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orc4hire wrote:

txinvestigator wrote: And the B27 allows upper chest shots.

Never said it didn't. It scores them the same as lower abdomen shots.

You and I must be related some way.

orc4hire wrote:B-27 encourages shooting too low, I think. Upper chest is a much better target area than lower abdomen... but not on a B-27.

Actually the opposite is true, according to the research the DPS has shown. People who do not shoot low by jerking seem to shoot high in a combat type situation. It is caused by the shooter focusing on the front sight as taught, but allowing it to get too high in order to see it clearly.

And the B27 allows upper chest shots.

30Carb wrote:

txinvestigator wrote:http://www.letargets.com/html/general_t ... black.html

What about the body-armor-wearing target? This must be the target that Mr. Mark Wilson, God rest his soul, practiced and tested on.

(Not trying to be disrespectful of the deceased. But we operate the way we train.)

I would not presume to make such an assmption.

DPS has reason to change to this target, but first I will address the "we operate the way we train" comment. We have no idea how WIlson trained. Did he practice failure to stop drills? The type of target matters not, what DOES matter is HOW you practice on that target.

Do you practce multiple attacker drills, reload drills, failure to stop drills, clearing stoppages, moving to cover, CQB, weak hand shooting, etc?

DPS changed this target based on their investigation into the shooting involving a Trooper in Schwartz, TX. I won't get into details, but their reasoning seemed sound to me.