SHOOTING FOR SURVIVAL, ca. 1960 - ca. 1969

SHOOTING FOR SURVIVAL, ca. 1960 - ca. 1969 - National Archives and Records Administration - ARC Identifier 12080 / Local Identifier 65.7 - Department of Justice. Federal Bureau of Investigation. (1935 - ). TRAINING FILM: Basic rule for survival against hostile fire is to take cover. Defensive firearms training that includes technical skills and target practice survival skills for law enforcement agents. Scenes of agents taking cover and scenes of target practice are shown throughtout.

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[PolizeiPaul]

PublicResorce: I'd say this was made in the 1970's: At 0:34 is a 1970's Ford LTD,At 3:40 I think it's a 1974 Plymouth Gran Fury, 6:39 we see a 1970's (probably 1974-1976) Chevy Impala and at 7:07 a 1970's Plymouth Volare or Duster, At 9:09 the Virginia State Police car is a 1972 Plymouth Fury and I think the Alaxandrea police car is a 1974 Plymouth Satellite.

[PolizeiPaul]

The opening theame is VERY simular to Dragnet:D.

[James Farmer]

In addition modern .38 Special ammo was appearing in the late 1960's/early 1970's to replace the obsolete 158 grain

lead round nosed police service load. Super Vel introduced modern law enforcement handgun ammo. Today we have

Federal's "Hydra-Shok", Winchester's Silver Tip hollowpoint, and Remington's Golden Saber in their respective loads of

125 and 129 grain (Federal), respectively. The 148 grain lead target wadcutter remains ideal for range practice and training

and hunting small game.

[James Farmer]

I notice two quintessential .38 caliber police service revolvers from the past in this video: The Smith and Wesson Model

10 Military and Police and Model 15 Combat Masterpiece. Both were K-Frame revolvers, double-action, with six shot

swing out cylinder. They could be improved by replacing the skimpy S&W factory Magna grips with a pair of Pachmayr

or Uncle Mikes "hard rubber" combat grips. Their .357 Combat Magnum counterparts: the Model 19 and 66 "stainless"

had Goncalo Alves target grips.

[joedon bravo]

man this video was damn good training tool I been using guns for years and still got some good poiunters to mix in with my training and experience thanks for the upload keep these oldies coming

[JonathanDP81]

Greater reliability, plus America was very fond of revolvers back in the day, a bit of Old West nostalgia. It wasn't until the Glock was introduced along with fears of being outgunned did police departments start switching to semi-automatics.

[RT060789]

Revolvers were the standard police issue of the day. Don't ask me why. The military issued semi auto .45s

[William meizingier]

why the 357 revolver?! didnt they have semi autos

[RT060789]

The era of this film judging by the cars is the mid 1970s

[Yuchiwoodsman]

Awesome film. Thanks for the upload!