An accurate shot with a handgun at 100 yards.
QuoteHolding the reins of two horses with one hand, Austin Police Sgt. Adam Johnson raised his service pistol and fired a bullseye into the target some 312 feet away.
Down went Larry McQuilliams, and so ended his rampage through the streets of the Texas capital, where he'd fired more than 100 rounds from his AK-47 and .22-caliber rifles at buildings. The shot, from Johnson's Smith & Wesson M&P .40 pistol, hit McQuilliams square in the chest and made the 15-year-veteran the toast of gun enthusiasts around the country.
"At a minimum, it was extraordinary shot," said Army Maj. John Plaster, a retired Special Forces operator, long-range shooting expert and author of "The Ultimate Sniper: An Advanced Training Manual for Military and Police Snipers."
Lucky shot or not, this is amazing.
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source: http://www.foxnews.com/us/2014/12/05/austin-cop-sure-shot-stopped-crazed-gunman/
God damn! I have an M&P 9mm and I've replaced the standard trigger with an APEX one with a much lighter pull. I can't imagine hitting a target at 100 yards firing one handed.
While holding two horses with the other hand.
Well, happy holy sh!t. How did I not hear about this, and virtually in my own backyard to boot?!? F&cking local news...
QuotePreviously, police ... speculated that the current immigration debate could have been a factor.
Well, :uglystupid2:, you think?!?
God Bless Texas! When they say "Don't mess with Texas", I suspect they are thinking of this guy. Chuck Norris would be proud. C:-)
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2014/12/06/austin-cop-sure-shot-stopped-crazed-gunman/ (http://www.foxnews.com/us/2014/12/06/austin-cop-sure-shot-stopped-crazed-gunman/)
I recall a similarly long pistol shot by a police officer happening back around 2000 or 2001 that shot through the media briefly. I believe it was even longer IIRC.
It made me think of this video of 1930s era LA cops showing off their shooting skills.
Wow.
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