How often do you SHOOT your gun "GANGSTA STYLE"?


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cleetus03
July 2, 2009, 05:06 PM
I know many have partaken in this phenomenon at one point or another. While others have not & never will and absolutely despise the method with all their heart. With that said;

How many times have you shot a gun regardless of type while holding it sideways in a gangsta style kinda of way?

Answer the poll!, I just took Political Science and Research Methods at UNF, this past summer term and am really interested in the results!

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raskolnikov_22
July 2, 2009, 05:09 PM
Never a full 90 degrees, but when shooting left handed I cant the pistol slightly to line up the sights with my right eye.

Mags
July 2, 2009, 05:14 PM
When we qualify with the M4 at work we have to wear our gas mask and cant the rifle about 80-85 degrees bringing the sights in.

rcmodel
July 2, 2009, 05:14 PM
Never in 50 years.

Don't plan to start now either.

rc

N003k
July 2, 2009, 05:19 PM
Worst I've done is stand bladed with my left side toward the target left arm holding my Luger fully extended, right arm behind my back.....never held a pistol 'gangsta style'.

jimmyraythomason
July 2, 2009, 05:22 PM
I've never seen any benefit to "gansta style" shooting. Awkward and un-natural.

Schofield3
July 2, 2009, 05:22 PM
Not a once,

texas bulldog
July 2, 2009, 05:22 PM
um...never.

jcwit
July 2, 2009, 05:26 PM
Watched the National Champion this last weekend shoot in the regionals and he canted his pistol slightly. I would assume he knows what he's doing. National chanpion 9 times.

armoredman
July 2, 2009, 05:29 PM
Tried it many years ago with a Smith model 59. Backstop was a very large mountain. I know I hit the mountain, but not the target - range was about 20 yards. Never did that again. I have seen gangsta types do it at the range, target must be at three feet or less to hit, I guess. Even then I saw some miss, especially with the trick of thrusting the sidearm forward at the moment of shooting - gains another foot per second, I think...

CoRoMo
July 2, 2009, 05:31 PM
Never. Ever.

Dazen
July 2, 2009, 05:31 PM
Not once and nor do i ever plan on doing so.

seeds76
July 2, 2009, 05:35 PM
Watched the National Champion this last weekend shoot in the regionals and he canted his pistol slightly. I would assume he knows what he's doing. National chanpion 9 times.

It's a technique for opposite eye dominant shooters. Rather than squinting the dominant eye to force the other to sight, you just cant the pistol so the sights are in front of your dominant eye.

seeds76
July 2, 2009, 05:39 PM
It's fun. What can I say? Heck, if you can somehow safely shoot 1911's the way they do in the movie Wanted, I'd do that too just to see if I can curve the trajectory of a bullet. Of course I would never due to safety issues. But it would be fun. =) So what if you tried to shoot Gangsta style before? What's the big deal? Doesn't mean you are one or trying to be.

Gryffydd
July 2, 2009, 05:42 PM
You can't fully appreciate how stupid it is without doing one magazine that way.

FlyinBryan
July 2, 2009, 05:43 PM
never.

its rediculous.

i do believe that you left out a common trait of the gangster shooting style.

i think they hold it sideways as well as about a foot over their head creating a downward shooting angle and completely eliminating the ability to use the sights.

GojuBrian
July 2, 2009, 05:45 PM
No, it's completely stupid.

:D

onlymeself
July 2, 2009, 05:47 PM
Never have, never will. Something about hot brass flying back at me isn't all the appealing. I'm right handed. Now for a leftie you might be able to get the brass into a bucket or something.

cleetus03
July 2, 2009, 05:47 PM
FlyinBryan, I think that is Somalia style, where they hold their Ak-47's high over their head and pray and spray IN FULL AUTO over a wall or some type of obstacle......

CoRoMo
July 2, 2009, 05:48 PM
Tupac and Biggie were wrong?

Eightball
July 2, 2009, 05:48 PM
Sometimes when shooting with my weak hand, one handed, it seems much easier to cant the firearm between 5~15 degrees in order to shoot accurately; outside of that, no.

41022collector
July 2, 2009, 05:51 PM
Never.... although I will curve the bullet once in awhile just to still if I still got it......I do wonder how the gangs are doing in getting ammo with the shortage, if they would just learn shot placement and control, they can save all the money wasted in spraying a dog house with 137 rounds just to hit the cat.

Regards,
Mike

CoRoMo
July 2, 2009, 05:54 PM
I do wonder how the gangs are doing in getting ammo with the shortage

Maybe they read enough online/forum recommendations to get into reloading, and made the plunge.
Can't you see Snoop Dogg pouring hot lead into his Lyman bullet mold?:neener:

Blackbeard
July 2, 2009, 05:58 PM
Haven't tried it yet. Not to say I won't someday but the mood never struck me.

cleetus03
July 2, 2009, 06:00 PM
I think there should be a "Gangsta Style" class in Target Shooting! It would be the ultimate challenge for marksmanship skills.......or maybe not;)

charliehustle10
July 2, 2009, 06:24 PM
I've had to few times when someone scuffed up my timberlands and I had to get some respect, and a few other times when I was doing drive-bys and wanted to hit everyone else except for whom I was aiming at.

3pairs12
July 2, 2009, 06:26 PM
I don't want to try. It has crossed my mind a couple of times but I guess I am scared to miss the berm even.

geniusiknowit
July 2, 2009, 06:32 PM
Never occurred to me to try until I read this.

Although, I would like to try the slow-mo sideways dive as I fire two matching pistols.

PX15
July 2, 2009, 06:34 PM
FWIW:

Like, uh, you know....

NEVER :barf::barf::barf::barf::barf:

Jesse

Kind of Blued
July 2, 2009, 07:06 PM
You took Research Methods, and yet your poll options still lack mutual exclusion?!?!

Shame, shame... :D

CCWB
July 2, 2009, 07:07 PM
I did this crap a few times when I used to shoot at this range that was on the outskirts of the "hood" so to speak. I wanted to know what the fuss was about. But now, my "gansta style" occurs when I practice tactical drills and end up throwing some lead from a laydown behind an obstacle position. Realistically, you don't know what you will have to do, so I try different stances as they come to mind.

Try shooting left handed across your right arm because you messed you arm up. Or what about having to shoot above your head and on your back. If all else fails, try shooting from a crapper, incase the $h1t really hits the fan!

edmondsonpr
July 2, 2009, 07:12 PM
Now I understand how the gangsters NEVER hit their intended target--just the innocent children and women in the area around the target--the idiot jerks!!

BeltfedMG
July 2, 2009, 07:20 PM
If your doin it your not ready to be trusted with a gun, immature, and in need of a role model...bad. Its for the ignorant innercity gang bangin chumps who need to be shot. Go take the dread locks out of your pretty blond hair and grow up.

bri
July 2, 2009, 07:22 PM
You can't fully appreciate how stupid it is without doing one magazine that way.
lol, my thoughts exactly.

easyg
July 2, 2009, 07:41 PM
I tried it once....actually, it wasn't that far off center.
I never tried it again though.

MacTech
July 2, 2009, 08:08 PM
Never have, never will

cleetus03
July 2, 2009, 08:21 PM
You took Research Methods, and yet your poll options still lack mutual exclusion?!?!
Shame, shame...



Kind of Blued, cut me some slack, It was POS3713 Intro to Research Methods and I made a C in it thank you very much!

db_tanker
July 2, 2009, 08:22 PM
yes...I DID it...and I did it not GANSTA style...


I did it Unreal Tournament Style...with two 1911's. :)


of course, it was probably the worst expenditure of 16 rounds of 230 gr. ACP available to me...but by God it was neat. :D


I never really felt the need to do it again...I guess I got it out of my system.

Of course, when I shoot my 308 I still provide my little mental audible "HEAD SHOT" when I get a good bull. :cool:

theken206
July 2, 2009, 08:27 PM
ill do it every now and then for **** and giggles and to see if I can hit anything

BeltfedMG
July 2, 2009, 08:51 PM
How did you do it...but not "Gangsta style"?

B yond
July 2, 2009, 09:14 PM
Only when I want to get my face burned by hot brass.

PT1911
July 2, 2009, 09:15 PM
I would have to say once in a blue NEVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

hillbillydelux
July 2, 2009, 09:30 PM
No.


and NO

jonnyc
July 2, 2009, 09:38 PM
I chose "On Multiple Occasions".
Back when I did my pistol training, we were taught to hold the pistol sideways, round corners with the trigger guard on the wall corner, and sort of "wheel" it around the edge.
Not really "gangsta", but sideways.

LTR shooter
July 2, 2009, 09:40 PM
I have no desire to emulate anything associated with the "gansta culture" , especially an idiotic pistol shooting style glorified by Hollywood which will more than likely get you killed in a real world scenario.

cleetus03
July 2, 2009, 09:55 PM
How can you know and criticize that shooting a gun sideways automatically correlates with bad marksmanship, if you've never yourself tried it?....................hmmmm

I wonder if professional shooters have ever verified this correlation and validated it through an actual experiment model? (aka actually shooting a gun 90 degrees themselves at a target) Or are they just basing it off of theory, a hunch and refuse to even think the notion seriously enough to consider.......hmmm

Tamlin
July 2, 2009, 10:04 PM
I only shoot my revolvers Gangsta Style - in fact, when I shoot my SW 629, I pretend I'm "Dirty Gangsta Harry" :neener:

herohog
July 2, 2009, 11:13 PM
Canting <> ( != ) Gansta!
NeverNeverNeverNeverNeverNeverNeverNeverNeverNever
NeverNeverNeverNeverNeverNeverNeverNeverNeverNever
NeverNeverNeverNeverNeverNeverNeverNeverNeverNever
NeverNeverNeverNeverNeverNeverNeverNeverNeverNever
NeverNeverNeverNeverNeverNeverNeverNeverNeverNever!

Dr. Tad Hussein Winslow
July 2, 2009, 11:16 PM
just to see what the fuss was all about,

There IS NO "fuss" about it any more than there is a fuss about something equally stupid like scratching your privates with a sharp knife.

orionengnr
July 2, 2009, 11:17 PM
Well, since none of my pistols have sights mounted on the side of the pistol, I'm gonna say..
No. Not now. Not ever.

And maybe add...why would you ask?

FlyinBryan
July 3, 2009, 12:55 AM
the best possible sight picture? no

benchrest steady? not exactly

quick follow ups? lol, hopefully, then when he runs out of ammo you show how you do it,.

http://i680.photobucket.com/albums/vv162/flyinbryan_photos/shooting.jpg

FlyinBryan
July 3, 2009, 12:59 AM
There IS NO "fuss" about it any more than there is a fuss about something equally stupid like scratching your privates with a sharp knife.

lol!!!!

thread winner.

2RCO
July 3, 2009, 01:01 AM
Okay I've tried it.... honestly I was more accurate than I would have thought. I wouldn't recommend it for any SD situations.

rondog
July 3, 2009, 01:47 AM
OK, I gotta dust these photos off and drag 'em back out again.....

http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b150/rinselman/guns/i6fl39.jpg

http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b150/rinselman/guns/new_gangsta_trend_0902orgB.jpg

http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b150/rinselman/guns/sideways_gun_sight.jpg

heavyshooter
July 3, 2009, 05:31 AM
WOW!!! You must be overwhelmed with boredom! :confused:

jonfish
July 3, 2009, 09:52 AM
All the time keeps my gun from jaming

M&PVolk
July 3, 2009, 10:31 AM
Had an instructor tell me that he was called to the scene of a gangsta style drive by. Turns out, the guy who was doing the shooting was sitting in the window opening and shooting across the roof at his target. Apparently, the sideways gun handling and motion of the vehicle actually helped him shoot through the roof of the vehicle, seriously injuring his dawg's in the car. Thankfully, no rounds ever left the vehicle.

LeonCarr
July 3, 2009, 10:54 AM
Once upon a time I saw a guy shooting the first stage of a USPSA match gangsta style. He said after the stage that he had never fired a handgun before in his life. He came in dead last on the first stage, hitting no targets at all. Basically all he did was turn money into noise :). One of our Master Class shooters, who is also a Texas CHL Instructor and retired DPS Highway Patrol Sergeant, took him to the safe area and showed him a few tips. On the second stage he came in 5th out of 25 shooters.

In other words, the gangsta technique is about worthless.

Just my .02,
LeonCarr

WoofersInc
July 3, 2009, 12:45 PM
Never have. See no reason to.

m2steven
July 3, 2009, 12:49 PM
Never.

seeds76
July 3, 2009, 12:53 PM
Tupac and Biggie were wrong?

What the hell does this have to do with it?

Just One Shot
July 3, 2009, 01:05 PM
Never,
:scrutiny:








I like hitting what I'm shooting at!
:neener:

10-Ring
July 3, 2009, 01:09 PM
An instructor taught me to slightly cant my handgun when shooting one handed. It brings the sights in view easier w/o adjusting my arm or my head or eyes. Also, follow up shots are a little easier because for some reason the firearm falls back in light quicker. I have tried the gangsta grip but it didn't add any benefit other than feeling silly

6x6pinz
July 3, 2009, 07:07 PM
Never have, never will

kmrcstintn
July 3, 2009, 07:28 PM
I tried this once with a 9mm semiautomatic, but found that my accuracy and point of impact were not close to when I used traditional sighting technique; when I practice weak hand shooting (left hand) with my 642's I have to cant the gun @ 45 degrees to properly line up the gun with my dominant eye (right eye) and it isn't as comfortable since my hand is slightly twisted and torqued...I have to alter my point of aim to compensate for the point of impact

crebralfix
July 3, 2009, 07:33 PM
I did it once with a SIG P220. It hurt the inside tendon in my wrist.

I think I hit the ground, but I'm not certain. The target was safe and never in danger of perforation.

psp7304
July 4, 2009, 10:15 AM
Only when I'm qualifying with a ballistic shield. Even then it is only canted enough so I can line up the sights through the window of the shield.

AcceptableUserName
July 4, 2009, 11:04 AM
Denzel made me want to. Nobody else. :D Now I want dual 4506's. But I'll shoot them properly :) Training Day did have some ridiculous aiming in parts, didn't it? check out Jake Hoyt's (ethan Hawke) improper use of the Mossberg 500 pgo for reference.

ADKWOODSMAN
July 4, 2009, 11:08 AM
We shoot a few weird angles in IPSC but not gangsta!

Big_John1961
July 4, 2009, 12:40 PM
Never have, never will.

Mike J
July 4, 2009, 01:05 PM
I have never seen the point in shooting "gangsta style". I have found the McMillen cant (tilting the gun between 15 & 45 degrees) helpful when shooting one handed.

geologist
July 4, 2009, 01:21 PM
I only cant my pistol to the left if I have a wall on my right to clear my ejection port. I find I can't shoot very accurately this way.

capttom
July 4, 2009, 06:09 PM
I'm too embarrassed to go gangsta. If I ever get the range totally to myself, however, I may give it a try just to be able to schmooze my students in the disciplinary school where I work. Give 'em something with which to relate, tell 'em firsthand what does and doesn't work. I'm assuming of course that this doesn't get interpreted as "aiding and abetting" felons or at least "contributing" to delinquency. <joking, of course>

putteral
July 4, 2009, 06:13 PM
Never!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

DawgsFan_07
July 4, 2009, 06:21 PM
Have you ever fired 2 guns while jumping through the air and yelling 'YAAAAAAAA!'
No
Have you ever fired 2 guns while jumping through the air?
No
Have you ever fired 1 gun while jumping through the air?
No?
Have you ever....

From 'Hot Fuzz'

w_houle
July 4, 2009, 07:04 PM
The pistols that eject straight up are guns I find doing a "Gangsta", otherwise no.

shooter1
July 4, 2009, 08:15 PM
Tried it once just to see if I could hit anything beyond contact range. Total waste of ammo.
str1

nulfisin
July 4, 2009, 09:24 PM
You'll not only miss, but look stupid doing it.;)

Mags
July 4, 2009, 09:41 PM
Just curious if when everyone has tried this was an attempt made to obatin a sight picture?

cavman
July 4, 2009, 10:02 PM
How can you have a .45 without trying various ways of shooting it?!

It is just a thing!

I found myself with a cant one day and started playing around with various ways of handling it.

If you don't try what you have you are not having fun

I never thought of it as 'gangster', just different having a good day at the range

trigga
July 4, 2009, 10:15 PM
oh wait... don't know if this was mentioned but now you can with these... lol.
http://www.smh.com.au/ffximage/2006/08/22/sideways_gun_sight.jpg

colorado_handgunner
July 5, 2009, 01:02 AM
Good way to throw hot brass at your forehead!
No, not experience talking, just physics.

JoeSlomo
July 5, 2009, 09:09 AM
Never have.

Never will.

wvshooter
July 5, 2009, 01:07 PM
If I don't wear my pants around my knees why would I shoot a gun like an idiot.

Smith
July 5, 2009, 01:29 PM
http://msp157.photobucket.com/albums/t66/JPWheless/gangsta_demotivator.png
I lol'd.

Now that I think of it, I've never actually tried the "gansta style", but I may try it once just to see if I can even hit the target a few feet out.


ETA: Ya, I guess some of those weren't entirely related. I got a bit carried away because I thought they were rather funny.

cleetus03
July 5, 2009, 05:56 PM
^What does this have to do with the thread and how does it contribute to it?

esq_stu
July 5, 2009, 05:59 PM
Sometimes I try weak-hand shooting that way because I am right eye dominant.

cleetus03
July 5, 2009, 06:11 PM
Real life examples of professional operators who cant their gun sideways as they shoot.


1. Occasionally police officers using armored shields will hold their pistols like this so they can see their sights through the window in the shield. That's about the only time you will see someone competent doing this it real life.


2. Members of the United States military are trained to hold their rifles sideways when wearing gas masks, as the design of the mask is too bulky for standard sighting.


3. The famous Mauser C96 'Broomhandle' was only used as a primary service firearm by one nation: the Republic of China. Except they modified it with automatic fire and a much larger cartridge when they were invaded by Japan. This weapon could ONLY be used firing sideways (in Gangsta Style), or else the huge recoil would spray the gun straight up (rather than sideways, which is actually highly effective as it can sweep a room out)

http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/GangstaStyle

Fishman777
July 5, 2009, 09:21 PM
Real "Ganstas", and all other criminals, are not people that I'd ever care to emmulate. Besides, it's a piss poor shooting "style".

CombatArmsUSAF
July 5, 2009, 09:52 PM
As others have said, You just can't appreciate how stupid it is until you see for yourself.

boatme99
July 6, 2009, 02:27 AM
Why would I?

EdLaver
July 6, 2009, 12:44 PM
:D:D:D:D:D

I am still laughing at the Birdman side-ways glock sights for gangstas. That was hilarious!!!!

iblong
July 6, 2009, 04:24 PM
Never.
Some times a very slight cant when shooting one handed.

ezypikns
July 6, 2009, 05:14 PM
with my firearms, they are not toys.

And I am not a dumb a$$...............usually.

Samuraigg
July 6, 2009, 05:30 PM
I have never personally shot my .45 that way.

Though once at the range, I let a friend of mine shoot off a magazine while I shot a rifle. He was standing to the right of me on the shooting line. I started noticing that .45 brass was flying in front of me, which I thought was odd since we were the only two at the range and my .45 kicks brass out to the right and back. I look to my right and see he is shooting my gun gangsta style. I actually felt as if my gun had been violated somehow...

nitetrane98
July 6, 2009, 05:33 PM
Including the next time I do it, once.

Cowboybootnut
July 6, 2009, 05:36 PM
Never have never will.

slzy
July 6, 2009, 10:33 PM
only time i have ever remotely thought about it,is shooting under a vehicle.

jeremy1391
July 6, 2009, 10:59 PM
i did it, with slight canting u can effectively hit stuff, now if u do the "O.G." and hold a full 90 defree one hand and push the gun forward while firing u will constantly hit the ground about 8-10 feet in front of you :0

KICK4426
July 6, 2009, 11:07 PM
WVSHOOTER-If I don't wear my pants around my knees why would I shoot a gun like an idiot.

Well Said.

Jubjub
July 6, 2009, 11:51 PM
About as often as I shoot with my eyes closed.

ByAnyMeans
July 6, 2009, 11:56 PM
I tilt the handgun slightly to the side when shooting one handed. No way I would ever shoot real gangsta style unless of course I get those homeboy night sights.

ChCx2744
July 7, 2009, 12:31 AM
I also found myself tilting it sideways a couple of times when I was wasting ammo back in the day

REAPER4206969
July 7, 2009, 05:23 AM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2pJ9doDW-Bo

spook22
July 7, 2009, 09:42 AM
Well this pic is right for this thread! LOL

adweisbe
July 7, 2009, 10:16 AM
I took a class with Matt Burkett and he had us experiment with shooting the gun weak hand, strong hand, and free style from every angle including upside down in order to get a feel for how the gun handled. In competition it is frequently necessary to shoot at odd at odd angles while working around barricades and such. Never the full 90 degrees though (outside of Matt's class).

The Wiry Irishman
July 7, 2009, 11:49 AM
I had our club's 617 briefly sighted in for gangsta style, just for chuckles. I had no problem consistently hitting 3" square spinners and 25 yards with it.

jackstinson
July 7, 2009, 12:57 PM
As often as I shoot balancing on my head while stoned out of my brain....which is never.

Upstate Gun Man
July 8, 2009, 08:40 AM
I never have. It may look "cool" in the movies however, they are not really shooting, are they?

m_kirk2001
July 8, 2009, 09:00 AM
I have never discharged a firearm in the irresponsible fashion that gang members and rappers portray in their videos, however, testing the action of some automatic pistols trying to induce malfunctions, and in some SD techniques there are valid reasons to have a firearm positioned in such a manner when firing...

Carl N. Brown
July 8, 2009, 03:46 PM
Front and rear sight are usually aligned to the bore to compensate for the effect of gravity on the bullet. Holding sideways makes no sense, but then they are not aiming, are they? Just letting recoil carry the line of fire across the crowd on the corner. yuck

Trill Gear Head
July 9, 2009, 11:58 PM
I've done it once just to see what it would do to the bullet trajectory. The bullet ended up going about 1ft the the left of what i was aiming at. I haven't don eit since though.

ssgrock3
July 10, 2009, 09:48 PM
a cant and sideways like a idiot is two different things. After years in the military infantry, I am not sure my brain would allow my hand to even hold a handgun that way. lol

stevemis
July 10, 2009, 10:49 PM
however, testing the action of some automatic pistols trying to induce malfunctions


Ding! I expected to see this earlier than reply #100. Any gun I'm going to carry or not make a safe queen will get rung-out several times on the range after the first few hundred rounds. What's involved? I need to be convinced the hardware works reliably. It needs to function properly for rapid fire, double taps and yes, even rapid fire with rotation from "left gangsta to right gangsta" (with a big berm). One never knows what situation or angle you'll need if the time comes.

Laying on your side, on the ground, on one side of a car or bed and shooting at an attacker's feet or shins on the other side would probably involve "gangsta".

mokin
July 10, 2009, 11:24 PM
I voted never but I have tilted it while shooting from behind cover while lying on my side.

DBR
July 10, 2009, 11:41 PM
*****

DBR
July 10, 2009, 11:43 PM
Shooting weak hand hold (left hand) while sighting with dominant eye (right eye) tilt to 45* clockwise.

Shooting around cover (right or left side) to minimize head/hand exposure and keep slide away from cover object contact.

wep45
October 13, 2009, 01:46 PM
if u must b a gangsta................do your thang:p

MrIzhevsk
October 13, 2009, 04:27 PM
I've done it once or twice just for a laugh, I'd never consider it an effective means of shooting. What about shooting from the hip? Me and my dad had a little friendly competition with our 1911 where we would plant the gun at our hip basically and try to hit the target at about 8 yards? That count?

chevyforlife21
October 13, 2009, 04:28 PM
hahaha funny thread

Man With A Gun
October 13, 2009, 04:50 PM
You mean hold the pistol UP RIGHT?

If God had intended you to shoot it up right then why is it packed flat in the box?

Open box, pick up gun, shoot. That's the way it came. :evil:

stchman
October 13, 2009, 04:53 PM
I think the people that said 0 and never will are the ones that do it the most. They are closet gangstas.

Friendly, Don't Fire!
October 13, 2009, 05:00 PM
I can picture me, trying to be Mr. Cool, shooting my M4 sideways, only to have a burning-hot shell casing or two go down my shirt collar against my neck! :fire:

Friendly, Don't Fire!
October 13, 2009, 05:01 PM
I think the people that said 0 and never will are the ones that do it the most. They are closet gangstas.
Right, they won't admit it!:o

However, it might be a good thing to know. Let's say you are pinned behind a car - lying on the ground - and you can see the BG's feet, and you have a laser on your pistol, if you knew that it would fire in all different directions without jamming, you could confidently send a few bullets into the BG's ankles!

That would bring him down for sure!

walker944
October 13, 2009, 05:02 PM
Last time I busted some caps out my gat, I was shootin my 9. It only shoots gansta style. :D

NMGonzo
October 13, 2009, 05:13 PM
I have almost 5 degree rotation on my aim.

It is just like that, barely noticeable.

sassipantz
October 13, 2009, 05:16 PM
This made me laugh so hard! Yes I have done this, only I call it "doing the Tony Montana". Not the sort of behavior I practice at the local shooting range. But I must admit that in the privacy of my own property, when knowone else can see me, that I cannot resist the urge of "doing the gangsta" or the "Tony Montana". Naturally, most of my shots don't even hit the target. Sure is a good "stress reliever" though.

f4t9r
October 13, 2009, 05:18 PM
that would be NONE

twofourthree73
October 13, 2009, 07:24 PM
Never tried gangsta, but I have shot dual glocks akimbo style. It was fun but pointless.

jkelly
October 13, 2009, 09:42 PM
I’ve shot a BUG match where it was advantageous to shoot reach around a corner “gangster like” and double tap a target, before moving off in the opposite direction. It got some laughs but was fast and down zero.

Respectfully,
jkelly

gc70
October 13, 2009, 11:30 PM
My son carried a friend to the range and the newbie tried one shot gangsta' style. The recoil rotated the newbie's writst and the slide slapped the side of his forearm - end of gansta' style shooting.

Hawthorne2k
October 13, 2009, 11:36 PM
I usually shoot my pistol one-handed (strong or weak hand) canted slightly, but that's about it.

Ammo is too expensive these days to waste on tomfoolery like gangsta-style shooting. :)

Lyonheart
October 13, 2009, 11:54 PM
While Gangsta Style shooting does not appeal to me, I really had to see how a Professional Cop would teach Gangsta Shooting at a school to a full classroom.

This is not something I would encourage, but it is well worth a look! You know about "How To" videos; this is not one of those.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=am-Qdx6vky0&feature=PlayList&p=657969D6B0DE2349&index=27&playnext=3&playnext_from=PL

Cop Shoots himself in the leg, on YouTube

jcwit
October 14, 2009, 02:00 AM
No. I like to hit what I'm shooting at, or at least as close as my shaking hand will allow.

Hitting a man sized tartet every time at 70 yards is good enough for me, sideways just doesn't cut it.

1SOW
October 14, 2009, 02:16 AM
Taught by a highly qualified instructor:

Indoors, turning a corner, pistol held close to the face and turned sideways, lead the turn with the gun, sight down the 'side' of the slide.

Keeps the gun safe, provides minimum target to the bad guy, surprisingly accurate.

Poll should add: Periodic practice and when the situation requires

Weak hand only shooting, I still hold it upright.

scythefwd
October 14, 2009, 04:14 AM
2. Members of the United States military are trained to hold their rifles sideways when wearing gas masks, as the design of the mask is too bulky for standard sighting.

NO - We are trained to cant the weapon enough to see the sights through the eye of the mask. We are not trained to hold the gun at a 90 degree angle, but closer to 45 degrees. If you have your canister on the left side of your mask (for a right handed shooter) you don't even need to go a full 45 to get a good sight picture. If you leave it on the right side of the mask, then you do have to go to about 75 degrees to get a sight picture.

GojuBrian
October 14, 2009, 05:09 AM
Howcome I never see a revolver shot 'gangsta style' ? :rolleyes:

SixteenWays
October 14, 2009, 06:55 AM
I always end a trip to the range with a loud "break yo self foo!" full 90 degrees while leaning back with my last bullet if no one was around





sure most of the time it never hits my target
but it is extremely satisfying and a major stress reliever

but once it actually landed about half inch next to the bullseye, i had a great laugh about it and it totally made my day.

foghornl
October 14, 2009, 09:08 AM
Tried it ONCE "just for grins" to see what it was about.

My GI-45 responded by throwing the empty directly in my face, between eyes & glasses.

Quoth the Raven "Nevermore!" {With apology to E. A. Poe for stealing his bird's line}

X-Rap
October 14, 2009, 10:40 AM
I have a second set of sights mounted on my slides :rolleyes::banghead:

FIVETWOSEVEN
October 14, 2009, 07:20 PM
similar to these?
http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b183/c_zielsdorf/Humor/homeboysights.jpg
i did it once with a sig mosquito, it was kinda fun but i'll need to try it again for a definate answer.

Gryffydd
October 14, 2009, 07:22 PM
FIVETWOSEVEN, see posts 52 and 103...

The Lone Haranguer
October 14, 2009, 09:17 PM
I tried it once to see what would happen. I still hit the target, but it was more difficult, requiring more concentration, and the hits were unsurprisingly horizontally strung. I can't say I would never use it again, though. But I am not going to waste a lot of ammo practicing it.

Coronach
October 15, 2009, 12:56 AM
I also tried it just to see how well it worked. As I expected, it didn't. I see no reason to ever do it again, except maybe to demonstrate stupidity to a third party.

Mike

Thekid90
October 15, 2009, 01:02 AM
I voted never, because I think it seems absolutely stupid and can't see myself hitting anything like that

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