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Wounded Ronin

Nov 13 2006, 10:05 PM

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I just found an internet writeup of the famous 1986 FBI shootout in Florida where several agents ended up getting into a firefight with an ex-Ranger and an ex-Marine who were bank robbers. Since we like to discuss the performance and behavior of various firearms on this forum I thought it would be interesting background material to post here.

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While McNeill was firing across the hood, SAs Mireles and Hanlon left their vehicle which had crashed into a concrete wall on the far side of the street, and rushed to aid their fellow agents under heavy fire. Hanlon, his primary weapon lost, retrieved his backup five-shot J-frame from an ankle holster and went to support Dove. Mireles, his Model 870 at port arms, came up behind McNeill just in time to take a .223 round in his left forearm, the shock of which impact toppled the 6'5" agent into the street where he quickly realized that his ruined left arm was all but useless. Platt's round, however, had not reached Mireles' chest where it had been aimed.

After McNeill expended his six rounds of 38 Special 158-grain +P, his right hand grievously wounded, he returned to his Olds sedan to reload as Mireles struggled after him. After only managing to get two fresh rounds into his gore-covered revolver, McNeill arose to reach in the back seat for his shotgun, took a .223 round in his neck, and fell over onto his back, paralyzed and out of the remainder of the firefight. He was intensely aware that he had just looked right into the face of Michael Platt and had the murderous thug smile at him as he squeezed off a fast three rounds at McNeill's head!

The whole thing:
http://www.thegunzone.com/11april86.html
http://www.thegunzone.com/11april86b.html

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Wounded Ronin The famous 1986 FBI shootout Nov 13 2006, 10:05 PM

Raygun This event was the major impetus behind the FBI... Nov 13 2006, 11:03 PM

Inu Also see a longer and more forensically detailed v... Nov 22 2006, 05:59 AM

Paul What a confusingly written piece, which is a shame... Nov 22 2006, 06:17 AM

krayola red I think the part I'm most surprised about is t... Nov 22 2006, 06:20 AM

Paul This was the first thing that came to mind when th... Nov 22 2006, 06:21 AM

Paul QUOTE (krayola red) ...then the Bureau has a much ... Nov 22 2006, 06:23 AM

Ed Simons QUOTE (krayola red) I think the part I'm most ... Nov 26 2006, 03:22 AM

Snow_Fox It reminds me of the case of a bank robbery in LA ... Dec 4 2006, 02:25 PM

Kagetenshi QUOTE (Snow_Fox) The police, litterally out gunned... Dec 4 2006, 02:53 PM

eidolon QUOTE (Snow_Fox) After that though the LAPD Sgt... Dec 4 2006, 02:56 PM

PBTHHHHT QUOTE (Snow_Fox @ Dec 4 2006, 09:25 AM) It re... Dec 4 2006, 03:22 PM

Butterblume QUOTE (eidolon)QUOTE (Snow_Fox @ Dec 4 2006, ... Dec 4 2006, 04:20 PM

eidolon Yeah, it makes a lot more sense once someone has r... Dec 4 2006, 04:23 PM

PBTHHHHT QUOTE (eidolon @ Dec 4 2006, 11:23 AM) Yeah, ... Dec 4 2006, 04:40 PM

Shrike30 Issuing semiautomatic .223's has become more p... Dec 5 2006, 06:40 PM

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