It should be comforting to those of us with mediocre skill when those shooters who are more skillful agree on techniques. I was re-reading W. W. Greener's classic book, "The Gun and It's Development" (mine is the 9th Edition by Bonanza Books, New York), and found a lengthy quote by Mr. Walter Winans in the chapter titled 'Modern Pistol' (page 538). Several of the previous posts appear to agree with Mr. Winans, who was a champion at the Bisley (England) matches in 1896. Mr. Winans won 10 of the 12 revolver matches and tied for first in the 11th, so I think his opinion is worthy of consideration. Extracts follow:
"In my opinion, revolver shooting is essentially a matter of firing rapidly at short ranges. Deliberate shooting at stationary targets, especially at long ranges, is all wrong. ...When a revolver is used practically, either in war or self-defence (sic), the shooting is done generally at a few yards distance and at a rapidly moving object. Further, it often happens that a succession of shots has to be fired in a few seconds. ...a man who can hit a target, say, eight inches square at five yards range in snap shooting is a good practical shot."
The entire quote is much longer, but I hope I have done it justice.
It's also fun to note that we tend to re-invent knowledge. Mr. Winans said these things 127 years ago. I wish we could watch him shoot today.