FBI Revolver Video - 1950's/Early 60's

[@user-kk3dq3xw9g]

I love these old cop training videos. Reminds me of an era gone by back when cops were cops, criminals were criminals and you could tell the difference between the two. People had respect for each other too. Nowadays seems most everyone is a thug.

[@arx3516]

You're just udealuzing the past.

[@oldcop18]

This was similar to the firearms training I received in 1968. We didn’t transition to semi autos until the mid ‘80s.

[@sherpaderpdingo3405]

If anything cops were worse back then

[@Moroni108]

@@sherpaderpdingo3405 LOL, But not in the movies though!!! That's where most people learn today, movies and video games.

[@paullytle1904]

I guess in your mind bull conner is something other than a thug

[@Dayzzd]

"Always remember that a loaded revolver is not a respecter of persons"

[@7come11two]

I like old training films. I dig the gun hand motion of sweeping back the jacket prior to the draw.

[@echevarriawilson]

I bet when the first speed loaders and moon clips became available they were considered high technology

[@azmrblack]

Actually in truth, they were.

[@nicflatterie7772]

Once your hand is on the grip of the revolver, point your elbow at the target and pivot your revolver around that elbow until it points forward. And make sure you swipe your right leg with the muzzle at all times, during the draw.

[@Tahara-Aichi]

Algmithy smiths model 10

[@gunslinger2172]

they also showed a few Colt's in there like the old Official Police!

[@PalmettoNDN]

"With no wasted movement" *strikes an absurd stance literally full of wasted movement*

[@redtra236]

4:09 ok... I think fanning the hammer in combat was very rare in reality... just happens a lot in movies

[@FireheartSamurai]

It’s cool to see videos like this in my opinion. Besides the history these types of videos hold, we also see how things like firearms training for LE has changed over the years as well.

[@traumajock]

the Fast Talking High Trousers voice!

[@stephen8433]

Very interesting.

[@joeguzman3558]

very good

[@clay_reznor647]

We should all thank these guys for the decades of fuck ups that lead to today's safety procedures.

[@TheSultan1470]

Na

[@Gunsncarsnstuff]

Hard to believe that they never thought to stabilize with the other hand.

[@CaptainRon956]

This technique with these types of revolvers was actually a faster way of getting shots on target.

[@GunFunZS]

Actually claimed to be. Not actually was. Ed McGivern proved that with slow motion about 20 years before they made this video. It was institutional stubborness in spite of the evidence that had them pridefully teaching this unaimed single handed fire. They claimed it was faster and more instinctual, but they ignored the performance tests which routinely showed that with any degree of training, using the sights and two hands got faster accurate hits. This is Plato vs Newton.

[@markd7762]

Interesting

[@redtra236]

10:40 This tactic most commonly used in Call of Duty

[@FireheartSamurai]

Or in almost every other first person shooter video games

[@TheJerrys1]

we've come a long way....

[@GunFunZS]

Nonsense. We now emphasize accuracy and using the sights. Those days the training doctrine was reflex, hip, or point shooting. It takes a lot of training to hit Anything that way, but even moderate practice with the sights will produce much better groups.

[@redtra236]

This is more realistic to how a shootout actually happens though

[@teardrop9702]

Exactly what happened to our peace officers

[@joshuahowe9417]

Criminals got worse

[@Menaceblue3]

@@joshuahowe9417 Police start carrying semi-automatics, criminals buy automatics. police start wearing Kevlar, criminals buy armor piercing rounds.

[@mbogucki1]

@@Menaceblue3 Jim Gordan to Batman. 😂

[@migueltrombettonipipinich1719]

Eso es entrenamiento!!!!!

[@wroughtironmgtow9558]

I think I saw David Ferrie talking to Lee Harvey Oswald.

[@brucegrit8928]

I've seen footage of police shootouts those guys were upright and moving not stationary,flat footed.

[@DBCOOPER888]

I want to see John Wick using modern techniques and weapons against a squad of guys trained in the 1950s.

[@daveybass655]

Guys that were fresh outta wwll, are the same guys trained in the 50's. Some guys were going to Korea also, for that war.

[@americanmilitiaman88]

i wonder why law enforcement agencies opted for revolvers instead of the 1911 or browning hi power.

[@7come11two]

A number of factors. First of all, revolvers were being carried before the 1911 and BHP were introduced. Lots of officers were apprehensive about switching. They were familiar with the revolver and trusted its reliability. Also, some departments did not allow auto loaders, because they didn't trust their officers with that much fire power. I remember when the movie Robocop came out. It was futuristic and all the cops carried auto pistols. I thought it was corny, because at that time, most cops still carried revolvers, and I thought they would never adopt the auto pistol in large numbers. Not long after the movie came out, cops were carrying Glock 17s everywhere. Unfortunately, with the adoption of the Glock pistols, accidental shootings by, and mostly of, police officers skyrocketed. So, maybe the delay was well grounded.

[@hectorpuga1757]

CB1942EO weight and cost and many old timers prefer revolves.

[@gunslinger2172]

they where 2 reasons 1) cost-most small agencys had 38s at the time 2) the 1911 was mostly to the military and at the time was very expensive to maintain train and purchase 3) dont forget this was the late 1950's early 1960's the 9mm was still kind of new and foriegn to most people at this time not many american guns mostly foriegn 9MMS where from our enemys most of the world especially Europe was still recovering from WW2 and korea and most cops in those days didnt trust a autoloader.

[@Gunsncarsnstuff]

They never adopted either. FBI was still using mostly revolvers until the infamous 1986 shootout that led to sweeping changes in both the FBI and other law enforcement.

[@celticmagiclad9928]

Revolvers dont jam after a long time shooting it as well, that was a big factor between semi-automatics

[@wearenotalone7187]

what if you have bad knees

[@Tahara-Aichi]

Then you're done

[@Beuwen_The_Dragon]

Desk duty.

[@dy3812]

seriously? An 8" group at 10 yards 1 handed at the hip? Bruh i can barley hit an 8" at 10 yards rapid fire with both hands looking down the sights lolol

[@captainnightwisp6925]

I wonder how many officers were killed with their own weapons because of those speed holsters.

[@brianmoriarty8875]

Be sure to flag your knee thigh and junk EACH time you draw your weapon and point it only at things you are willing to kill.

[@dangerman007]

Still valid today.

[@tato1271]

Reminds me of fallout

[@warmbeer2]

Jeeze, such terrible gun handling in this video.

[@FireheartSamurai]

Keep in mind this was acceptable in that time before firearms training for LE changed over time.

[@dustinewing7974]

Jesus Christ... not even using sights. This is a training video? Hah wow.