KILL OR GET KILLED Colonel Rex Applegate Point Shooting Instructional Film --- GCT TV/US Army 

Those .45 tracer rounds are pretty freaking cool.

The instructor looks like Colonel Jeff Cooper, noted firearms expert.

Interesting to note that back in the 80's I helped to redo the Marine Corps combat pistol course and yet we maintained about all the fundamentals that are covered here.

During WWII and prior to D-day what we know as the Weaver stance and two handed technique was taught to special ops teams who were dropped into France prior to the actual invasion.

draw and point, don't aim with one eye closed. Pull the trigger twice pointing at center body mass. that's the first 3-5 seconds of any gunfight and those are the seconds that count.

At 4:40 , they did not have safety rules, point the gun with finger on the trigger at the instructor.

the old tea cup and saucer hold for pistols works also like that of the modern wrap-around grip. It works before. It may be old style but it works also. Even the technique in one hand shooting is not in accord with the modern way because the weak hand is hanging low and not clipped to the breast as they do today. On the other hand, the old one hand shooting, me think, is more realistic as it simulates reality when your other arm is badly injured so you can not clip it at the breast to do the modern way of one hand shooting technique. If you intend to shoot one hand, practice clipping your other arm at the breast; but if you simulates an injured arm that you are force to shoot one hand, practice one hand shooting with your other arm hanging low.

This is interesting. I think the grips and the movemenrs have improved since this was made. The safety is a bit lax here as well.

@3:30- “safety is strictly adhered to. the first thing you do is, all five of you muzzle your instructor at the same time”

The tea cup was basically a baby step....or adult stagger towards the most recent iteration of gripping a handgun.

Funny how things have evolved. I guess back then there was no rule one and two of firearms safety. Got to get me some of those tracers though.

They need to teach the army infantry like this again...i see soldiers not even able to hold the new m17 pistol properly

The old "Cup N Saucer" grip. A No No today.

interesting how grip style has evolved, they used the teacup grip in ww2 today it's the fingers wrapped filling the gaps. i say use what works for you.

Important to always keep your finger on the trigger...got it. Thanks.

Is he firing tracer rounds? This guy looks like he's shooting a Star Wars blaster.

excellent vid, no nonsense instruction, back when people didnt give a shit about politically correct and told you what you needed to know to survive. Real warriors.

1:03 This is gun safety!

Almost exactly how we were taught at Armor School in Ft. Knox in the 90's. I loved that Barretta 9mm. So easy to shoot and never jammed.

cup and saucer grip? strength of left or weak hand not utilized to hold pistol and reduce recoil. this grip is very outdated. of course before this one hand shooting was taught.

Cool video. I have the book under the same name. Interesting training that the WW2 generation went thru. They need to scrap the MCMAP and shitty army combatives back to the old stuff. Who in the hell wants to get into a wrestling match with an enemy combatant wearing body armor?

All good stuff but they start to show how dated the material at the 5:28 mark.

Wow, it's amazing how antiquated many of these methods are. Today there are better options for CQB, but our politicians love to make those illegal, inaccessible or only available through registration to the citizens, who could use them to better protect themselves from criminals.

Anybody know how you can set up targets to turn like that?

They must be wrong because in the movies they hold the gun sideways and can climb up walls sideways?

They muzzle each other the whole video. #realmenmuzzle

cannabis seed are tiny bombs.

Oh my, fingers on the trigger while pointed at the instructor.....breaks all 4 rules. Hard to watch! And tea cupping......We've come a long way, thank God!

This video is FULL OF SAFETY ERRORS