Benefits of shooting with your off hand.

[Landrover]

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[Southpaw]

I don't have an off hand. Sounds like a luxury personally.

 

[Gummi Bear]

I thought everyone did this?¿?¿

I was taught to shoot a handgun with both hands and my daughter does too.

Certainly not as fast, but just as accurate.

It always seemed like a good idea to me.



I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately...

Henry David Thoreau

 

[Younggun]

who'da thunk it.

 

[RoadRunner]

I have practiced shooting a handgun with my right hand, left hand and both hands for many years now. You never know when you may be forced to use your 'off hand'. Hopefully that will never happen but if it does at least I will have some practice.

 

[Kar98]

I make it, and by extension make my wife, a point to practice one handed, right and left, shooting with our various pistols, just because. We're at least as good off-handed, open sighted, than the high speed, low drag tactitards banging away with their lasers and scopes.

 

[Younggun]

I make it, and by extension make my wife, a point to practice one handed, right and left, shooting with our various pistols, just because. We're at least as good off-handed, open sighted, than the high speed, low drag tactitards banging away with their lasers and scopes.

I bet those other guys post all about their tactical proficiency on the interwebs too.

Probably on message boards in at least 3 different states.

 

[Moonpie]

I can't find my ass with both hands.
What am I supposed to do?

 

[benenglish]

 

[orbitup]

I can't find my ass with both hands.
What am I supposed to do?

Start a thread about it.

 

[ZX9RCAM]

I can't find my ass with both hands.
What am I supposed to do?

I never look for mine with more than one hand...

 

[Kar98]

I bet those other guys post all about their tactical proficiency on the interwebs too.

Probably on message boards in at least 3 different states.

That's the other thing. All that building clearing and tacticool wannabe SWAT stuff will get you killed as a civilian or thrown into jail if it doesn't.

A cop can call for backup and his union lawyer and he can act proactively. If I'm acting proactively, I'm the aggressor. So I'm obviously taking a different approach to training and practice.

 

[RoadRunner]

I make it, and by extension make my wife, a point to practice one handed, right and left, shooting with our various pistols, just because. We're at least as good off-handed, open sighted, than the high speed, low drag tactitards banging away with their lasers and scopes.

Wow! Do you and your wife compete in any competitions? If not, why not?

 

[Kar98]

Wow! Do you and your wife compete in any competitions? If not why not?

Because we're old and lazy.

 

[Moonpie]

That's the other thing. All that building clearing and tacticool wannabe SWAT stuff will get you killed as a civilian or thrown into jail if it doesn't.

A cop can call for backup and his union lawyer and he can act proactively. If I'm acting proactively, I'm the aggressor. So I'm obviously taking a different approach to training and practice.

Excellent post.

 

[Landrover]

Well you know, what if. That's what get you killed. So u r walking around your house and take a round in your good arm or hand. Maybe u r on a train and u have to pick up a kid or something and it's faster to use your primary hand. Right.....at some point in a defensive position you will need to use your off hand. Practice for it. It would really suck if you are going to die because your off hand can't shoot.... Just saying.

 

[ZX9RCAM]

I doubt I'll ever be on a train, holding a child, while being involved in a gunfight...

 

[Younggun]

I thought the kid was to use for cover.

 

[Moonpie]

I doubt I'll ever be on a train, holding a child, while being involved in a gunfight...

Oh Pffft.
I did that last week. Twice.

 

[ZX9RCAM]

Oh Pffft.
I did that last week. Twice.

I'm scared of trains....