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2. Modern technique - Wikipedia

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   The modern technique (abbreviation of modern technique of the pistol) is a method for using a handgun for self-defense, originated by firearms expert Jeff Cooper. [1] The modern technique uses a two-handed grip on the pistol and brings the weapon to eye level so that the sights may be used to aim at the target.

3. The Officer's Guide to Police Pistolcraft - Wikipedia

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   Specific topics covered include safety, pistol handling and manipulation, basic skills and alternative shooting positions, pistol retention, mental preparation, low light, plainclothes considerations and left-hand shooter considerations. There is a section about the issues that female officers face in both uniformed and plain clothes assignments.

4. Glove - Wikipedia

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   Pistol glove – used in competition pistol shooting to improve performance and cushion the shooting hand. Target rifle glove – open-fingered heavily padded one-hand (non-shooting) glove with non-skid surfaces, used to support the rifle in prone shooting position. Also may be used in kneeling, sitting and standing positions.

5. Point shooting - Wikipedia

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   Side view of handgun point shooting position. Point shooting (also known as target-[1] or threat-focused shooting, [2] intuitive shooting, instinctive shooting, subconscious tactical shooting, or hipfiring) is a practical shooting method where the shooter points a ranged weapon (typically a repeating firearm) at a target without relying on the use of sights to aim.

6. Weaver stance - Wikipedia

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   The Weaver stance was developed in 1959 by pistol shooter and deputy sheriff Jack Weaver, a range officer at the L.A. County Sheriff's Mira Loma pistol range.At the time, Weaver was competing in Jeff Cooper's "Leatherslap" matches: quick draw, man-on-man competition in which two shooters vied to pop twelve 18" wide balloons set up 21 feet away, whichever shooter burst all the balloons first ...

7. Isosceles Stance - Wikipedia

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   The Isosceles Stance is a two-handed technique in which the dominant hand's fingers grip the pistol directly (the Isosceles Grip is not recommended for high-power revolvers) while the support hand's fingers wrap around and grip the dominant hand's fingers. Conversely, it's the support hand's thumb that contacts the pistol, while the dominant ...