tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2808432515958983596.post731854187279988850..comments2023-09-30T12:52:30.732+03:00Comments on DoubleTapper: Israeli Pistol ShootingUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2808432515958983596.post-21251808913235773582013-03-13T04:52:05.611+02:002013-03-13T04:52:05.611+02:00The 'Israeli' method was indeed championed...The 'Israeli' method was indeed championed in the 1930's by William Fairbairn, of Fairbairn Sykes fame and author of 'Shooting to Live with the One Handed Gun.' Contrary to the name of the text he advocated two handed Isosceles as the gun came up. He was also the creator and advocate of Shoot Houses. He thought, like Browning himself, that the grip safety was enough for the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2808432515958983596.post-30937166889465664982009-07-12T03:45:15.359+03:002009-07-12T03:45:15.359+03:00The only question I have is can you guarantee you ...The only question I have is can you guarantee you will have both hands to chamber a round?<br /> <br />Back in WW2 the Marine's decided their pilots would carry Smith&Wesson revolvers due to the possiblity of having an injured arm from bailing out.<br /> <br />I understand there will be those who won't, or can't, learn how most issue handguns work. But for those who do learn, how Paulnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2808432515958983596.post-18285172865435831072009-07-07T00:03:53.654+03:002009-07-07T00:03:53.654+03:00Having been trained in the Israeli method, and hav...Having been trained in the Israeli method, and having trained others, I really like it as a simple, easy-to-learn method to give people the basic skill to safely carry and use a handgun in self-defense. Are there better methods? Sure, but they take a lot more time and a lot more work to learn to use ssafely, and won't make any difference for probably 99% of the self-defense situations. <brDavid Armstrongnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2808432515958983596.post-25843236084339433342008-12-27T18:13:00.000+02:002008-12-27T18:13:00.000+02:00Bronze- We eliminated the the need to thumb off t...Bronze- We eliminated the the need to thumb off the safety. <BR/><BR/>In addition, Israel has the lowest number of firearms accidents per-capita. And we carry a lot of guns! This is almost exclusively due to the fact that we carry unchambered pistols.DoubleTapperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02207203827536586340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2808432515958983596.post-55689629250905025882008-12-27T03:30:00.000+02:002008-12-27T03:30:00.000+02:00"Essentially, I can hand you almost any type of co..."Essentially, I can hand you almost any type of conventional pistol with the safeties off and the chamber empty and you can effectively employ it."<BR/><BR/>I understand the reasoning (and did prior, too) but your rationale still doesn't make any sense, because you're still adding a step that doesn't need to be added during the heat of combat (when the pistol needs to be employed immediately). TheBronzehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06636056122240966943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2808432515958983596.post-87050479556209992432008-12-19T03:59:00.000+02:002008-12-19T03:59:00.000+02:00The Israeli method is a fast, generic method of op...The Israeli method is a fast, generic method of operating a pistol without regard of the safety(s) on a particular pistol.<BR/><BR/>Essentially, I can hand you almost any type of conventional pistol with the safeties off and the chamber empty and you can effectively employ it. <BR/><BR/>Alternatively, if you had thousands of rounds on a M1911 and I hand you a Sig P226, you'll probably either a) Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2808432515958983596.post-20755762159094013362008-12-19T03:52:00.000+02:002008-12-19T03:52:00.000+02:00The simple reason is that an individual may not kn...The simple reason is that an individual may not know what type of pistol he or she will have access to.<BR/><BR/>By carrying the weapon with an empty chamber and with the safety(s) off, the weapon is safe to carry and able to be brought into action quickly without regard to what safety is on what weapon.<BR/><BR/>For example, I hand you a M1911 with a full mag and an empty clip, racking the slideAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2808432515958983596.post-78150433404817592442008-12-16T21:43:00.000+02:002008-12-16T21:43:00.000+02:00I've never understood why you Israeli's carry an u...I've never understood why you Israeli's carry an un-chambered pistol and then have chambering a round as part of your draw-stroke.<BR/><BR/>Seems pretty sill to me.TheBronzehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06636056122240966943noreply@blogger.com