Down But Not Out: Stay In the Fight with Injured Shooter Weapon Training

[Talyn]

Injured shooter training is one of those disciplines that’s difficult to find on anyone’s training calendar. This is because most students don’t want to attend these types of classes. Why? Because they are just not as cool as “run and gun classes.”

Offhand techniques come in handy when you’re trying to clear a malfunction out of an AR-15. Malfunctions on handguns are very easy and can be done with both hands with very little slowdown. But mix the rifle into things, and then everything gets three times harder.

Just because you’re injured doesn’t mean that you can’t use a finger, the crook of the wrist, your forearm, the back of your hand, the crook of the elbow, or even the weight of your forearm lying across the top of the rifle, from a prone position.

Down But Not Out: Stay In the Fight with Injured Shooter Weapon Training

The words “Injured Shooter Weapons Training” conjures up active memories of hardcore classes I’ve attended since 2012. Classes where I

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[Warrior9(Ret)]

Injured shooter training is one of those disciplines that’s difficult to find on anyone’s training calendar. This is because most students don’t want to attend these types of classes. Why? Because they are just not as cool as “run and gun classes.”

Offhand techniques come in handy when you’re trying to clear a malfunction out of an AR-15. Malfunctions on handguns are very easy and can be done with both hands with very little slowdown. But mix the rifle into things, and then everything gets three times harder.

Just because you’re injured doesn’t mean that you can’t use a finger, the crook of the wrist, your forearm, the back of your hand, the crook of the elbow, or even the weight of your forearm lying across the top of the rifle, from a prone position.

Down But Not Out: Stay In the Fight with Injured Shooter Weapon Training

The words “Injured Shooter Weapons Training” conjures up active memories of hardcore classes I’ve attended since 2012. Classes where I

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Good stuff. We did a lot of off hand live fire training but seldom were we allowed to do injured shooter training. Seems the folks who ran the ranges at home station were convinced it was a safety issue.
Now, once we deployed and we basically ran our own ranges it was a different story.

 

[KevinJD]

Never had any formal training in this subject, but when I was a youngster practiced shooting both right and left-handed. Rifles, shotguns, handguns... Even the M-60 Machine Gun! Became quite proficient either way. It is a skill everyone should learn and practice, you never know when your life will depend on it!

 

[The Night Rider]

I tore my right rotator cuff last year and we're just now getting to the point where the VA is fixing to fix it.

Any shooting I do these days is injured shooter training

 

[Warrior9(Ret)]

I tore my right rotator cuff last year and we're just now getting to the point where the VA is fixing to fix it.

Any shooting I do these days is injured shooter training

I hope they care of you and gets better

 

[BassCliff]

Hi,

Great rifle recovery procedures, something I need to practice with all my long guns. I've trained and practiced "injured" shooting with handguns, from carrying cinder blocks to running drills after applying my own tourniquet. Use whatever you can to facilitate reloads, i.e. hold your gun with your knees to insert a mag, rack your slide with your belt or shoe, etc. I like the author's reminder to train for different injuries, hand, arm, shoulder, etc. Very good article. Thanks for sharing.


Thank you for your indulgence,

BassCliff

 

[Model 457]

Injured shooter training is one of those disciplines that’s difficult to find on anyone’s training calendar. This is because most students don’t want to attend these types of classes. Why? Because they are just not as cool as “run and gun classes.”

Offhand techniques come in handy when you’re trying to clear a malfunction out of an AR-15. Malfunctions on handguns are very easy and can be done with both hands with very little slowdown. But mix the rifle into things, and then everything gets three times harder.

Just because you’re injured doesn’t mean that you can’t use a finger, the crook of the wrist, your forearm, the back of your hand, the crook of the elbow, or even the weight of your forearm lying across the top of the rifle, from a prone position.

Down But Not Out: Stay In the Fight with Injured Shooter Weapon Training

The words “Injured Shooter Weapons Training” conjures up active memories of hardcore classes I’ve attended since 2012. Classes where I

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I highly recommend this sort of training. Many, many moons ago I wanted to grow up to be a cop. The agency I was trying to get into was a small county agency that covered a huge piece of real estate. I put myself through their academy on my own dime and went on as a reserve deputy with the promise that I'd be reimbursed and brought on full time with the first opening. I committed the ultimate no no. I went in on a domestic without backup. With all of the screaming and ruckus, I was positive the guy was gonna kill the lady before my backup (nearly 60 miles away) got on scene. I went in and promptly got shot by the lady! She was the aggressor! My ulna was shattered and radius was fractured. As luck would have it, the injury was to my strong side. I unfortunately (HATE killing) prevailed in the ensuing shootout. Had I not had adequate training to rely upon instinctively, I surely would have ended up on the slab in the morgue right next to her. Needless to say, I promptly enrolled into the local college and pursued a different career path.

 

[OldGrunt]

I tore my right rotator cuff last year and we're just now getting to the point where the VA is fixing to fix it.

Any shooting I do these days is injured shooter training

I had a torn tendon in my right rotator cuff repaired about 11 months ago. Before the surgery I went around with the tear for about 6 months. It was work related, but I didn't report it in time. I had thought I had just strained myself and kept straining it over and over. I had to eat it and have the surgery done over my own insurance. And be off work for three months. But my recovery and physical therapy went great. I was shooting (pistols) again three months after surgery, no problem.

 

[BassCliff]

Hi,

I highly recommend this sort of training. Many, many moons ago I wanted to grow up to be a cop. The agency I was trying to get into was a small county agency that covered a huge piece of real estate. I put myself through their academy on my own dime and went on as a reserve deputy with the promise that I'd be reimbursed and brought on full time with the first opening. I committed the ultimate no no. I went in on a domestic without backup. With all of the screaming and ruckus, I was positive the guy was gonna kill the lady before my backup (nearly 60 miles away) got on scene. I went in and promptly got shot by the lady! She was the aggressor! My ulna was shattered and radius was fractured. As luck would have it, the injury was to my strong side. I unfortunately (HATE killing) prevailed in the ensuing shootout. Had I not had adequate training to rely upon instinctively, I surely would have ended up on the slab in the morgue right next to her. Needless to say, I promptly enrolled into the local college and pursued a different career path.

That is a disturbing and tragic story. I'm glad you're still with us. I'm sure you'd've made a fine LEO. Thank you for giving us a real-life example why training is necessary.


Thank you for your indulgence,

BassCliff

 

[Warrior9(Ret)]

I highly recommend this sort of training. Many, many moons ago I wanted to grow up to be a cop. The agency I was trying to get into was a small county agency that covered a huge piece of real estate. I put myself through their academy on my own dime and went on as a reserve deputy with the promise that I'd be reimbursed and brought on full time with the first opening. I committed the ultimate no no. I went in on a domestic without backup. With all of the screaming and ruckus, I was positive the guy was gonna kill the lady before my backup (nearly 60 miles away) got on scene. I went in and promptly got shot by the lady! She was the aggressor! My ulna was shattered and radius was fractured. As luck would have it, the injury was to my strong side. I unfortunately (HATE killing) prevailed in the ensuing shootout. Had I not had adequate training to rely upon instinctively, I surely would have ended up on the slab in the morgue right next to her. Needless to say, I promptly enrolled into the local college and pursued a different career path.

I’m glad you got through that ordeal alive.
Thank you so sharing that with us. I hope you’re enjoying your new career path

 

[ECS686]

I tore my right rotator cuff last year and we're just now getting to the point where the VA is fixing to fix it.

Any shooting I do these days is injured shooter training

Abner has some great content. Always enjoyed his YouTube channel

One thing I will add as Night Riders case for those that don’t think they will need to comment to using one hand. I know a score of folks that had hand or shoulder surgeries on their strong hand. One was a Ramgemaster Staff instructor and fortunately he practiced with his off hand so he just stuck his handgun in a left hand holster. The time after yoh have to have surgery is not the time to jump into the deeep end of the pool

So while a dynamic injury to the arm like getting **** is the first scenario the most likely situation is surgery, broken hand etc

 

[Lo-Profile]

I tore up my right shoulder about 20 years ago. Spent a week at the range learning to shoot left handed. Thank goodness for 9mm. I'm purdy good either way now. I still practice it a couple times a year.

 

[no life]

One of the things i want to learn kinda train to do, is that weird lefty shooting. Maybe i'll try this kind of training, without a gun. My disabilities especially in my left hand complicate life a bit. But Righty has been "recovering" well and the few times i got to shoot i had no issues and the guns were almost as accurate as me... lol...