By David Fessenden
In this excerpt from Defensive Handgun Skills, David Fessenden provides Col. Jeff Cooper's 4 common principles for firearm security, plus particular safeguard principles for semi-automatics and revolvers.
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CYLINDER: The elongated, round metal part in the centerline of the revolver frame that holds cartridges in the individual chambers. On a double action revolver, the cylinder advances a round one chamber at a time with each press of the trigger. DECOCKING LEVER: The lever on many semiautomatics that allows the shooter to safely lower the hammer down on the firing pin from the cocked position. DOUBLE ACTION: The action of a firearm where the trigger mechanism can both cock the hammer and then release the hammer to strike the firing pin by simply pressing the trigger all the way to the rear.
It can be an exposed shaft end or screw head that the shooter can feel with his trigger finger. The tip of your trigger finger must reside there, unless your gun is pointed at the target and you have made a conscious decision to fire it. With a revolver, your trigger finger should reside right under the cylinder, exactly as described above. A safe shooting environment: nothing between the shooter and the target and a well-defined, impenetrable backstop. Rule #4. Know what is between you and your intended target and what is beyond.
PIE OFF: (pie a corner) A movement technique of incrementally sidestepping around a corner to safely clear the other side of that area. PRESENTATION: The moving of the weapon from the holster to the point in position. Also called the DRAW. +P: A classification of ammunition that is loaded to a higher pressure than standard factory loads. +P+: A classification of ammunition that is loaded to a higher pressure than +P ammunition. READY POSITION: An alert position in which the shooter positions his weapon at a 45 degree angle to the horizontal.