The warrior code

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11 years 3 months ago #28690 by Dabu
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I. Honesty and Justice - Be acutely honest throughout your dealings with all people. Believe in Justice, not from other people, but from yourself. To the true Warrior, there are no shades of grey in the question of honesty and justice. There is only right and wrong.

II. Polite Courtesy - Warriors have no reason to be cruel. They do not need to prove their strength. A Warrior is courteous even to his enemies. Without this outward show of respect, we are nothing more than animals. A Warrior is not only respected for his ability in battle, but also by his dealings with other men.

III. Heroic Courage - Rise up above the masses of people who are afraid to act. Hiding like a turtle in a shell is not living at all. A Warrior must have heroic courage. It is absolutely risky. It is dangerous. It is living life completely, fully, wonderfully. Heroic courage is not blind. It is intelligent and strong.

IV. Honor - A true Warrior has only one judge of honor, and this is himself. Decisions you make and how these decisions are carried out are a reflection of whom you truly are. You cannot hide from yourself.

V. Compassion - Through intense training the Warrior becomes quick and strong. He is not as other men. He develops a power that must be used for the good of all. He has compassion. He helps his fellow man at every opportunity. If an opportunity does not arise, he goes out of his way to find one.

VI. Complete Sincerity - When a Warrior has said he will perform an action; it is as good as done. Nothing will stop him from completing what he has said he will do. He does not have to "give his word." He does not have to "promise." For him speaking and doing are the same actions.

VII. Duty and Loyalty - For the Warrior, having done some "thing" or said some "thing," he knows he owns that "thing." He is responsible for it, and all the consequences that follow. A Warrior is immensely loyal to those in his care. To those he is responsible for, he remains fiercely true.

VIII. Trust -- A Warrior trusts as he is trusted. He holds this in high regard and would never violate its sanctity. To do so would forever dishonor him. Whoever breaks his trust shall never regain it.
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11 years 3 months ago #28692 by OleCowboy
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US Ranger Rules for Gunfighting:

1. Bring a gun. Preferably, bring at least two guns. Bring all of your friends who have guns.

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

3. Only hits count. 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. (Lateral and diagonal movement are preferred.)

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

7. In ten years nobody will remember the details of caliber, stance, or tactics. They will only remember who lived.

8. If you are not shooting, you should be communicating, reloading, and running.

9. Accuracy is relative: most combat shooting standards will be more dependent on "pucker factor" than the inherent accuracy of the gun.

10. Use a gun that works EVERY TIME. "All skill is in vain when an Angel pees in the flintlock of your musket."

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

12. Always cheat, always win. The only unfair fight is the one you lose.

13. Have a plan.

14. Have a back-up plan, because the first one won't work.

15. Use cover or concealment as much as possible. The visible target should be in FRONT of your gun.

16. Flank your adversary when possible. Protect yours.

17. Don't drop your guard.

18. Always tactical load and threat scan 360 degrees.

19. Watch their hands. Hands kill. (In God we trust. Everyone else, keep your hands where I can see them).

20. Decide to be aggressive enough, quickly enough.

21. The faster you finish the fight, the less shot you will get.

22. Be polite. Be professional. BUT have a plan to off everyone you meet.

23. Be courteous to everyone, friendly to no one.

24. Your number one option for Personal Security is a lifelong commitment to avoidance, deterrence, and de-escalation.

25. Do not attend a gunfight with a handgun the caliber of which does not start with a "4".
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11 years 3 months ago #28695 by Dabu
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:laugh: I can hear a ranger say all of this when I read it, but I have to disagree with some things;

2. Anything worth shooting is worth shooting twice. Ammo is cheap. Life is expensive. .308 is still expensive, hit them only once, their life is cheap and they don't deserve more than one round :)

5. Move away from your attacker. Distance is your friend. (Lateral and diagonal movement are preferred.) its better to locate, close with, and destroy the enemy, by fire and maneuver, or repel the enemy assault by fire and close combat.

13. Have a plan. firefights are chaotic, so having a plan is like changing your major your junior year of college. So just practice chaos.

24. Your number one option for Personal Security is a lifelong commitment to avoidance, deterrence, and de-escalation. Nobody ever won a fire fight if by avoidance and de-escalation.

Everything else looks good :)
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11 years 3 months ago #28700 by OleCowboy
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Its 'double tap' thinking and certainly legit. No shortage of stories of soldiers faking dead or having a wound and acting dead only to live to fight again. Or when the bad guys turned their back and suddenly a 'dead' rises up and starts shooting.

This thinking goes back to WWII in fighting the Japs, then Korea and Vietnam and today with Muslim adversaries.

Granted the .308 packs a wallop but the .30 M1 Carbine and the 5.56 does not hit as hard and smart tactics dictate a double tap..especially when walking thru the remnants of a firefight and there are some scattered FACE down enemy not showing key entry/exit wounds.

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11 years 3 months ago #28703 by Dabu
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:laugh: Ohhh yes of course, if you're using 5.56 or something similar it is best to double tap.

The bigger 30 calibers.... one and done :) unless they are wearing armor.

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11 years 3 months ago - 11 years 3 months ago #28730 by jtallen83
Replied by jtallen83 on topic The warrior code

OleCowboy wrote: US Ranger Rules for Gunfighting:

1. Bring a gun. Preferably, bring at least two guns. Bring all of your friends who have guns.

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

3. Only hits count. 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. (Lateral and diagonal movement are preferred.)

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

7. In ten years nobody will remember the details of caliber, stance, or tactics. They will only remember who lived.

8. If you are not shooting, you should be communicating, reloading, and running.

9. Accuracy is relative: most combat shooting standards will be more dependent on "pucker factor" than the inherent accuracy of the gun.

10. Use a gun that works EVERY TIME. "All skill is in vain when an Angel pees in the flintlock of your musket."

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

12. Always cheat, always win. The only unfair fight is the one you lose.

13. Have a plan.

14. Have a back-up plan, because the first one won't work.

15. Use cover or concealment as much as possible. The visible target should be in FRONT of your gun.

16. Flank your adversary when possible. Protect yours.

17. Don't drop your guard.

18. Always tactical load and threat scan 360 degrees.

19. Watch their hands. Hands kill. (In God we trust. Everyone else, keep your hands where I can see them).

20. Decide to be aggressive enough, quickly enough.

21. The faster you finish the fight, the less shot you will get.

22. Be polite. Be professional. BUT have a plan to off everyone you meet.

23. Be courteous to everyone, friendly to no one.

24. Your number one option for Personal Security is a lifelong commitment to avoidance, deterrence, and de-escalation.

25. Do not attend a gunfight with a handgun the caliber of which does not start with a "4".

They'll tattoo this on your brain and it works when applied to many aspects of life! :usa:
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11 years 3 months ago #28755 by mrraley
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to be political correct... it's not called "double tap"...

It's called controlled pairs.

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11 years 3 months ago #28760 by jtallen83
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Anyone know when they started calling it double tap?
I do remember hearing controlled pair in training during the early 80's.
I honestly don't remember when I first heard double tap but when I did it seems to have stuck. :usa:

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11 years 3 months ago #28763 by 10-76
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The origin of the double tap technique is credited to William Ewart Fairbairn and Eric Anthony Sykes, British police chiefs in Shanghai during the 1930s to overcome the limitations of full metal jacketed (FMJ) ammunition. FMJ ammunition is commonly used by militaries for feeding reliability, adherence to the Hague Convention regarding non-expanding ammunition, and improved penetration. FMJ rounds can fail to cause sufficient damage, requiring more hits and better shot placement. In Ian Dear’s book Sabotage and Subversion about British Special Operations Executive (SOE) and United States Office of Strategic Services (OSS) forces, Fairbairn is reported to have instructed SOE personnel in the double tap from 1944 to 1945 at the SOE training school directed by Fairbairn and Sykes near Arisaig in Scotland. The term "double tap" is now used to describe the broader technique of firing two rounds quickly and accurately to disable an opponent. The tactic is still used today by firearms handlers, police tactical teams, military personnel, counter-terrorist combat units, and other Special Operations Forces personnel.
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11 years 3 months ago #28765 by Dabu
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mrraley wrote: to be political correct... it's not called "double tap"...

It's called controlled pairs.


B) To be scientifically correct, a double tap can be done in two different ways, a hammer pair and a controlled pair B) Both are good

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