CQC pistol

[Tom Yum]

If you've had some instruction, you know how to draw, cover the full grip of the gun with the thumbs lined up at the target, keep the arms slightly bent, shift your weight far forward onto your front leg and keep your hands very steady before firing.

What I'd like to ask is if this stance is practical close up? I know there are other stances to fire from....

Heck you don't need a stance, you can just point the gun up and fire, but is there a tried and true stance/position for firing at close range for Self-defense?

[Tant01]

The idea is to have a stable platform. You are the weapon platform. You are also top heavy and easy to knock down so you need a stable base. There are two schools of thought when it comes to the platform or stance for offensive shooting.

The Weaver stance or the Modern Isosceles stance...I personally don't think it matters in CQC which stance you train because you will rely on instinct to lower your center of gravity and shoot in the direction of the threat weather or not it is facing you or on your flank. Just watch gunfights on COPS or EXTREME reality TV for evidence of this... Or read up...

Start here>> http://groups.msn.com/THEGUNROOM/weaverstance.msnw

[BoarSpear]

Hmmm you mean some method of just point and shoot without aiming? What do you think this is a Rex Applegate instruction manual? You want to know if there is proper way to point shoot?...Texans man I swear

[BoarSpear]

[FONT=Arial] Just watch gunfights on COPS or EXTREME reality TV for evidence of this.

Cops are the WORST place to get advice on ANYTHING to do with using a firearm Shootin' like a cop is not a standard to be proud of

[Tant01]

This is true...

[Tant01]

Bob Munden is a good shot and I really don't want him shooting at me!

[BoarSpear]

Bob Munden is a good shot and I really don't want him shooting at me!

That is also true...

[Tant01]

http://www.bob-munden.com/ Check out his site...

[BoarSpear]

for every Munden there are countless ones like this...

http://www.break.com/index/womancop.html

And this one

http://www.break.com/index/deashootfoot.html

[J-Luck]

for every Munden there are countless ones like this...

http://www.break.com/index/womancop.html

And this one

http://www.break.com/index/deashootfoot.html

DAMN! Did that cop actually hit him... I saw him move throught the scene afterwards... but I wonder if he was seriously injured.

[Tant01]

Statistically only one shot in five find the mark when fired by a police officer. That doesn't account for dozens and dozens of shots fired and no one being hit (not even the vehicle they're in) SAD... Just sad.

[darrianation]

I am of the opinion that in a “real” scrap you tend to do things somewhat differently than what you do shooting on a square range at paper targets that don’t shoot back. First of all, all that nice form tends to go away…fast. I tend to train the way I fight. That is in a boxer’s stance, weight distributed evenly and my arms locked out pushing the muzzle into the threat.

Obviously, the number one skill to have is the drawstroke, period. In the up close in your face events the retention drawstroke is of vital importance. But there is a big difference between what happens on the range and what happens in a gunfight.

[stabbychick]

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[darrianation]

Movement is a key component to your overall fight matrix. Unfortunately, it isn't taught very well in most gun schools, at least in general.

[knifethrower]

then work on shooting from awkward positions. Work shooting from half-prone, around corners, under barriers, and anything that can help you learn to hit what you're shooting at when you're uncomfortable.

I thought only us drunkass Texans did shit like that-----------