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- [El Presidente - Shooting Skill] [ By The GNN ]
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- EL PRESIDENTE - A MEASURE OF HANDGUN SHOOTING SKILL
- by THE GNN/DualCrew/uXu
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- "I love violence"
- (Sledge Hammer)
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- This text was adapted from "Guns & Ammo", February issue.
- Written by Ken Hackathorn.
- (c) 1992 by Petersen Publishing Co. All rights reserved.
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- I found it quite interesting, since I enjoy combat shooting.
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- Regardless of where you travel, men who pack a gun for serious purposes
- often ask, "How do you tell if someone is really 'good' with a sidearm?"
- Defining "good" is nearly impossible if you are referring to the skill levels
- necessary to be a top practical shooter. In some circles a top PPC score will
- dictate "good". In many Latin countries, a winning score on the Mexican
- Defense Course will indicate who is "good". One can argue that a really good
- combat pistol shooter will be capable of doing many things with his or her
- sidearm. Precision shooting is important, as well as the ability to
- neutralize multiple targets at close quarters rapidly. Certainly, smooth
- concealed draws matter if the sidearm is worn under a jacket or shirt. If your
- handgun normally carried in a police or military duty rig, then fast and
- positive pistol presentation is very important. The ability to reload or
- recharge your pistol and keep it in action is also a very desirable technique.
- So when someone asks, "What does is takes to be 'good' with a fighting
- pistol?" the correct answer is most often...a number of things.
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- Over three decades ago Col. Jeff Cooper was faced with the task of training
- a palace guard for a Central American republic. As usual, the troops wanted
- to know just what they could practice to stay in shape with their sidearms.
- Col. Cooper advised them that one has to practise many skills to remain
- proficient with any arm. But, if they wanted to test themselves from time to
- time in order to evaluate their martial skills, there was a simple shooting
- drill that would serve well. This drill is the famous "El Presidente,"
- designed by Col. Cooper. It remains a classic pistol-shooting drill, and I
- find serves as one of the best all-around tests of practical pistol skill
- yet devised. We are talking about the mechanics of shooting, not the basics
- of mindsets or tactics. These factors can be added later, as we shall discuss.
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- The original and "pure" form of the El Presidente is fired at 10 meters
- (33 feet). Three silhouette targets are spaced 3 meters apart (9 feet edge
- to edge). The shooter will start with his back to the targets, feet
- parallel to the firing line.
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- Hands will be normal at the sides or relaxed and clasped in the front. Your
- handgun will be fully loaded and holstered. Spare magazines or speedloaders
- will also be worn in a manner suitable for continued wear. Your sidearm and
- spare ammo will be worn exactly as you would have them for everyday wear.
- If you are not using police duty or military rigs, the sidearm will be worn
- concealed. And concealed means that the gun or spares will not be noticeable
- to a causal observer. If your sidearm is visible with the coat worn open,
- then the jacket or shirt must be buttoned, zipped or closed to prevent any
- exposure. Once the shooter declares that he is ready, the standby signal is
- given, followed by a start signal. A whistle and stopwatch can be used or,
- even better, one of the various electronic timers now on the market.
- On the start signal, the shooter will turn, draw, and engage each target with
- two rounds, make a mandatory reload, and engage each target again with two
- rounds. This will require a total of 12 rounds fired. The time will stop on
- the last shot fired. If you are using an IPSC target the scoring rings will
- be scored A/B=5, C=4 and D=2. Standard police-type B27 silhouettes can be
- scored in a similar manner. Total the score for each target, and note that
- any misses will result in a ten-point penalty for eaxh miss. Since there is
- a total of 60 points possible and the par time is 10 seconds, a final score
- of 6.0 (score divided by time, or 60/10=6.0) is considered good. For the
- simple form, we move the decimal and call this a 60. If the shooter fired
- a score of 54 points total on the targets, and did it in 9.23 seconds, we
- would divide 54 by 9.23 (54/9.23=5.8). A score of 58 is respectable.
- Obviously, anyone with a score above 60 is very good. Top shooters will
- normally shoot 70s, and anybody breaking 75 is considered really "good".
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- The next time someone tells you that he is really "good" with a handgun,
- remember that good means very little...until he measures up to a standard.
- Sixty on the 'correct' El Presidente is a positive sign, and 75 or above
- is really "good."
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