Just following on this; getting down, lying down, it seems a prone position where you are not exactly fully horizontal, but supported by maybe a shoulder (support side shoulder?) and your strong side knee is propping you up somewhat, might be the ideal position to hold a handgun with both arms, pointing up? Or should we sit down on our butt? (Assuming crouching down is not as stable). Basically, sitting or prone rifle positions, for handgun.
You do what you have to do to lower yourself.
It's not the exact way you lower yourself it's the fact you do so the angle of the shot makes it safer.
Squat down, or just bend your knees. Just lower yourself some. Just how much will depend on the angle need to make the shot.
DefiantDad,
There may be people jostling you (trying to get away from the nutjob), you might have your loved one in the other arm, pushing people out of way, etc...
I suggest if one is thinking of stopping a 'batman' style attack then don't spend much time worrying about the particular weapon to use.
Whatever you carry, be it a 2 inch snub, Glock, H&K, Ruger, S&W M&P, etc... spend time practicing and practicing and practicing with what you got!
For you see it's not the weapon but what needs to be done with whatever weapon you have that matters.
Yes the snubs are harder and the 1911 SAs easier but when the gong sounds you fight with what you have.
So practice till with whatever you have you can hit a moving head and say 5 yards, one handed EVERY TIME. Even with someone jostling you.
For that is what you are going to need to be able to do. Yes head shot. I call it COS (center of skull) shot.
Hard to do? Yes. But for a possibly armored target with many bystanders there is no other solution.
Deaf
