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Dual Weilding
Is it actually an effective way of engaging targets or is it just hollywood?
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I've never tried it, but the answer is that yes, it's just Hollywood. In real life, trying to fire two pistols (or worse, two SMGs), one in each hand, is ridiculously inaccurate and you won't be able to handle the recoil. Actors can only do it because they're firing blanks, which have much less recoil than live rounds.
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Hollywood. You won't hit shit - though I have to argue about not being able to handle the recoil with a pistol. It's just shooting a pistol one-handed, anyone should be able to do that.
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Yeah, especially if you are firing both at the same time.
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I found out that Modern Warfare 2 is going to have dual wielding Desert Eagles....Now that just upsets me
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"There's a fine line between not listening and not caring...I like to think I walk that line everyday of my life." Blessed be the LORD, my rock, Who trains my hands for war, And my fingers for battle Psalm 144:1 “It is always wrong to use force, unless it is more wrong not to.” |
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Two at the same time, though? I can shoot pistols one-handed, but it takes a bit more concentration to control and focus than firing two-handed. I find it hard to imagine that it wouldn't be a LOT more difficult with twice the workload. But maybe I'm wrong, I've never tried dual-wielding before (because I've never been on a range where I could do it without getting kicked out).
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About the only tactical sense I can see shooting akimbo making is if you were going for suppressive fire. Everything else, either you're just not human or you're not hitting squat (at least, not at any respectable pace).
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There is actually this photo that came out of the Mexican Drug wars that shows a Mexican Federal Police agent using 2 handguns at the same time.
I'll post it if i can locate it. -edit> here it is Other than that its probably crap. Last edited by AdAstra2009; 09-01-2009 at 01:51 AM. |
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I've always figured it's very much a hollywood thing. Come to think of it, it does seem to be in quite a few movies/games; The Matrix, pretty much any Chow Yun-Fat movie, Max Payne video game, etc. I mean, it's possible to pratice a lot and become somewhat adequate with it, but what's the point. I figure it's much better to have one weapon and have control of it. That way the person will actually be able to hit something that's more than a couple of meters away lol. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9q4zv2QGdos
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