No ’bout a doubt it: the Israelis are some serious soldiers. You would be too if you had to do military service in a country fighting an endless war against terrorists. Oh wait, that’s us—minus the mandatory military service and constant threat of domestic terrorism. “Thanks” to the Iraqi and ten-year-plus Afghan wars, U.S. soldiers now have the same mad killing skills as the Israelis. One thing we don’t do: the “Israeli method” of racking a slide to chamber a round. In fact, neither do they, anymore, much. So admire it while you can: the grace and pace of a move designed for a time when the Jewish nation state couldn’t afford “proper” guns, which could go off when dropped.
Apparently, they train to shoot in one place like a sitting duck? I am hoping that this is just a video of a couple poorly trained soldiers.
Yes, there is that.
So, just to be clear about what I think I’m seeing here. They DON’T keep a round in the chamber when in the holster, right? And hopefully they are demonstrating their prowess in aiming without moving in the vid and not as a combat simulation.
So, just to be clear about what I think I’m seeing here. They DON’T keep a round in the chamber when in the holster, right?
Correct. I’ve heard it called “Israeli Carry” I forget which “condition” number is which.
It’s condition 3. There was a British Unit in Burma after WW2 that used to carry this way also. I have honestly never seen the point.
Maybe they carry single action army revolvers?
Maybe they carry single action revolvers from the 1800’s.
You have to at the very least respect the Israeli’s, they don’t take shit from anyone!
The “Israeli Method” of defense also involves close air support and a battalion of tanks.