Hip shooting

[22-rimfire]

Definitely shoot from mid torso for you "hip shot", not from down lower (at the hip) like you see in the western movies. Those are mostly bs. The mid torso location is a more intuitive shooting position. Be careful if you practice this way.

 

[ElPasoWrangler]

I agree that hip shooting and point shooting have their place. Combat is often a one handed affair up close and dirty. Sure I would be happy to have cover and time to aim but then a good shotgun or carbine would be preferable, too.

 

[StrawHat]

I believe Frank Hamer was asked about hip shooting and was quoted as saying the only time he didn't use the sights on his revolver was when the front sight snagged on the other guys shirt.

 

[bnkrazy]

One more tool in the bag. As mentioned, laser sights help tremendously.

I try to train in ways that will help in likely scenarios. Having the time to line up sights is pretty unlikely for most SD situations, so I incorporate a lot of point shooting, shooting from retention, etc. in my training.

 

[chriske]

I'd love to be able to accurately shoot any of my handguns while holding it at hip-level.

I'm not even going to begin to try it, however, as I'm pretty sure it swiftly gets addictive and will require enormous amounts of ammo & range time to get proficient in.

 

[chuckusaret]

I added two tap hip shooting to my practice schedule just in case the BG gets within <6 ft. In practice I do very well with mostly COM hits but from a prepared position and that would not be the case in an actual event. Hopefully I never have the opportunity to use any type of SD to ward off a BG.