21. Part 3 Pistol Ammunition IPSSC Firearms Training Courses Online Firearms Safety & Weapons Familiarization Course – Semi-Auto Pistol
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23. Round Nose Lead & Full-metal-jacketed bullets These bullets have a solid nose and as a result they remain fairly intact when they strike soft targets. In a lot of cases they will pass right through a target when they don't encounter something significant like bone. Solid nose bullets are commonly used in target practice and shooting competitions because they are relatively inexpensive and have decent ballistic characteristics, but that's where the use of the solid nosed, non-expanding bullet ends. Lead ‘Wadcutter’ & Semi-Wadcutter bullets Because these bullets have a tendency to pass easily through a target the energy they have left is wasted energy. Let's not misunderstand the purpose of a bullet when used against a living target. The sole purpose of the bullet is to kill or incapacitate that living target, therefore wasted energy is not a desirable characteristic of bullets used by law enforcement or by private citizens for hunting/self-defense. IPSSC Firearms Training Courses Online Firearms Safety & Weapons Familiarization Course – Semi-Auto Pistol
24. Winchester Black Talon ® Bullets (shown after firing) Federal Hydrashok ® Remington ® SJHP The big focus today in bullet design is creating a bullet that has an expanding point. This expansion is needed to slow down the bullet when it strikes a target. A bullet that expends all of its energy in a target is more efficient and in turn produces more damage. Think of the nose of a bullet as being a parachute. When it strikes a target it is designed to open up expanding its surface area as much as twice the original diameter of the bullet. This expansion is typically called "mushrooming" as the bullet takes on a shape similar to a mushroom. See the example shown above left. Bullets designed to expand usually have a hollow cavity formed into the nose of the bullet. These are referred to as hollow-point bullets. The two cartridges shown above right are amongst the most common hollow-point bullets. IPSSC Firearms Training Courses Online Firearms Safety & Weapons Familiarization Course – Semi-Auto Pistol
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43. IPSSC Firearms Training Courses Online Firearms Safety & Weapons Familiarization Course – Semi-Auto Pistol Selecting a firearm & ammunition for self defense Part 5
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45. IPSSC Firearms Training Courses Online Firearms Safety & Weapons Familiarization Course – Semi-Auto Pistol Holsters The holster and the gun are two components of one system. Don't cut corners on a holster. A good holster makes the carry much more comfortable and safer. A good holster will allow you to carry a heavier gun with less discomfort and greater concealment. A fine holster will be thin yet strong. It will shield the trigger but not grab it. The choices in holsters can be bewildering, but if you let your common sense, your mode of dress, and logic guide you, the problem simplifies. The best draw is from a belt holster on your strong side. The strong side belt holster provides for a faster draw, better retention, and fewer problems than other styles of holsters. When you select your gun, you will need a holster that works with it so it is important to know if the right holster is available for the gun you intend to carry.
54. IPSSC Firearms Training Courses Online Firearms Safety & Weapons Familiarization Course – Semi-Auto Pistol Part 8 (Bonus) Firearms & The Law NOTE: Only relevant to students residing in he United States. Check with your regional or national laws for information regarding your country of residence
Paragraph 1 simply means that every day, someone somewhere has to defend either themselves or someone else and the decisions that they make will take fractions of a second to make or they will not be effective and that the people called in to determine whether a person who has employed force as a means of defending themselves or another will have little or no understanding of the process involved in making the decision to protect one’s self or someone else.