While many are into pistol marksmanship competition, I believe the majority of us are self defense shooters. The linked article provides some good tips. Personally myself I prefer a modified Weaver stance, it provides a smaller exposure and allows for even large caliber firearms to be able to deliver a double tap if needed. What do those of you out there prefer to include in your pistol shooting regiment defense or competition? I respectfully ask off topic replies, not be posted and I also respectfully ask if posted they not be replied to. https://gundigest.com/more/how-to/t...tm_medium=website&utm_campaign=letsgoshooting
In my younger years as a LEO I shot competitive pistol. Somewhere around 1963 I won a timed fire event in a county police shoot. I seldom shoot any more but when I do I only work on defense as my carry piece is a Ruger LCP .380 (double action).
I also prefer the modified Weaver stance. I shoot big bore pistols, I have 2 .454 Casulls and a .475 Linebaugh. It is easier to carry several pistols in bear country than several rifles. As for self defense, I like the Kel-Tec PMR 30, 31 rounds of .22 mag., The Hornaday Critical Defense .22 mag does as much damage as the .380 and I have 31 rounds.
I am a police firearms trainer, and I thought that was a pretty well written article. I prefer the isosceles stance because it's less complicated, and it's naturally intuitive. I also think it's a little better for longer shots. Stance, grip, and sight alignment are all important, but they are easy to teach and easy to understand. The greatest impediment to good shooting is mental, and it translates as pushing at the pistol in anticipation of the shot and jerking the trigger. Seth
There for some reason seems to be a kind of fear attached to the pulling of the trigger for some shooters.
When I was a boy and my grandfather was teaching me, he started with teaching me fundamentals; basically a classic isosceles, sight alignment, trigger control. When I went into the private security field, the Weaver stance was king. When I went into law enforcement, most agencies had evolved towards the "Combat" isosceles. Now I find that it is good to be fluid and adaptable. Classic isosceles and traditional Weaver tend to be stationary and rigid, and not suitable for dynamic situation... but if you need to take a longer, precise shot, they might be the perfect choice. It's good to practice multiple disciplines and incorporate what works for you into your training regimen.
when I started shooting pistols seriously about 35 years ago, I started with the Weaver and quickly realized that isosceles is faster and more accurate. I quickly became one of the top pin shooters in the area and then nationally. I also was a "Class A" USPSA shooter when that was the highest rating. I then went back to ISU Skeet for awhile-and then started shooting archery all over the USA. But I kept shooting pistols and the last five years I have been a serious steel shooter. I shoot 4-7 steel matches a month in the spring through fall. Every once in a while in the winter-if its over 45 degrees or so and practice 1-2X a week indoors. I also have about 160 hours of time at TDI training facility as a student and about 60 hours as an instructor.
I hope my response isn’t considered off topic because I’m primarily a practical shooter. As in most of my shooting is shooting things that need shot, not paper and steel. Probably 2/3 varmint/predator control and 1/3 euthanasizing domesticated critters. Self defense is certainly important to me though and I believe things I’ve learned in my other endeavors would serve well in a self defense situation. I find this is my experience on stance as well. When I take time to shoot for fun/practice I try and simulate something I’ve had trouble with recently. For example, I missed a shot one day because bright sun at my left (9 o’clock) messed up my sight alignment. Next time I had a chance I set and shot targets with the sun in various positions as well as shooting from sun to shade and shade to sun. I’m not sure how to simulate this in practice really, but doing a lot of shooting amongst no-shoot targets (valuable livestock and dogs) has made me very aware of what dynamics could come into play with a self defense shooting in a crowd. Good thread.
