Bill Skinner
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During the Indian Wars on the Great Plains and later during the Spanish American War, the rifle the US were using were launching a one ounce projectile (30g) at 1300 FPS (400MPS). The Indians and the Cuban troops would duck when they saw the flash and the puff of smoke. If the trooper was aiming at the guy, he would now miss. That was good out to about 100 yards or meters, they would then rush in while the trooper was reloading. That was also true in the Philippines. Brits had the same problems in Africa fighting with their Martinis'.
So, if a guy can dodge when he sees a bullet being fired at him, (Note that the shootee is not actually dodging the bullet, he's just moving out of the area he was in) I see no reason that someone couldn't move a pace or two when he sees a slinger release to cause a miss.
BTW, both rifles shot a bullet about the size of the first joint of your thumb. And I haven't read any accounts of anyone being able to see the rounds coming in. Also, FWIW, you can see a tracer round coming but you don't have enough time to dodge. So, if you put some sort of light source on a gland, you would be able to see it coming. I have no clue if you would be fast enough to get out of the way.
The .25 second reaction time is from resting or neutral, if you are expecting it, your reaction time is faster. Otherwise, if you are in a boxing match, where the travel of a punch is a lot quicker than a .25 seconds, the fight would be one punch and over. No blocking, no bobbing and weaving, whoever punched first would connect. By the time the other guy reacted, he would be hit. And the fight would be over.
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