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Old 05-09-2002, 08:53 AM   #21
Tobiasly
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Join Date: Mar 2002
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Quote:
Originally posted by Echidnaguy

"Double-tapped" is the standard police and military lingo for the proper way to use a pistol to take someone down, i.e. to fire twice in rapid succession before recoil become and issue.
While CharlieG gave a good description of "double-tap" and why it's used, it's now called a "controlled pair" by the military, due to bad P.R. with the original phrase. Much like "seek and destroy" is now a "movement to contact".
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