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Originally Posted by MeC86
Hartzco,
Might you enlighten us in the proper deployment of a bang pole? I hear looking directly at the bang at the end of the pole when you pull the pin results in temporary loss of vision. I'm sure you dont want to lead around a 250 pound armed blind man during an operation after they make this error....hypothetically speaking of course.  |
My "eyes on" lethal cover seems to take his job too literally!
kgoerz, good point about other uses of bangs. I deployed one just outside a driver's door on a felony type traffic stop recently to distract on our approach. We've also used the bang pole in training on vehicles, lying it across the roof and deploying it near the windshield. Pretty cool to see a burnt and inverted windshield, and i'm guessing a pretty dramatic distraction.
In buying a bang pole, I've noticed that most of the home built ones are actually sturdier and better built. Make sure it comes with (or you add) a hefty shield on the front side of where the bang attaches. Pushing ours through glass, ceiling tiles, and other home materials is really wearing on it.
Hartzco