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**Frenchy** · 07-01-2007, 12:17 AM

From the Smith & Wesson Forum...
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1. Bring a gun. Preferably, bring at least two guns. Bring all of your friends who have guns. Bring their friends who have guns.

2. Anything worth shooting once is worth shooting twice. Ammo is cheap. Life is expensive.

3. Only hits count. Close doesn’t count (except with a grenade). The only thing worse than a miss is a slow miss.

4. If your shooting stance is good, you’re probably not moving fast enough nor using cover correctly.

5. Move away from your attacker. Distance is your friend.

6. If you can choose what to bring to a gun fight, bring a long gun and a friend with a long gun.

7. In ten years, no one will remember the details of weapon, caliber, stance or tactics. They will only remember who lived and who didn’t.

8. If you’re not shooting you should be reloading or running.

9. Use a gun that works EVERY TIME.

10. Someday someone may kill you with your own gun but they should have to beat you to death with it because it is empty.

11. In combat, there are no rules. Always cheat. Always win. The only unfair fight is the one you lose.

12. Have a plan.

13. Have a back up plan because your first plan won’t work.

14. Use cover or concealment as much as possible. The visible target should be in front of YOUR gun.

15. Flank your adversary when possible. Protect yours.

16. Don’t drop your guard.

17. Watch their hands. Hands kill. In God we trust – everyone else keep your hands where we can see them.

18. Decide to be AGGRESSIVE enough QUICKLY enough.

19. The faster you finish a fight the less shot you will get.

20. Be polite. Be professional. Have a plan to kill everyone you meet.

Jmanwit · 07-01-2007, 12:22 AM

This is quite simply the most amazing thing I have ever read.

ElJimmyStrappo · 07-01-2007, 12:29 AM

Haha, the 20 rules I live my life by. jk.

thejoe · 07-01-2007, 01:42 AM

I ought to commit these to memory. Recite them daily. j/k. But honestly, when you're in unfamiliar waters (or even sometimes waters you might be very familiar with) you should ask yourself, "Ok, what would I do if...?"

That's what I was taught when I learned how to drive. My father said, "Drive like everyone is out to get you and you might make it home at the end of the day. Ask yourself, 'what happens if this car or that truck veer into me?' It could save your life." I do drive like that and I have managed to make it home every day.

If you're thinking the same thing when you're out and about, you'll have the upper hand (or at least an equal hand) to any BG who should want trouble.

joe

Mephis · 07-01-2007, 02:11 AM

Heh, in all seriousness all of them are good common sense building rules.

leeindy · 07-01-2007, 02:58 AM

im gonna take these to my class tomorrow i bet thell love it.

jtkratzer · 07-01-2007, 09:35 PM

These are good, except #10...either you're a crappy shot or you didn't plan in advance to bring enough ammo to kill all of the attackers.

Myk9noseknows · 07-01-2007, 09:47 PM

How can you be AGRESSIVE and move away from your attacker?

The second someone shoots at me, I become the attacker

**Frenchy** · 07-01-2007, 09:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Myk9noseknows

How can you be AGRESSIVE and move away from your attacker?

The second someone shoots at me, I become the attacker

To gain the advantage.

**AZXD** · 07-01-2007, 11:21 PM

Advantage

07-01-2007, 12:22 AM	#2
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07-01-2007, 12:29 AM	#3
ElJimmyStrappo XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: SE Idaho Posts: 1,320	Haha, the 20 rules I live my life by. jk. __________________ The Carry: Springfield XD 9 Service - Crossbreed Supertuck & DGR with #16 and #22 springs. The Tack Driver: Sako Vixen L461 .222 Rifle with Bushnell 4X Scope A real tack driver! The Fun Gun: Marlin .22 LR with Bushnell 7X Scope The best weapon anyone can have: a brain. "The final weapon is the brain. All else is supplemental." -John Steinbeck "Beware the man who owns just one gun, he will know how to use it."

07-01-2007, 01:42 AM	#4
thejoe XDTalk 500 Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Moscow, ID. Posts: 889	I ought to commit these to memory. Recite them daily. j/k. But honestly, when you're in unfamiliar waters (or even sometimes waters you might be very familiar with) you should ask yourself, "Ok, what would I do if...?" That's what I was taught when I learned how to drive. My father said, "Drive like everyone is out to get you and you might make it home at the end of the day. Ask yourself, 'what happens if this car or that truck veer into me?' It could save your life." I do drive like that and I have managed to make it home every day. If you're thinking the same thing when you're out and about, you'll have the upper hand (or at least an equal hand) to any BG who should want trouble. joe __________________ SA XD-40 Service S&W SW9VE Kel-Tec P3AT Walther P22 Norinco SKS

07-01-2007, 02:11 AM	#5
Mephis XDTalk 500 Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 587	Heh, in all seriousness all of them are good common sense building rules. __________________ All guns lost in tragic boating accident until 08 president is decided.

07-01-2007, 02:58 AM	#6
leeindy XDTalk 2K Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: montana Posts: 2,892	im gonna take these to my class tomorrow i bet thell love it. __________________ USAF F-15 Attack Control Specialist / Range Officer / Defensive Pistol Instructor "A fear of weapons is a sign of retarded sexual and emotional maturity" Sigmund Freud Anchorage Practical Shooters Club aka ANPRACS ANPRACS Match Videos click here and here USPSA # A-58756 IDPA # A28338 Co-Founder of the OFFICIAL XDtalk Competition League Another good gun forum http://www.nationalgunforum.com

07-01-2007, 12:17 AM	#1
Frenchy XDTalk 10K Member Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Mid-Missouri Posts: 14,771	Top 20 Rules of a Gunfight From the Smith & Wesson Forum... ------------------------------------------ 1. Bring a gun. Preferably, bring at least two guns. Bring all of your friends who have guns. Bring their friends who have guns. 2. Anything worth shooting once is worth shooting twice. Ammo is cheap. Life is expensive. 3. Only hits count. Close doesn’t count (except with a grenade). The only thing worse than a miss is a slow miss. 4. If your shooting stance is good, you’re probably not moving fast enough nor using cover correctly. 5. Move away from your attacker. Distance is your friend. 6. If you can choose what to bring to a gun fight, bring a long gun and a friend with a long gun. 7. In ten years, no one will remember the details of weapon, caliber, stance or tactics. They will only remember who lived and who didn’t. 8. If you’re not shooting you should be reloading or running. 9. Use a gun that works EVERY TIME. 10. Someday someone may kill you with your own gun but they should have to beat you to death with it because it is empty. 11. In combat, there are no rules. Always cheat. Always win. The only unfair fight is the one you lose. 12. Have a plan. 13. Have a back up plan because your first plan won’t work. 14. Use cover or concealment as much as possible. The visible target should be in front of YOUR gun. 15. Flank your adversary when possible. Protect yours. 16. Don’t drop your guard. 17. Watch their hands. Hands kill. In God we trust – everyone else keep your hands where we can see them. 18. Decide to be AGGRESSIVE enough QUICKLY enough. 19. The faster you finish a fight the less shot you will get. 20. Be polite. Be professional. Have a plan to kill everyone you meet. __________________ ~SC Harvey~ "The Republicans know we have a constitution, and they dismiss it with contempt and arrogance ... The Democrats simply never heard of it ..."--Livyjr-2008

07-01-2007, 09:35 PM	#7
jtkratzer XDTalk 15K Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Lancaster Co., PA Posts: 17,913	These are good, except #10...either you're a crappy shot or you didn't plan in advance to bring enough ammo to kill all of the attackers.

07-01-2007, 09:47 PM	#8
Myk9noseknows XDTalk 2K Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 2,098	How can you be AGRESSIVE and move away from your attacker? The second someone shoots at me, I become the attacker

07-01-2007, 11:21 PM	#10
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