CRAZY INSANE Russian FSB Alfa Confidence Drills
Published: March 16th, 2014
Larry Vickers, who I was fortunate enough to meet in person at SHOT Show this year, just published a video showing elite Russian FSB (Spetsgruppa “A” or Alfa, also called Alpha Group) troops doing confidence drills with pistols. These drills are nothing short of insane.
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This wouldn't happen in the West, today. But in the sixties, Raymond Baxter (A friend of Ian Fleming) tested a new bullet proof vest live on BBC Tomorrow's World, by taking the inventor to a bit of waste ground near Television Centre and getting two men to shoot at him at very close range. (Not only with the two guns seen, but with others.)
http://www.youtube.com/watc...
Note Squadron Leader Baxter's thoughtful provision of a military ambulance. Note also the complete absence of police supervision or even interest. Imagine the panic that would be caused today!
This clip just has a brief highlight, but if I recall rightly (and it was a long time ago) the original broadcast did feature a progression towards heavier handguns when the inventor proved to be still alive after a few .22" and .32" bullets had been fired.
The plate was clearly very heavy, but it also took multiple hits from several different calibres. I think it must have been steel, hardened on one side only. (The traditional method is to keep it red hot for a fortnight with carbon monoxide playing against one surface and nitrogen or argon against the other. The monoxide side goes very hard and the inert gas side stays springy, so it doesn't shatter or scale.) I don't think the Russians use ceramic plates (one shot, really), at least, not here.
What is the vest used by these FSB operators ?