Editing Point shooting (section)

==In law enforcement==

Instinct shooting, referred to as "Quick Kill", was taught to the U.S. Army using rifles by [[Lucky McDaniel]] as far back as the 1960s. McDaniel also taught his point shooting techniques to the police, but using [[BB gun|BB guns]].

Point firing, or instinctive shooting, with rifles developed as a result of direct combat experiences.<ref name="Chuck">{{cite book|title=Instinct Combat Shooting: Defensive Handgunning for Police|edition=3|author=Chuck Klein|year=2004|publisher=Looseleaf Law Publications, Inc.|isbn=1-889031-94-1}}</ref>{{rp|x}} It is taught by the Israeli, British and French militaries.<ref name="Chuck"/>{{rp|xii}} Instinct shooting with a handgun has been taught at most police academies worldwide since the 1980s.<ref name="Chuck"/>{{rp|i}}

Point firing is similar to Quick Kill, with the sights not being used. The target is usually in close range, between 1–21 feet, in a life-or-death situation.<ref name="Chuck"/>{{rp|ix}} [[Chuck Klein (author)|Chuck Klein]] defines instinctive combat shooting as "the act of operating a handgun by focusing on the target and instinctively coordinating the hand and mind to cause the handgun to discharge at a time and point that ensures interception of the target with the projectile."<ref name="Instinct vs. Indexing">{{cite web|title=Instinct vs. Indexing: Close-Quarters Handgun Tactics|author=Chuck Klein|publisher=Law Officer|url=http://www.lawofficer.com/article/tactics-and-weapons/instinct-vs-indexing-close-qua|accessdate=2014-04-29|archive-date=2014-04-20|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140420025904/http://www.lawofficer.com/article/tactics-and-weapons/instinct-vs-indexing-close-qua|url-status=dead}}</ref> The shooter should focus on a small point, like a button, stain or corner, not the attacker or target in general. This intense focus is tunnel-vision, which is widely discouraged, but is mandatory for the brief moment when the shooter transitions from deciding to shoot to the completion of shooting. Additional threats and innocents who may be hurt are scanned before the decision to shoot is made, and can be seen in peripheral vision.<ref name="Instinct vs. Indexing"/><ref name="Instinct Combat Shooting">{{cite web|title=Instinct Combat Shooting: Tricks That Pay Off When It Counts|author=Chuck Klein|publisher=Law Officer|date=28 June 2010|url=http://www.lawofficer.com/article/tactics-and-weapons/instinct-combat-shooting-trick|accessdate=2014-04-29|archive-date=2014-04-20|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140420031644/http://www.lawofficer.com/article/tactics-and-weapons/instinct-combat-shooting-trick|url-status=dead}}</ref> Between the point at which one decides to shoot and completion of the shot(s), full concentration, oblivious to everything else, is required. The time in which the shooter is engaged in tunnel vision only lasts a matter of milliseconds.<ref name="Instinct Combat Shooting"/> Race car driver [[Phil Hill]] says, "True concentration is not aware of itself."<ref name="Instinct Combat Shooting"/> There are no rigid requirements for positioning the body, feet or arms, as the practical use of this technique requires the shooter to be able to shoot from any position, though it is recommended that the shooter practice the technique using common target shooting stances.<ref name="Chuck"/>{{rp|36}}