Shooting Switch

[Dannix]

Unlike directional snowboarding, switch is a bit more important with handguns if you get your shooting hand or arm shot up (you know, like in the old westners ).

Question though - should shooting with your non-dominate be secondary to shooting with your primary, as I always thought, or is there ever a tactical advantage to shoot switch, say in indoor CQB situations? Would like some examples if the later. Mall security ninjas don't count.

 

[PT1911]

why wouldnt it be secondary in most cases... maybe there are cases in "clearing" in which you want to expose as little of your body as possible, but for most cases, I dont see where the advantage would come... not to mention, I am a firm believer in keeping both hands on the gun at all times for optimal control and accuracy... only shoot one handed when absolutely needed... that is not to say you shouldnt practice to shoot in any situation you can fathom using strong, weak, and both hands.

just my .02

 

[GRIZ22]

shooting with your non-dominate be secondary to shooting with your primary, as I always thought, or is there ever a tactical advantage to shoot switch, say in indoor CQB situations?

PT1911 has is right. I started teaching firearms and tactics in the 70s. Up until the early 80s there was a school of thought of switching shooting hands to maximize cover. Shooting right side barricade, left side barricade. It was finally realized that although this works okay on a range in real life it made more sense to just keep your gun in your strong hand and make as much use of what cover you had. Every agency I know of does their weak or non-dominant hand shooting at close range (7 yds or less) and has figured out it's better and generally faster to just keep your gun in your dominant hand rather than keep switching it around.

 

[middy]

Dominant hands and even guns do tend to get shot up in real life gunfights, iirc. From what I've read, your attention is focused on the muzzle of your opponent's gun, so that's where you'll naturally aim unless your training is strong enough to break that tendency.

So yeah, it's probably a good idea to practice single-handed with both hands.

 

[Dannix]

I wasn't just referring to shooting one-handed, but uninjured two-handed switch as well. Apparently as GRIZ22 posted it's a moot point though due to the unpractical nature of switching hands in a real life situation. Thanks