- Title: VM-551
- Summary: FUNDAMENTALS OF DOUBLE-ACTION REVOLVER SHOOTING: TRAINING FILM. TRAINING PROGRAMS SPONSORED AT FBI THAT ARE OPEN TO OTHER LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES WHEN REQUESTED. POLICE SHOOTS CRIMINAL HOLDING UP RESTAURANT WITH DOUBLE ACTION REVOLVER. SHOW TARGET RANGE WITH ELECTRONIC MOVING TARGETS. AGENTS PRACTICING DRAWING AND SHOOTING FROM HIP, FROM BEHIND A CAR, LYING ON THE GROUND PREVENTION, ENFORCEMENT AND PROTECTION OF THE PUBLIC. J. EDGAR HOOVER SIGNATURE ON OPENING STATEMENT. SIMULATED ROBBERY.
- Description:01:12:20 - CU PISTOL, REVOLVER, STAR, BADGES ON TABLE. LAW ENFORCEMENT SYMBOLS. 01:12:37 - CU VARIOUS TYPES ON HANDGUNS, REVOLVERS ON TABLE. WEAPONS 01:12:49 - CU TWO PLAIN REVOLVERS AND SIMPLE HOLSTERS TO MATCH. FBI ISSUED REVOLVERS 01:12:58 - CU ORNATE NICKLE-PLATED GUN. AUTOMATIC PISTOL WITH ENGRAVINGS & TOOLED LEATHER HOLSTER 01:13:09 - POLICEMAN WITH HIS GUN AIMED AT TWO SUSPECTS, THEY TURN AROUND WITH THEIR HANDS UP IN THE AIR & LEAN AGAINST WALL. CU REVOLVER IN COP'S HAND. 01:13:45 - POLICEMEN IN COMBAT TRAINING, SHOOTING RANGE. TARGET PRACTICE 01:13:55 - PLAINCLOTHES COPS WALK INTO RESTAURANT BAR. SHOW BADGE TO BARTENDER. DRUNK WITH HIS HEAD ON THE TABLE LOOKS UP AT COPS, PUTS HIS HEAD DOWN. HIDING FROM THE COPS. BARTENDER GESTURES WITH A NOD OF HIS HEAD IN THE DERECTION OF THE DRUNK NON-VERBAL COMMUNICATION. BARTENDER DUCKS BEHIND THE BAR AS THE DETECTIVES START TO WALK OVER TO THE "DRUNK" CRIMINAL PULLS OUT A GUN, POLICE SHOOT CRIMINAL WITH REVOLVER 01:14:40 - CU TWO PLAINCLOTHES COPS WITH REVOLVERS IN HAND 01:14:51 - PLAINCLOTHES COP AT TARGET PRACTICE. CU COCKING AND FIRING DOUBLE ACTION REVOLVER. TRIGGER FINGER ON THE TRIGGER 01:15:02 - POLICEMEN AT OUTDOOR FIRING RANGE TARGET PRACTICE USING DOUBLE ACTION REVOLVERS. CU BULLET HOLES IN TARGET. FBI PRACTICAL PISTOL COURSE. COPS DRAWING AND SHOOTING REVOLVERS. 01:15:27 - COP WEARS COWBOY HAT AND COWBOY BOOTS. DRAWING AND SHOOTING FROM THE HIP, DEVELOPED IN THE WESTERN FRONTIER. IN THE WOODS. CU SHOOTING FROM SINGLE ACTION REVOLVER. 01:15:44 - PLAINCLOTHES COP DRAWS AND SHOOTS FROM THE HIP AT TARGET PRACTICE 01:15:59 - CU QUICK-DRAW HOLSTER. SHOOTER GOES TO A CROUCH, HOLSTER TIPS FORWARD, ALLOWING THE GUN TO SLIDE OUT EASILY 01:16:15 - MAN UNBUTTONS HIS SUIT JACKET, STEPS TO THE LEFT AND FORWARD IN CROUCH POSITION, DRAWS HIS WEAPON "ON TARGET POSITION" 01:16:42 - LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENT IN CROUCHING POSITION WITH GUN AIMED AT TARGET. OUTDOOR TARGET PRACTICE. TARGETS WITH BULLET HOLES. 01:17:20 - CU TRIGGER FINGER ON GUN, FINGER PULLS THE TRIGGER AND SHOOTS. ECU TRIGGER FINGER PULLING REVOLVER TRIGGER 01:17:50 - LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENT ILLUSTRATES WRONG WAY OF USING HANDGUN PULLING THE TRIGGER UNEVENLY OR JERKING IT AND BREAKING THE WRIST RESULT IN INNACURATE SHOOTING 01:18:06 - LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENT CROUCHES, DRAWS GUN. WEIGHT EQUALLY DISTRIBUTED ON BOTH FEET, SWAYS BACK AND FORTH 01:18:22 - CU SHOOTER WITH LEFT HAND READY TO TAKE OVER IF THE SHOOTER IS HIT IN THE RIGHT HAND OR ARM. TAKE THE GUN IN HIS LEFT HAND 01:18:46 - LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENT ILLUSTRATES PROPER WAY TO RETURN GUN TO HOLSTER. USING THE SHOOTING HAND. HOW TO HOLSTER GUN PROPERLY 01:19:08 - ILLUSTRATION SHOWS PROPER POSITION FOR DOUBLE ACTION SHOOTING, DIRECT VISION IS ON THE TARGET, FIRING FROM HIP LEVEL. 01:19:32 - POLICEMEN PRACTICE CLOSE RANGE SHOOTING. TARGET PRACTICE CROUCHING POSITION. KNEELING POSITION. COMBAT SHOOTING GROUP OF MEN WATCH 01:21:20 - MAN AIMING GUN FROM BEHIND DOORWAY PROTECTING HIMSELF FROM RETURN FIRE. BARRICADE SHOOTING 01:21:28 - POLICEMAN BEHING TELEPHONE POLE SHOOTING HIS GUN. BARRICADE SHOOTING 01:21:32 - POLICEMAN CROUCHED BEHIND CAR SHOOTING. BARRICADE SHOOTING 01:21:39 - POLICEMAN WALKING THE BEAT. BURGLAR ALARM SOUNDS ROBBERY IN PROGRESS, ROBBERS EXIT STORE, POLICEMAN BLOWS HIS WHISTLE, ROBBERS DRAW WEAPONS SHOOT-OUT WITH COP AND ROBBERS. COP TAKES COVER, DEMONSTRATES BARRICADE SHOOTING FROM BEHIND A CAR. SHOOTS A ROBBER. INJURED FALLS TO THE GROUND. HITS SECOND ROBBER WHO TAKES COVER BEHIND A CAR. DEFENSIVE SHOOTING SAVES POLICEMAN'S LIFE. 01:22:11 - POLICEMAN WALKING THE BEAT. CU BURGLAR ALARM SOUNDS. THIS TIME, NO COVER IS AVAILABLE. POLICEMAN FALLS TO THE GROUND DROPS TO PRONE POSITION AND SHOOTS ROBBERS. COP IN DEFENSIVE POSITION. 01:22:41 - CU HANDGUNS AND HANDCUFFS AT THE FBI TRAINING FACILITY IN VIRGINIA. POLICE OFFICER GRABS REVOLVER, PUTS ON HOLSTER, RED GRIP ON GUN INDICATES IT HAS BEEN DISABLED. PUTS GUN IN HOLSTER. 01:23:21 - LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENT PRACTICES REVOLVER SHOOTING IN FRONT OF FULL-LENGTH MIRROR USING A DISABLED GUN 01:23:42 - CU LOADING A HANDGUN WITH DUMMY CARTRIDGES 01:23:58 - CU FINGER POINTS TO REMOVED FIRING PIN OF DISABLED GUN 01:24:17 - POLICE OFFICER PRACTICES SHOOTING IN FRONT OF FULL LENGTH MIRROR 01:24:20 - PAN SILHOUETTES OF VARIOUS SIZES TO SIMULATE TARGETS AT VARIOUS DISTANCES. SIMULATE ACTUAL FIRING DISTANCES 01:24:41 - LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENTS AT ELECTRONIC TARGET RANGE. TRAINING IN DOUBLE ACTION SHOOTING. SHOOTING AT MOVING TARGETS 01:25:56 - CU 1950s BURGLAR ALARM SOUNDS. POLICEMAN CATCHES ROBBERY IN PROGRESS. ROBBERS RUN OUT OF STORE, POLICEMAN IN CROUCHING POSITION SHOOTS ROBBERS. FIRES FROM THE HIP HIT ROBBER FALLS TO THE GROUND 01:26:15 - POLICEMEN ON ELECTRONIC TARGET COURSE PRACTICE WITH ELECTRONIC MOVING TARGETS 01:26:29 - CU COP WITH REVOLVER AIMED 01:26:38 - TWO POLICEMEN CONTROL TWO CRIMINALS, HANDS UP AGAINST A WALL, LEGS SPREAD, OFFICER'S WEAPON DRAWN AND AIMED AT CRIMINALS. 01:26:48 - CU REVOLVERS IN POLICEMAN'S HAND 01:26:59 - OFFICER CROUCHES AND DRAWS GUN FROM HOLSTER, TARGET PRACTICE 01:27:06 - CU OFFICER LOADING HANDGUN. CU PULLING THE TRIGGER. SHOOTING HIS GUN
- Collection: Historic Films
- Producer:Historic Films
- Transmission Date:01/01/1950
- Rights:On request
- Decade: 1950s
- File Name: VM-551