Agree with all the above.

When I started shooting a couple of decades ago, not knowing anything (kinda still the case) I learned using the Army Advanced Pistol Marksmanship manual.  It was hard.  However, right there at the beginning was the bit about, paraphrasing, “… as long as the shot breaks as a surprise, it will be accurate.”

And that simple, beautiful truth, is why I find firearms so interesting and rewarding to work with.

I was lucky to have picked that Army manual as the starting point.

I found this out to be true for me also.  Long ago when I visited the range more often, I shot my SW model 29 one handed.  Never knew when the shot would break, the gun went off as a surprise everytime.  I was way more accurate than recently when I held the gun two handed.

I'm having problems keeping my rounds on paper with my P365.  Love the gun but I couldn't hit the side of a barn.  Now that I have grandpa duties and watch my 2 grandsons full time, I haven't been to the range.

Next chance I get I think I'll reset my thinking and go back to shooting one handed to see if I get any better.

I found this out to be true for me also.  Long ago when I visited the range more often, I shot my SW model 29 one handed.  Never knew when the shot would break, the gun went off as a surprise everytime.  I was way more accurate than recently when I held the gun two handed.

I'm having problems keeping my rounds on paper with my P365.  Love the gun but I couldn't hit the side of a barn.  Now that I have grandpa duties and watch my 2 grandsons full time, I haven't been to the range.

Next chance I get I think I'll reset my thinking and go back to shooting one handed to see if I get any better.

Awesome model 29 .44 Magnum.

One handed and on the money more than once with a .44?

You definitely got it bro!

I'm having problems keeping my rounds on paper with my P365.  Love the gun but I couldn't hit the side of a barn.  Now that I have grandpa duties and watch my 2 grandsons full time, I haven't been to the range.

Dryfire it one handed at home.

Shooting one handed develops good fundamentals and olympic/bullseye shooters will tear a hole in the center of a target at 50 yards.  If you have good technique, you could shoot a gun accurately with just your thumb and trigger finger.  The role of the support hand is to control recoil for quicker follow up shots and mitigate trigger/grip issues with the gun hand.

You can shoot pretty good like in the army videos.  However it takes a lot more practice, you won't be as accurate, and you can't shoot multiple rounds as fast.  It would be interesting to see someone try it on a USPSA match.

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We used to design shooting matches that requires right and left hand only. It was pretty common in ipsc/uspsa/action pistol matches.

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We used to design shooting matches that requires right and left hand only. It was pretty common in ipsc/uspsa/action pistol matches.

That, but not allowed to use the sights.  Wonder if the rules allow for that.

That, but not allowed to use the sights.  Wonder if the rules allow for that.

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The founding principle of ipsc/uspa competition is to present a problem or situation to the shooter and let that person solve the problem as best as they can (within reason).

You would have to figure out a way to prevent the competitor from using sights. Ie. What problem would prevent looking at the sights?

They fell off !     

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The founding principle of ipsc/uspa competition is to present a problem or situation to the shooter and let that person solve the problem as best as they can (within reason).

You would have to figure out a way to prevent the competitor from using sights. Ie. What problem would prevent looking at the sights?

They fell off !     

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You remember I wrote about that incident?

Point and shoot I have had pretty good accuracy up to 10-15 feet. Not tight groups but good enough for center mass on a human torso size target. I think there is an innate human ability to aim at a general direction without needing to aim down the sights. Even blindfolded you can point at a noise source with reasonable accuracy.

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You remember I wrote about that incident?

I may be getting old but not senile,  yet !   

I may be getting old but not senile,  yet !   

That you know of!   

My grandpappy told me, "Son, you don't have to worry about senility.  If you go senile, you won't know it!"   

--Richard Pryor

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The founding principle of ipsc/uspa competition is to present a problem or situation to the shooter and let that person solve the problem as best as they can (within reason).

You would have to figure out a way to prevent the competitor from using sights. Ie. What problem would prevent looking at the sights?

Consider an ambush in a tight Chinatown alleyway where there’s not enough space to use a traditional stance and no time because the other guys already have their weapons out.

That’s the situation that Fairbairn developed his system for after his years of experience as a Shanghai cop.

Consider an ambush in a tight Chinatown alleyway where there’s not enough space to use a traditional stance and no time because the other guys already have their weapons out.

That’s the situation that Fairbairn developed his system for after his years of experience as a Shanghai cop.

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Ok, I remember we did some drills from about 40 years ago. The key was multiple small targets under very tight time limits.
We only did it in on a closed range because it is kind of dangerous. Never did it in a competition setting
When you mandate very tight time limits, you risk accidents.
That did happen here.

Consider an ambush in a tight Chinatown alleyway where there’s not enough space to use a traditional stance and no time because the other guys already have their weapons out.

That’s the situation that Fairbairn developed his system for after his years of experience as a Shanghai cop.

You could have just said “Consider going to Chinatown” and we’d all be in your intended state of tactical readiness…. 

That you know of!   

My grandpappy told me, "Son, you don't have to worry about senility.  If you go senile, you won't know it!"   

--Richard Pryor

Well , at least I'm not senile yet. 

Well , at least I'm not senile yet. 

Nice