Maj Grant-Taylor Pistol Instructions 1943 Ocr

7/28/2019 Maj Grant-Taylor Pistol Instructions 1943 Ocr

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ivl1ilc.t hcc!,j ng l ane (?iittiincc dclifcvrtttc -iuri


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P iph t inr crouch, l e f t hand.

Double l.anticd grip - Ia'irini; round cover, r i g l i t hand.

Double l1.indcd g r i p - f i r i ,ng round c,iver, left Land.'


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Scnac or t ' l roc t ion - i-'trinp i n tlio dark.

Trtrgcts txovin; across f r o n t of i i rcr - Xcthiid of ohootin?; -'I'nrrftfi up, roachinp l i r c r - Use o r tj-.o^uns.

Dummy bottle p r a c t i c e - ! i @ n o f i tof dun'ay pract icoe*

I.ong n i n g o t i e ~ i ~ t c r o t oi m - Noccai i ty o f a p p l y i n g basicp r l n c i p l o ~ ~F1 -Tltl


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1'0iic.o r: i lds - Opcni-nx tlof~rs Hold-ups - so cur in^ of' prifionors - S e l f - d e f encc - Soorclicfs.r . ,


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T h i s l>i-cJi.':.in:ii-yi ' c t . t i r o i i i : : s i - i i t ( . I i e t ; ~ i - . ~ i i i ( * ;itiLh .ydu t k o lin,ric :,ri icl)wli->so r l~!n;: l i t ,y I ; ; . iipfll,i'ctl t- 9


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( c ) I f tlic ncccssi ty a r i s e s you can kill, ~ ~ u i c l i l yi t i dunder c omp l t t t c c o n t r o l

golt tg. t o carry o u t 38 no t ( t i i c c t o cu l~ : rnd w i l l brinr. 1.0 r o u t ~ d f iaf :ippl::us from your f r i e nd s . > h a t i t -..*ill huwevar; w i l lbe t o cone) you i n t o z b room conti i ininf: armed ;in0 dospu i t incnnnd brinj: you o u t A L I V K . 11 will s end you $ i t t o si t u u ~ i o n ,nli lo find acady, if necessary, to , ~ u t b u l l e t tliivuu^hU>^ i r f i tman w l i o d r i ~ i sI pun on you, . ind th e K ~ c o ~ ~ ,-iini th e U i i r d . I-tv r i l l SE-nf!you into t !~i '~toom with your l i~ - i idon your a:ioult~crsan d your t w o f e e t Siriitly on th e fire-iind and your lifo in yourtr.0 l;onds..........and it will b ~ i n g ou out. ALIVE.


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fr - . , , . a-. .. . - . -. . . . !.'c tin-ii; ire-d ' ~ ~ ! t ~ l . i t ~ t c t !in i c o n i ' k ~ ; ' , c r 1 ' ~y-n:it: todni-da the ( r ro - 'nd* Chcrc i s a tccdoncy t o a .jiarmit :>


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conccrnoil wi t h f ir i t ic t l io run accurate ly - .n i l t o onnblo tt to . ', do t i l l s tlitt Run must be I i e ld e t c i i o i l y i i n d sucli s t e ~ d i n c s s an .only bo uck iovcd liv t h e ueo of t h e over.- i l l K~UQOSO. . A t tlicmoeent of firin' t h o r c c i i i ~ tbe no f cr l inf , - :>f liovini,. 'pulled .. t l io tr igpcr' . T 1 1 i s b.ifaic p r i n c i ~ l c 's ct iua l iy nlhulicaplo. t o .both sinrlc find doitbib r ic t i im f i r i n g . .


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trout of your pun and chcclt errors* l1 'The . thaolutc n c c c a ~ i t y or ui ip ly in f ; title h a s i c i- ! lp r i n c i p l e i ~ i . 1 3 be more fully r o a l i s c d i-.ticr; firini-': i t i lbJ C C ~ ~ V C Bt-onr: t wo or three linntlccd yards distant. t'nt t h i s rnn;.c anf u l l sired man d in be covered b L l ic back ol' tlio h i n d c of apocket t-.nifc. That n c t u i t l l y i s your t o r p c t *then firiit:: a t

suchrz*npca - tfic bticl-. of t h e l i l i i d c of a poc!.ot t . n i f c l I ns u c h canes it will bo found necessary t o r i t i s c tlic con in avoiqtict:! line UP t.ho ccntrc of th e tarcut , r e thi it \.hctn i j c c tory of tlic b u l l e t \sill be such thiil. i t ill full on t othe t a rge t . In t h e r i f l e .inlays 1 vory Important p t i i ' tin both tiliort f ind Ions ranf;o f i r i n g and must be the euhjoc't ofc on s tan t prac t i c e , u n t i l th e f i r c r f i n d s it d i f f i c u l t to raisehis gun in .my but t h e correc t ivoy.

\'e have now dcn i t w i t h the basic p r i n c i n l c s of~un-v:tirk w i t h c l o s e quarter weapons. They m y be 8un:~ariaocia& follov-'S:-( n ) Our n n t u r o l ability to po in t . .(b) The iron 'f inher replacin2 ou r natura l fingcr,m(c ) Rl i t i i i na Lion o f wrist work* .( d ) The grip.

( f ) T h e vertic;:! roiso.


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pcrorc MC pc any f a r t h er viv niuft t d i n 1 t o i t 1 1 Lht;c o c k i n g of t l ~ c un.-

l loforc we cun l ' i r ~ ?h v ~,iiii ruci 1;infiAc n c L i o n v..or.:ust cmc!~ t ~ i c .-ii:ii:lcr. -rho in::.-ori i i ipc or &lit r i I ' tine . .olrn:fly bca.:n cra;:ltas(=e~IS bnu of On f b:leic ; iri~'>ci::l .?h.ii',therefore, by the n o t i o n of cochi. if the I i w n c r v.* i n t c r r c r o. wi th , or in m y other :ay d i c n r t .out :?r5; ia TC tire d1:cI.y inone of oi:r J'oh:nd,t$ons t o n es . \ .a wui :L cocl: r'tin ^nil i t t th eonnc t i n i i ; l ~ i i ~ @ur fill i i i i~o i - t . ">ntcr l l t l uncl i~ trubot i .

The gun is coclttnl for ~ i n p 1 0 c t i o n firin! o n , z i l l ,occasions -vlicn t i m e . 1:oroi ts . It is uaui-ility r~i;:lay


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A fiun ' i s never cocked u n t i l t1.i; i i l t j c c t i v o l s h - n

. . , A A (WD i s - ncv:-r u o c ~ c i t a t ihy lirentiinf; t l io triK[ r.I'.'hctlwr the ~ i t n s acti i i i l ly . io.~(l~-d r 11 i t , iint;ochio~, e u l : - . y scorricrt out iindcr c o n t r o l .

When uncicfcinf; a lo . idcd Riin it must niit, be ovcr-looked t h a t tlic round of f i i . ~~r .u t i i t iu i ihicl1 ha6 b0.u liroui.ilti n t o line r * i t h t h a l i a i nme r will noti bc f i r e d t h ~ext t ine thet r i , ~ f r o rs ,ircsecd. A citmplctc r c - vd f .ut ion of t h e c y l i t i d o r k i l lbc nuccseary t o bring tlio round under t h e l>r.m:i-icrnce :i:;aln,or Lhu run s u e t he opened nnd the cylinder i . d j u ~ t e i l .

The h : ~ n d l i n p ~ind f i r i n g o f th e g u n w i l l britv; i n t ousa c er ta in ~ u e c l e a h i c h t i i i ~ prcv i outi ly h e w rosi-in,'^. Youprobcbly know that when you st - irt r i d i n g a Lorsr oft-cr a lour,period af real, o r when yo u 61-ddenly co;:a::cncc any . ctivo fr;ort,t h a t cort:*in K-uaclc-sin vour body become sl.J.fr. This i h c:~unodby r.-l.-icinf a 6tr: in on in~~f ic lcsh ; d Ituvc prcv iom- ly had littlework t o do.Ti-iu followin," musulu cxcrcises itro desi&ncd, tlicrc-fore, t o a s s i s t you In hond-lin;. your new iron, i n p r ant.! t oetrom;tIien t l i o ~ o uscles of your n r m s and hands uliicli w i l l nowlie r r q n i r c d t o o pr r a tc thw c i i ~rnootlily. Thii ~ X C J ' C ~ S C ~f h o u l db e yr:tct.Jccd d n i l y . Ycn minutes or quarter o r .'in itour a t i - ~ y f; .quit;! s u f ficicnt. . ,

F i r s t I?xercico. . ."I lo ld th e run with a norsial g r i p cit an ttnf;l*.lof 45 .dcfirctfs Sn f ron t of you but do n o t cock tho Iiiii-tner. Contract ;*':the hi'nrf 2nd f i n ~ a r f i nd exert an ovcrnl 16i l i~cczc ion Llic f u l l .Hold th e : r < ; ~ t . u r oo r a f e w seconds and then r e l a x . .;upo.t

t h e o x c r c i e o hiuilf o dozen times and g r ~ t d u a l l y rolong thep e r i n i d o f te.qucczo'.


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a ran crouch under t l i o s o condl tono.

knocs. lie c.in Lit baici. ha:+ctcrand more nccnr; i tc ly ~ V C ~ ; U E Q el a ( i d o u t i n : Q natural p o s i t i o n ; a i ~os iL i i inwhicli i:u tiouii no thtivo ti t thin{: ,-bout ut t o u h l c h lie s i n k s n a t u ~ ~ . ' l l y ,.hcrt ,b~l cav inc 1116 brain c lonr t o np;-rcciuto the s i t ua ' r i on , :i:tvc t oa pos i t l l i n of dominat ion and thereby bring the cn> - f , c~ i *n t oan cfl'ockivc and suc t ' c s~ f.l culminat ion.


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. . ( F c h rean will be required t o br ing his r e v o l v e r ,. t o ' t h e next -lccture}i . . . , .


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(During this 1.rnctico th o instructor ~ i i o u l c ! -ovoslo .ly down t h e t i n e o r hit; class {and check cncli i ~ c i i v i o i i : i lin onch n f the b a e i c i i r i n c i i i l c ~ . Uc will n s n i e t cnch ,+-u+ilfind t r i l l difc-cuss any d U T i c u l t i c a w l i i c i t way l i i ivc a r i s e n . I twill f i e f ~ i t e n l l yie found t ha t men arc l i b l t o ox ~ ic r ic nc o -d i f f i c u l t y fir bccomo discourrigcd aver nonio s l i r;hL ,~)ysicaldfrfctct of 1110 lilinds trf f i n c c r ~ . ' r ' a ~ hC E S Q bo d e a l t w i t hin i i iv i t1 t i : i l ly on i t s m ~ r i t s , :lnd o n no account nhould theinetructor 110, or say, mythinc to nan it110 is fincin,';d i f f i c u l t y rliicit may discourogc l i i rn* I f ?~osi+it i l i ! ,hei n s t r u c t o r filiould c r id c a v our , durin: t he f i r s t tr.-o lecturer,t o r.io~..orizehe name of -ach in(!iviOu(il ut cntlf n; ; t in* course.The r u i i l , h e n odt?rmsscri by Lie proper n-'mo, tends to foolthat the i n s t ruc tor i 4 t ak i nx a pcrsonnl i n t e r e s t In hi:urork. 'Cl - is i~ moet u s c f u l in a course of this tyric =3.-hiclii n vo l v e s n coneidcr-iblo amount of [;crsann coacliinz ).

( X t t he conclusion of t h e l e c ture ton fiiinutesmuscle* exerc ises should bo poi-ioruuxl n t the d i r e c t i o n oft h e Instructor. ~ l n eectu re should take about an hour anda quarter for a class of twelve man).


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- ( * en tb t ' c l a s s 10s akiis-c~ublcdt h e i n s t r n e t o r i>Ii;i.;ld0 l l f .UrC tIi:it ouch 1.1;tn has i-i'i-n+iitbcr.*dt o .ibcy tlin inr.t.fiic:iu:lf;,":ikcn d u r i n f Llit; i>ro*$oLts I c c Lurc r>.-t;.'iriling h t i hrcul:ir!.'-. 61f irci lrt:!~ncl p l a c i i t p t l w m on t h e d ~ e l i s ) .

nurinr t h e next rcriod 1:c S I I ~ I J ~e f i t - in; : tin (,:#cri*tt::c. Up l ' o r c VC con-cncc firin:;, Iuiwcvcr, Uti.1-i- are ccr t d nnhnf:@ r u l c ~ o bo m;>atcro~ nd miri::rstottd by f i l l . i l irt;cr:in,".c rules ' 'coneif- i z c r i * l y of r o o d nuini icrs s ien hi-;t~dJLii'i:R U ~ B .TI'L-y mny bo l i k e n e d to r a i s i n f ; your h ; i L vlien y i ~ i.:ci.:ta l a d y f r i c n t l or of wolliini:: on the outsidi.* of t h e ; - ; v ~ x i i a n tTo so;i30 o f you thc-sr puns aro s t r : : n f c r sant:, tlnirct'oro, itie not on iy my job , t o i n t r o d u c u you t o tlicci, b u t t o tc1.t you!how tt ic y ~ I i o u l d e t l a i i l t w i t h nnd Iiundlcd. ' X h i ~ t l < ; ~ s t t cr

- hnndllni; p i n 6 w u s t ho s t u d i e d u n t i l i t becomes socont: fi-itur-c;certain th ings arc ,{L- Y$ dono, f i n d ceriuin t l i i n g s i ~ r c\i!.Vi>;;tdone)

' Th o r c is one n o e t Import:ant r u l e , and th:it is youNKV1 Bboon broken ojicn and proved t o bo cm;ity.

- ircmembcr t h a t n LOADPP clin is alb2aysCl.OE!:D, ; - . I IoCLOSED Run is a l i c ~ y s OADI1:E. Nuvcr pic l th e c i u s s ) :, ,- .


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S - -h l i t -

( 3 ) %I " ficcond Jo i n t or t he t h u d i n LIic s h o u l d e r of ther.iin, c l e a r or tho hiia-scr comb ii-hen (.he (;tin is cucltcd.

1,i'-r'- ' l! ' ;l>,,\S nbove for t h e r l < ; h t tand, cxcc,it t h a i the n i d i i l ofinger unfolds t h e s tock wi t h t h e ~ i i d i l l cknucklc t o t h e r i r l i tof t l i c ti-iccer guard.

t;cmcabcr t h n 6 one inch o f error at tho (..uzr.li; illproduce nn orror of t o o inchofi :at t e n y.1.-ds. I L w i l l ,therefore, he re:idily n p i ~ r o c i i i t o d h t i fc n o sli;il(o, hab o r .ciivocan be [,ormittcd a t tho niuz:


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r e s p e c t i v e countries ;ind. d i s b r i c t s . . 'L'ituifo Forces hcivc bucii . . . - 'oliJc, Ulroup:h lo n g ond bitter c:(por.i.once, ti a ~ s o i + t hat at , -c10r.c-qmirtcr~, apainftt ,n datu, i n d n und direi iarnto ~ - ~ ~ i o n v f t t ,ulio ie only t o o pro[.ai-iril t o kill, ~ h o".ipitting cro uch LOB ' 'p r o v e d t o bo n o t only tho host f i r i n g pos i t i on liut tlic only. .;poseib.le on0 * . . . , .-. -- . , . '.1h.0 in detail i a this:- ' - .i. .. . ~ o f t , ' fo t advunced comfortrtb l~; t o o p o i n t i n g t o

+ tlio opponent; 'body bont IonTa s possible f r o m tho v i i i s t ., .B e l t h u c l d ~ , r c o n t r o o f S tomaclc, alioultl bo

- , directed towards th e ' target . - .By rc.-st,ingtho'j^un butt o g a i n ~ ttho centre of thoatomach and thrusting for'.-art1 i n a str-iifilit l i n e uvcr t11cleft t o e , correct directional sunao will be o b t ~ i i i ~ : ! .

. - . .. -. . . As. a g u t d o . I t v : i l l be mos t v n l u n b l u t o r-cinii.r+bcP - . -t h a t i n t h e f i ~ h t i n g rouch p o s i t i o n t h o c.uahns a CO?I.:OH 'tendency t o p o i n t f r om two t o s i x I n d ~ e s e,r t ica l ly t .igl?or tliah , '"oven t h e trained operator w i l l boliovo. -

. I- Thifi aliould bo tcstod by each i n t l i v i d u n l t:urin!; ' - . It\w i:cri'ot! o f tra ininc u n t i l i t is discovered haw fa;- tlia !tendency cofics- i n t o play in his 6 u r t i c u l a r CUGQ ond how itcan bo quickly and permanently adjustwd. . ,


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(ltcrc t h e ' ins tructor should drmonstt-utc Lhii corrccmethod oi' loariinflihc gun .

To return to t h e octui i l firin"; of Lhc i * r : ict ico.T D ! ; ~p t h e correct e tnnce wi th t i n t r i ~ h t out point in; :to'r~irti&il> c l . r t i - , ~ ~ t ; t l i ~ U ~s h t i l d in &lie cxten t l c~ : i r mposition in line w i t h t h e r iy iht foot and at in ni ipic of 45decrees t o t11u ground.

(The i n s t r u c t o r w i l l s t n i d beside: e n k h p u p i l lie I'cf rcs: - t(a1 To instruct l i i l - , find( h ) To crsurt; that thcro o r o no nccidcnts , due t ocxciteaunt.


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p r ~ c t i c c n not a r a c e . !bc h wan i s o i i t i t l u t ) to tG ! i c t l iofull time a l l o t t e d . than fully tr a ine d Lho sndic ltr;:cticow i l l bo carried ou t in tucnty, i ~ n t c u t ) f thirty, scconde.


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(15) Thrust ing at t11v r.onicnt o f di~cltnr"; .

Fllnchinp nnd t r igger ,-re#uro Xi iu l t t . a r e cnuactichiefly from the fo11o v i n ~cat-ens:-

' (4) T r ie r er ~ n n t c h i;;, iir. A .suii:;cn i . u l l i n ~ r the 't r i g ~ ~ rf i t 11 thii i 'ortif ii .^~t', i < ~ t , ~ l t ;i)li ' ,\,.D';Iv;i>;:, ,


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bob n t tho rnuzzl=. 1


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(The f,oiloii-i.tig noet) n o t be < r - i t i . c? iJftt.11 l,/ L ~ l i - i y r i ) .- Le t us study thots:! ~> i . n t j i i l I . * c t t . t : i ? L 'L CL Mjuf!:;o c ~ : i ~ c t l y:-nit the Run in our 1.t-tit1 win tin i f i;ro;)crly > . ~ ; ' i $ l ; - . t .I t . o t . n u t ~ p i n ~olrcr o f 19~ o t ;.au,itiii ;it ::a yt t r t ' ; i . *,'ii.i$'is ci !uivalcnt of a m:-n iiri.~,;;in;1; thirtt*t!n nritl i t J i i i l i ' KI.JI.Ul i i t tin:' , you at th v t of u ~ ~ , > r w i t . ~ t c l y: m h u : i i i - !i*nr.YOU can, titorel'are, imag ine afl'cci. oi" * i t t ~ h i bulirt, I i i t t i r ; ; ;a nnn in t h e s toat ich at 2f) yiirds runcti.

Tfce is l o t l i i i l U,, to it t:iat:ticc of->.;U y.-.rt!t-., n twhlc l t tlifiUmcc ifi Li'n a sL o p t - i r . ~. wvr uf 109 :>atinda ur 111:. riyo i ~ l i t tone. :lot only is the p;ua l f c t l : : i l ;it. th is ( i ict- inca bu tit, ie accurate. You will u p ; ~ r c c i a t aLhc u t i l i t y of t'>uftiaweapon i n tbc bands of a (.rained patrol n=vd lurcl-y t ithc l o ~ i - - q u a r t e r vica:ons. They could brir.2; h i t i l OS i f r b t o bcnr i- 1on a s t r o nr . .oint- licit) by u g a w of cri!;;in:ils o r ri-ltcli.,s u f f i c i e n t eitltcr to destroy it alto;;cL1lcrt or to inflict !cnuur' l t i cs ufaich ray reader closer aptfi'oacb t l o s - - i b l c . i. ri

A t a rtinr;c of 50 partis no a n ~ l t t it c l t * v aUo i i , at-hortl'on t l i o se rv ice s ight , need bo tnhcn. Kven without th e usa olcover or n rest for the gun LI patrol of h 1 1 1 i.a tlovcn "wn i t m c d fw i t h thtf'ir co1tons should be ahla t o put Saur e l u t s out. 0i s i xi n t o r. 8tinrio-i of a house at a ra;i,*-o o f 50 yarSc.. U:*lii;-; t i i c 1doitblc-1;;int:ctt grip and ciitlcint tull use uf cover it uiiould bem o sr . ib l c o 4-ut every shot into thc w indow . You 4 - t iin.-i+ino i1!th e c i f - : c t o f such a conccntrutcd fire o n un nrsiccl r:.".nr i!lio nay Ibe l ~ t t i n f ; p ro&ietancc i'ron 11 huusc in a town or v i l l i 11 : i ; .Yl i c r ~ e u l t hould be dova~tiit inf;. iDcforc you have finieilicrl tlic tritioir.1; i v l i i c l i t h i s, courwc provides, you should ho nblc t o h i t a r.wn tiirot? t i w c s' out o f four s h o t s at a rcangc of 50 yards , , T h i n ; I I ,Burn,t w i l l fully 6saa1*strate t o yo u the 1:owcr and 11ti1it .yo f tlna

close-quarter wea1:on.- (The f o l l o i ~ i n r hould ba read at dict.t&on o p ~ e i lond. f r i t t c n do7.m by tho clasa .

' ?e ight : - 1 lb. 11% OZ S *Calibre:- -352. 1i!i.fliitg:- 7 croavce c on c c n tr i . ~ ,1 turn I n 15 I n c h , irig11 tiund tm l c velocity:- 400 fcct pe r ~ c c o n t l .Rxtrone ranze for accuracy:- 300 y a r a . I!E x t r e n c r a n g e a t a n a n g 1 i ; o f 35tlopreca:- l U ~ d -y t i r d s . I(The foliowing paragraph necd not bo r o c o r d c d ) . +

using -C v i l l pi'.ss-to the parts at t h e ~ u n , s c i e of you CTHYbe w e l l iicqiiaintcd w i t h tl in noiiics of t hos e p art s , b u t i t w i l lbo n a c o a s i i ~ h a t yo u a l l htiow the par ts of Lli.! gun und v . I i i i tpart they play in wuliin: the gun operate.

~t m u s t bo E.-n:.hftsiuod thnt 'ali.imu;;h you h i ~ v o tItnoftlcdpo of t h e w o r k i n g parts o f t l io [.un, no nt-.cr-i.it ultauld.b o liindo t o d i s s i : i n t l c the 1;ttn. or to affect uny (KJjimti.it?ntnorrcpnirs. This 1~1 sr I tmust be carried out by q u i i l i f i ~ t ) t r r iourcr .(Tlie fol lo' .r ins ~ O ~ O Sl i o u l d e rt:ad iit d i e t - t t i o n fspcec'~ t i d ocordcd by t h e eluss). . tl-The run is d i v i ded i n t o Hi rep ~ : . i i nm r t 6 : -


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The aylitidor etcia.

ylie cylinder ( ,OC i n t o t h e c y l i i d c r stem.

On t h e face of t h e extractor is the r. i tcl ict .'(It!Twm.

Iiolo-.~ he knuckle j o i n t is tht." c x t r . i c t o r s p r i n g -t h i s r l c va t c e the cxtr;ictor.A ~ B O n t l io shield i s tin.- f i r i n g pir. i io ic .Th e b a r r e l c a t c h . By dcprcst - ing the barrel catchthe run i s broken.

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The t'-o landed rvvoivcr rip is as f o l l o r ' s t -

A coinii-on error i + fo r the f i r s t tin;-.cr of &l-ioov c r ln , ~ ;f$ . - .,und to scc:. a t ; r i ; ~ on tlic side o f t.l;o L ~ * ~ L J :rpun r d , o r actually i n s i d e the trlg(,cr c u r d . I. -

There nrc t"io mcthodu of f i r i n g from beh ind covur:-( U ) From n truach, or from l ieliind a l o w ~ r a Hor othercover which permits t h e F i r c r to rc-at IAiuclboa-S, oa

t o p o f thu covor, and(b) F i r i n p round thu cornor of a w a l l , houfao or troc o i c .


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, , . . ..1 t must .,be e1 iwM .y underktoud tlial .only the

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Crtt~rt o c0r.i:.cncinc; ncLual Fir ing I require pitchemu t o coiitc fore-.-mi'dand atlopl tlio f i ~ h t i n f f rouch ~,o f i i t i+ i*


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(licrii t he in s t ruc tor should adopt tha c o n c c tf ! o s l t i on fop firing the nun a l t e r dc-monstto t i n g uiicu { i~~, ;~nthe double l inndcti trip) .

D a not, tow that ths e lbows must be isbtioluLolyl e v e l ofid t h a t tho cock ing of tu c gun is car; icd o u t i g i t l i the

Turccts..........Ono no.1..........anco.. . 3 O ynrclo.Am t n u n i t i on.. .....3 rounds j,cr m n .Riiring t h e l a s t f i r i n i t cructicc WC doftmnstriifcod tin.'acrurncy o f this sliort bnrrullod wwi;;on extended t o 29 ya rds ,Purinr this 1:rcst'nt proc t i c 0 WO w i l l cntfctivour to canv i t ico you

tliat its net-urncy is no t diinlnifihett by n o i r . ~ ;icli a furtlicr 'ton yards*V C n r e now going t o usc mtlro two biindcd ";ip t o Clrei.OUj'i'D CQVo r , such i i S a ' r i k i l , cornor o f u house, o r J'rox l ~ ~ i i i n da t r c ~ . In o rde r to on)iliasleo %Piat almost co'sp1ct.c cove r inof 'ordocl the f i rer ulian using &hi6 ~ ~ o e i t i a t i ::ill tiow t.t!ic .up the correct position and the c l a sh may move round i.0 L l i o .

front find oxuminc exactly Low csucli you cun sei- or r.:y lit~ciy. Ifth e p o s i t i o n i s co r r ec t , as I t l i i i l i . i t in, noi l i in~ ;oi l ier U a ntlio r ight side o f my face, I ~ Q ifz.iilir 01' my gun and oy t irohands shou ld bo saun.


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t ha t e i x tinned and dangerous c r i ~ . . i n a l s rm i n u tort.- in Jiovscor room and they will undoi.btedly resist . i rrcb t , It io yourduty t o eliminate them, and i n (loins so you n'utit use y ou rgun i'*nd nhoot t o i i l l . A s A tr - i inad p a l i c c i . m n you i r i i itirxloulitctlly a p l d r c c i ~ t chat i i L no t i m e would yo u b o ,juuti icdi n pains i n t o a room itnd I:illiti(: s i x nwn r-.,ii:iily Loconut.* t l i cywore nrmcrl am) tnnpcrous. Ibrovidad t l m t tiicy dror: t l i c iri f c o i ~ o n sun yob and t h n t your l i So Kas i n dgnyor iiiid you Ji'td*'noot1,or iflcans a t your d i s f iuu i i l , . then you no*il4 b*i" juti b J I t i c di n usinp; your f i r cunns .duf c i c n t to ovcrcociu t h u OF, on i L i - i n .


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This prnctico is cxnc t l y 3% revolver f i r i n g pruct l coa ,. .o s . 'Q and 11. . .

f !W?-: The UGC o f t h e Colt Auto. . i : i t ic has not y e t littcni * t?~ptct i y the i 'n lc s t ino Po l i c e l*'orc,- and tLc 11ucceaiLy fordot i i i l cd notcc on the lines of tl ioso conp i l cd tor tlio revolver ,arc not considered nccost:iiry at t h i s ~Laz,: .


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( I t is p~ec-ri-cd hat p:rn.)nicI t'?.vo alri;."i2y'unGt-r:orta acourac in t i?a use cf t h e revolver m d ths i',ii'uotratic, )The Th>t.-.paan ~ub-;,'ac?iinu un i s t ! i o ? r o d n e t iif t!!a tizr .beb.20 n the forces of i^ai and bricr, anA t l iai &f giin


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.... .ar,gets..+.... Six Ko, 3 'tarseta..nge . . .......... yards.

. . ~jamunition.......10 rounds per can,Six lio, 3 tnrketa arc ac t U? at &a tanco S cif ono irs r o apartacroao .the firirq point, - m .. -. . . ,- .


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-. . V.1t:n I h - i i C ing .a nnnup at +he wnl cf ysur ? n navi'r 2ut --. .a->,',;;!,4,;1! -, 53 'r.-xc:i anJ. !;;;7)"';; ~ t i c ?it; nta -his A C ! CGr ?:.L-::ai:'i-i' . a o i::a r~&a-!^;at n ile' ~crc^->n. . .

' . .s h y - ~ d ny pcrcan I ~ Fm3:i cn;,n;-.:I t? &'rick i i i e p n in*;'y & ~ r t>~:.:sh or to& an.! t o l l y o u t o 2ul; yuur li:.i+ K, .C:o f a l l c'niilyli,r'th-XA wi l l tic Foumi e l e c t i v e . , . .. A . -If t j s ;;un i a ~ n:iir ntarach, 'ira2s h i *h ."-:o\'Qy W? h a d and a= v.itio as ?as s i M c. ib l i c s -:-,,: f c ~ tl i!:htl;p ?p^-vk tf)-1;ivc L:iltir.cs., '?h.: lnr i~o a rge t pi-a:;i;nlc'ii by ysur a < ; ~ - c ' t i ; ; i l - i ~ ' . : ~ ~-' h,jh~.-s;i,-;h r,'itl if-2 m y , &, any nt.wc=:t:iry cfi' iiis rid : \ th5.::- l $U


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Ths above mathods i-ro useklwhen yol-t n r c d o n e id i t i snecessary to search one or tuo people*

Bath cidos'vf tho ^ h a t ,A liard rabbit punch delivered uniicr t h e ca rs w i l l .def initely dislcouto th e nock, and very l ikely brcak it.

A bloq at the bad: of tho Scree3 ~ t i1 al'.iays cake ancnKay l i t era l ly fild-up, ani thereby g i v e ,;ou fur l ihcr .,opportunity for aanpleting h i s des t ruc t ion .

Un&ubtcdly tho u-sst sensitive rart of the bAy. A h e r ,foat c-r olcnched f i a t i n the correct placo w i l l , n i t h cu ta tbubt, completely knock out tho s tmn v c o twa,Yindpipa,A well delivered blow noros3 t h o winil?i?c causes severetcmiiorary Uac .-aut. k i t ' . '%oa-tr c,-.cmy In th i s sc;rii-consc i ou s c o n d i t i o n you can a-mn finish him df.Chin.


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. .- (171 . . Jihwya. -. k i c k o r blaa c i t h r i ~ t a .

, (12) - T p o t i d e s . - lalm f l i t h knce cr f l a t .. .(13 1 lihinn - .scrape 'c? all the nay clOTn.(U) Feet,- sturo on instep,

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