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The Double D · 14th August 2006, 07:52 PM

Back in the days when I taught firearms to new police recruits all of use instructors would split bullets and break balloons. We used an axe blade and an old mauser bayonet. My particular favorite was turn the gun upside down and fire the gun with my little finger. The drill was to teach that all that was required to hit the target was proper sight alignment.

We fired 9mm ball, 38 Spl WC and JHP, 357 Magnum JHP and 45 ACP ball.

The axe and bayonet blade had been used for years before I arrived and was still there being used after I left a year or two later. No damage to the blades.

We did not however fire a 30 cal machine gun at the blades.

14th August 2006, 07:52 PM	#5
The Double D Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: On the banks of Cut Bank Creek, Montana Posts: 189	Back in the days when I taught firearms to new police recruits all of use instructors would split bullets and break balloons. We used an axe blade and an old mauser bayonet. My particular favorite was turn the gun upside down and fire the gun with my little finger. The drill was to teach that all that was required to hit the target was proper sight alignment. We fired 9mm ball, 38 Spl WC and JHP, 357 Magnum JHP and 45 ACP ball. The axe and bayonet blade had been used for years before I arrived and was still there being used after I left a year or two later. No damage to the blades. We did not however fire a 30 cal machine gun at the blades.