Thanks to my buddy RR (the Ry-Guy) for posting this and reminding me about these things. Skills are perishable, so practice them. Most of this you have all seen before, but I did see one nugget that bears repeating because it might not be intuitive. If explosives are in the mix, get some distance and then lay down with your feet towards the explosive. Let those beefy legs do the work of slowing down what is usually some fairly low mass/velocity shrapnel. BUT if it's BULLETS that are flying, kneel or crouch. Obviously don't stand up and be a target, but also don't lay down. Bullets aren't Billiards; ricochets don't bounce off surfaces at an equal but opposite angle. They tend to skid along the surface and hug the wall/floor. So if you are laying down, you are begging for a hit to a major organ. And if you can, present a side view in the direction of the shooting so you make an even slimmer target (or if you are like me, a bigger target but beer belly isn't a vital organ). In fact, in the Marine Corps we were taught to patrol the flight line with Remington 870 shotguns (pellets make smaller holes in planes than bullets if you miss). But we were also told to aim for the knees/shins if you have to fire. The blast runs along the tarmac, takes out the target’s mode of transport (legs) and tires are easier to change than engines. So take what you can from this article, and stay safe.
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