Tactical Pistol Shooting: Your Guide to Tactics That Work by Erik D. Lawrence

Author:Erik D. Lawrence [Lawrence, Erik D.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: ebook, book
ISBN: 9780896891753
Amazon: 1440204365
Publisher: Gun Digest Books
Published: 2005-07-25T04:00:00+00:00

Figure 6-13A

Figure 6-13B

Again, it is very important to tighten the wrist to unify your firing arm. Your pistol is slightly canted (45 degrees at most) to the right or as normally held—as straight up as normal. The 45-degree cant allows you to steady the pistol with the stronger muscles of your forearm and locks out your wrist to prevent it from bucking with recoil. You should practice this position to determine your sight picture. Some may have to aim slightly low and to the left to hit their center of mass. While practicing or firing with a wounded strong arm, draw it up to your chest to steady your body’s movement.

NOTE: You will be moving in a modified position three, and when you need to shoot you will press to position four as if standing still. The exception to this is shooting at very close range using weapon-retention techniques. Trigger finger is off the trigger until you have intent to shoot.

Moving Forward

At times you should close in on a threat and not waste time stopping to take the shot. The key to moving and shooting is to move only as fast as you can effectively engage. This is explained as a “careful hurry.”

When moving forward, use a heel plant and roll the foot to the toes and take the next step. Lower the body with some bend in the knees to act as shock absorbers. Refer to Figures 6-14A through 6-14C. You may also have to shorten your steps. You are trying to move from the waist down and not have your head bobbing as your weapon will also be bobbing.

This is a learned skill to build confidence to move quickly and still attain your desired accuracy. Continue to practice magazine changes and malfunction drills while moving. Practicing when you actually break the shot (feet on ground or one in the air) must be decided upon by the shooter. You should not have to stop to fire effectively less than 25 meters on a full silhouette-sized target.

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