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Underground eXperts United
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[El Presidente - Shooting Skill] [ By The GNN ]
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EL PRESIDENTE - A MEASURE OF HANDGUN SHOOTING SKILL
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by THE GNN/DualCrew/uXu
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"I love violence"
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(Sledge Hammer)
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This text was adapted from "Guns & Ammo", February issue.
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Written by Ken Hackathorn.
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(c) 1992 by Petersen Publishing Co. All rights reserved.
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I found it quite interesting, since I enjoy combat shooting.
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Regardless of where you travel, men who pack a gun for serious purposes
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often ask, "How do you tell if someone is really 'good' with a sidearm?"
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Defining "good" is nearly impossible if you are referring to the skill levels
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necessary to be a top practical shooter. In some circles a top PPC score will
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dictate "good". In many Latin countries, a winning score on the Mexican
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Defense Course will indicate who is "good". One can argue that a really good
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combat pistol shooter will be capable of doing many things with his or her
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sidearm. Precision shooting is important, as well as the ability to
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neutralize multiple targets at close quarters rapidly. Certainly, smooth
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concealed draws matter if the sidearm is worn under a jacket or shirt. If your
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handgun normally carried in a police or military duty rig, then fast and
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positive pistol presentation is very important. The ability to reload or
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recharge your pistol and keep it in action is also a very desirable technique.
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So when someone asks, "What does is takes to be 'good' with a fighting
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pistol?" the correct answer is most often...a number of things.
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Over three decades ago Col. Jeff Cooper was faced with the task of training
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a palace guard for a Central American republic. As usual, the troops wanted
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to know just what they could practice to stay in shape with their sidearms.
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Col. Cooper advised them that one has to practise many skills to remain
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proficient with any arm. But, if they wanted to test themselves from time to
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time in order to evaluate their martial skills, there was a simple shooting
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drill that would serve well. This drill is the famous "El Presidente,"
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designed by Col. Cooper. It remains a classic pistol-shooting drill, and I
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find serves as one of the best all-around tests of practical pistol skill
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yet devised. We are talking about the mechanics of shooting, not the basics
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of mindsets or tactics. These factors can be added later, as we shall discuss.
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The original and "pure" form of the El Presidente is fired at 10 meters
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(33 feet). Three silhouette targets are spaced 3 meters apart (9 feet edge
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to edge). The shooter will start with his back to the targets, feet
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parallel to the firing line.
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(TARGET) (TARGET) (TARGET)
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FIRING LINE
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Hands will be normal at the sides or relaxed and clasped in the front. Your
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handgun will be fully loaded and holstered. Spare magazines or speedloaders
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will also be worn in a manner suitable for continued wear. Your sidearm and
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spare ammo will be worn exactly as you would have them for everyday wear.
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If you are not using police duty or military rigs, the sidearm will be worn
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concealed. And concealed means that the gun or spares will not be noticeable
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to a causal observer. If your sidearm is visible with the coat worn open,
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then the jacket or shirt must be buttoned, zipped or closed to prevent any
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exposure. Once the shooter declares that he is ready, the standby signal is
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given, followed by a start signal. A whistle and stopwatch can be used or,
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even better, one of the various electronic timers now on the market.
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On the start signal, the shooter will turn, draw, and engage each target with
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two rounds, make a mandatory reload, and engage each target again with two
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rounds. This will require a total of 12 rounds fired. The time will stop on
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the last shot fired. If you are using an IPSC target the scoring rings will
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be scored A/B=5, C=4 and D=2. Standard police-type B27 silhouettes can be
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scored in a similar manner. Total the score for each target, and note that
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any misses will result in a ten-point penalty for eaxh miss. Since there is
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a total of 60 points possible and the par time is 10 seconds, a final score
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of 6.0 (score divided by time, or 60/10=6.0) is considered good. For the
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simple form, we move the decimal and call this a 60. If the shooter fired
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a score of 54 points total on the targets, and did it in 9.23 seconds, we
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would divide 54 by 9.23 (54/9.23=5.8). A score of 58 is respectable.
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Obviously, anyone with a score above 60 is very good. Top shooters will
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normally shoot 70s, and anybody breaking 75 is considered really "good".
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The next time someone tells you that he is really "good" with a handgun,
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remember that good means very little...until he measures up to a standard.
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Sixty on the 'correct' El Presidente is a positive sign, and 75 or above
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is really "good."
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I would like to get in touch with other textfile writers around the globe.
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Mail me a letter: THE GNN, P.O.BOX 5, 79023 SVARDSJO, SWEDEN.
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