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Quick Kill by: Robin Brown - AKA - Brownie
I was fortunate enough to have been involved with a group of men in
the early 80's, directed and led by one of the original OSS operatives
whose function was to protect VIP's as well as establish security measures
for major US corporations in and outside the US borders.
Maj. Gen. Mitch WerBell, who was given that rank by the Afghanistan
president for his efforts in fighting the communists and training security
forces in Afghanistan, held training at his 66 acre compound in Georgia,
USA. It was called Sionics which was an acronym for "Studies In Organized
Negation of Insurgency and Counter Subversion."
Mitch brought men with military backgrounds, or those who had specific
martial and "sneaky pete" skills to his Sionics training facility. They
instructed us in the finer points of staying alive under various adverse
conditions.
Not quite 400 private citizens were allowed to attend before the operation
closed down due to his death in late ‘81 while working in Cal. for a
major corporation where I was on the lead team.
I say "allowed to attend" as your background was checked and you were
accepted once cleared that you were not affiliated with a terrorist
state or subversive group.
Ex Mils were given preference as well as people in the security profession
but about anyone could attend if they passed the background check.
The course was intensive and lasted for 10 days, 18 hours a day. Only
10 were allowed in each class, and the cost in 1981 dollars was $3'000.00
to attend, paid in advance.
One of the instructors was Lucky McDaniels, a colorful figure who developed
the Quick Kill (QK), techniques which had been recently adopted by the
US Army for rifle shooting.
Lucky showed us the long gun QK, and pistol QK over two days of the
10 we were there at the compound. One day on long guns and one day with
pistols.
The long gun training started with bb guns and hitting aluminum disks
varying from 3 inches to 1 inch in diameter which were thrown into the
air. From there we went to shotguns and shooting clays thrown from every
angle.
In the pistol QK course, we went directly to 1911's that had the sights
removed. We trained from 3 feet to about 36 feet. There was a different
technique for under three feet which was not QK, and which protected
the gun from a gun grab or swipe.
Quick Kill using shoulder fired rifles:
If the target is above your eye level, put the end of the barrel at
the 12:00 position (top of the target), and pull the trigger. No lead.
You focus on the target and will see the end of the barrel in your peripheral
vision all the time. That's the reference point and what makes this
repeatable.
If the target is below eye level, put the end of the barrel which is
in your peripheral vision, at the 6:00 position (bottom of the target),
and pull the trigger. No lead on movers.
Using this technique with bb guns first, we hit small pebbles in the
dirt in front of us out to 10 feet with the bb's, and we hit disks thrown
into the air in front of us. Some of the students were able to hit a
quarter and then a dime out of the air with the bb guns. I was able
to do that. Some had to be tweaked slightly.
Lucky, even at his age, could tell you where you were hitting the targets
before showing you the retrieved disk or dime.
QK with pistols:
Right now, I want you to try to do this.
Find a light switch across the room. Any object at about that distance
will do.
Then, with the light switch or object in your view, raise your arm/hand
and point your finger naturally at the object, like you are scolding
a dog.
Looking at your target, you also should be able to see in your peripheral
vision, the end of the finger that's pointing at it.
When you point, you naturally do not attempt to sight or aim your finger.
It will be somewhat below your eye level in your peripheral vision.
Now, place the end of that finger about 2 inches below your target.
Move your arm, NOT JUST THE FINGER.
Then, lower your head and try to sight along the length of it. You
will be on the object.
Raise your head and you will see the end of the finger still about
2 inches below the object.
The reference point can be different depending on the person and gun
being used. Many handguns have different natural pointing abilities.
Just start out at 2 inches below the target initially.
If you find you are above the target when checking the finger, you
may need to use three inches below, as the reference point for you initially.
Conversely, if you are low, you may need to raise the reference point
a little.
Once you find the reference point for you, you can point at anything
using this QK technique and know that you are hitting the object automatically,
and when not looking at anything but the target.
Your finger will be in your peripheral vision but not looked at.
Now go get a handgun, make sure it's empty, and do the same thing on
the same object across the room. Use the end of the barrel now instead
of the end of your finger.
Once you have referenced the end of the barrel about 2 inches below
the target, DON'T MOVE THE GUN, and lower your head and check where
the sights are pointing.
WOW-------did I just hear you say WOW?
As above, when you could see the end of the finger pointing at target
in your peripheral vision while focusing on the target, you will now
see the end of the barrel while looking at the target.
Once you have tweaked the reference point for that gun, you can repeat
with followup shots as soon as the reference has been reacquired peripherally.
You have not looked at the gun or sights, just the target. And the
gun will be about 6 inches below your eye level, more or less.
Some will achieve this immediately, while others will have issues and
questions.
I hope that I have explained this well enough for most. It's much easier
to show and guide one, than just describe QK.
As with most things, practice can improve performance, and the same
is true with QK.
You can practice at home or on the line. Draw, raise the gun up into
your peripheral vision, acquire the referenced distance from the end
of the barrel to the target, and dryfire or blast it for real.
Try different distances from 3 feet to 20 yds. The reference point
can and should be tweaked up or down until you know where you need to
keep it at those distances with that handgun.
I've carried this knowledge of QK since ‘81, but have never put it
out to the general public before. It works. And I suspect that many
have come to the same technique with practice and shooting over time.
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Mr. Brown - AKA - Brownie, served in the United States Marine Corps
from 1969 - 1971 and holds certifications in Swat tactics and Swat Team
Leader. He also was trained in counter-insurgency by General Mitchell
WerBell of OSS fame. And he has overseen security operations for major
corporations throughout the United States, and is a licensed private
detective.
Brownie has worked for police departments as an auxiliary police officer
and has received certification from the Massachusetts Criminal Justice
Training Council. He also instructs civilians and police in advanced
firearms techniques and defensive baton skills. On his last assignment
he served as a defensive tactics instructor and specialized in defensive
knife tactics. He looks forward to questions and discussing your defensive
and training needs. His web site is: http://www.folders-r-us.org/full_brownie.htm
His e-mail is: bladesrus@comcast.net
This article was authored by John Veit. It is in the form of a narrative
by Robin Brown as it was developed from web postings and related comments
made by Mr. Brown. Robin has reviewed the article, and approves of it
as written.
John has had several articles on the subject of Point Shooting published
in a variety of publications such as the: Southern Lawman Magazine,
The Backup, American Police Beat, Women Police, Police Magazine, PORAC,
The Utah Peace Officer, and The Deputy Sheriff Magazine. He is not a
gun expert, Guru, or LEO. He just objects to current Police casualty
rates, and shooting methods that don't work when they should. His web
site is: www.pointshooting.com
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