So diving into the more nuanced discussions about CQB, the discussion of the rifle barrel crossing the threshold has come up. I know there was a video and for the life of me I can't find it where an instructor "demonstrated" that someone can grab your rifle if you poke it through first. I have a few thoughts on that and would love it if someone could find that video.

1st, if they're standing by the door waiting for you they could, I suppose in theory, grab your firearm. If you're properly trained you're not losing your firearm and depending how far you penetrated they're not grabbing much. If they are armed, they could potentially grab your rifle or put one in your head as you enter the room.

2nd, I've found no anecdotal evidence that this has ever happened. There is evidence of people not having their muzzles past the threshold and putting rounds into the wall/door and catching shrapnel that way.

Mostly just food for thought for a discussion and hopes that someone can find that video.

Thank you all!

Title says it, not exactly CQB related but I figured this is the best group to ask. I was recently picked for our sniper position on our team (law enforcement), and have to go to sniper school. Is there anyone here with experience in that who can tell me what some of the schools may be like or what may be required? If not, are there any groups you recommend where I can ask? It’s a new position here for us so there’s not really a person on the team who has insight that I can ask.

Any good written manuals you guys would recommended?

Thanks!

https://youtu.be/yfnhDCD6cxI?si=Jknm0nTsFGMAdKOc

It's a 2 hour long interview, in reality you can skip the first 20 minutes if you don't care about the guys background. I feel there's some real interesting points that he makes and I'm curious as to what everyone else here has to think about this

How much time do Green Berets spend on CQB during Q Course? I assume it's covered in SUT, but that course is only a few months long.

NOTE: Just because I know people will ask, the video wasn't about specific procedures at the door. I'm generally against dual narrows while splitting due to a variety of issues, also I'm not a fan of simultaneously hitting the 90 while splitting. But the video wasn't about that.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_S6DP--YQIk

The hits circled are from my deflections experiment (the rest are just from my usual drilling). The target was about 6ft away from its respective door frame. My POA was ~ 1 - 2 inches to the right side of the target, meaning, without deflection, I would have missed the target by about 1 - 2 inches to the right. After penetrating the door frame, the rounds (9mm) deflected about 6 inches into the C-zone. This is roughly 1 inch of deflection per foot traveled.

Narrow-to-narrow engagements are dangerous for several reasons, deflections being a big one. I was training yesterday and I decided I wanted to quickly see how severe deflections off the door frame can be. As shown here, the deflection angle can be significant. I plan on doing more experimenting with this and doing a video on the subject. This is something to consider for SOP on procedures at the door.

u/ProjectGeckoCQB

https://preview.redd.it/ncq3qvkz1hwc1.jpg?width=5712&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=132a7d098e5b5cc290ccf81df3c8789baf48de07

Hello,

Let’s say there’s an l shaped hallway that opens to the right. Which hallway wall would you walk next to as you approach the corner that leads to the right hallway?

And when you arrive at the corner before the hallway turns right, Would you take the corner on the right wall or move away from the corner ?

Thanks.

Coming in through the entry with a 3 or 4 man team. Not with anything but a firearm per person.

Thoughts on how to clear this?

Red is the only closed door.

My concern is how to deal with rooms 2 and 4 becuse they can see into other on an angle, so how would leave room 1 into room 2, and then what formation would let you leave room 2 and go to either 3 or 4? Would you go 3 or 4 first ?

https://preview.redd.it/dv1nl3s3dztc1.jpg?width=1006&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=a47e265767f2992722d3b0f386d5dde02f32245a

Has anyone here tried them in force on force? Did it work?