Difference between revisions of "Mozambique Drill"
(→External links) |
m (1 revision) |
Latest revision as of 15:53, 15 March 2013
The Mozambique Drill (also known as the Failure Drill or 2+1 Drill) instructs the shooter to place a double-tap in the center of mass, followed by a carefully aimed head shot. The third shot should be aimed to destroy the brain, killing the target and thereby preventing the target from retaliating. It was added to the modern technique of gunfighting by Jeff Cooper based on the experience of one of his students, Mike Rousseau, while on duty in Mozambique. Rousseau was later killed in action in the Rhodesian War.
The Mozambique Drill considers the deficiency of the pistol round in stopping an adversary. Statistics show that reactions in gunfights are extremely irregular - one must be prepared for the worst. Many times it is the case that after absorbing the trauma of the first shots, the enemy will disregard further ballistic insult. In this situation, "more shots" are not the answer. As part of the U.S. National Guard Combat Pistol and other military combat pistol competitions, the Mozambique Drill is called Body Armor Defeat, and is frequently a discriminator between the average shooter and a gifted shooter, especially when it is timed.
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
This article or section is just a stub, and could use more information to fill in the missing bits.
You (yes, you!) can help Gunsopedia and our users by using your own knowledge to expand it
