From:	Paul Jonathan Adam <Paul@********.DEMON.CO.UK>
Subject:	Re: knockdown
Date:	Tue, 11 Apr 1995 20:32:39 GMT

> No Rat is right, the problem here is rather psychological in nature,
> people fall down because they are scared/dot expect the hit/expect to
> fall down. Try shooting at a block of wood of the same wheight/size
> as a human being - I betcha that it wont fall down.

Actually, I do skittle shoots. Hit a skittle with a hot .45 and it goes
flying. Tim took his .454 Casull once and was banned (it blew the skittle
into about six chunks and he took down four with the debris).

Similarly, a railway sleeper stood on end and shot (an experiment that
raised eyebrows at my club) went flying backwards when hit near the top.
Leverage counts for a lot.

A great deal depends on where you're hit. If you're braced, expecting the
shot, tense and alert, you have an excellent chance of staying on your
feet from most pistol rounds. If you're running on oil-covered ice and
the bullet hits you just as you're poised with all your weight on one
foot, you're going to take a short flying lesson no matter how puny the round.

--
When you have shot and killed a man, you have defined your attitude towards
him. You have offered a definite answer to a definite problem. For better or
for worse, you have acted decisively.
In fact, the next move is up to him.

Paul J. Adam paul@********.demon.co.uk