  • Distraction, Misdirection, Deception
• Counter Ambush
  • Assault Through
  • Take cover and maneuver
• Defense
  • Always be improving your positions
  • Camouflage
  • Fields of Fire/View
  • Avenues of Approach
  • Cover and concealment and micro terrain
• Order of Preference
  • Defense, Ambush, Attack, Counter Ambush

Study Tactics

• Read the Originals
  • The Are of War by Sun Tzu
  • The Book of Five Rings
  • Military Field Manuals on any of the above subjects
  • Military Strategist, anything WWII or after
  • Security Books
  • Facility / Force Protection books from the military

Basics

• Preparation
• Avoidance
• Tactical Patience
• Always be improving your position
• Distraction
• Surprise, Speed, Violence of Action

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Stay Safe,

Ben

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