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gigag04 wrote:

gwtrikenut wrote:

gigag04 wrote:

gwtrikenut wrote:I know or have heard the stance one should take when shooting is feet apart, side by side, and lean a bit forward. But to me, I feel a little better and more balanced with one foot slightly behind the other. In my instance, being right handed, my right foot behind the left. To me I feel better and in control more. Standing a bit off square and a smaller target. Or more narrow if you will.

All the training I have been through advocates what you describe, commonly referred to as a fighter's stance. Narrow isn't always better though if you're wearing a vest or plate carrier. A bullet getting sucked into the armpit is very deadly since it's a straight path to the heart/important stuff.

I agree about the bullet getting sucked into the arm pit area. But if one were unlucky enough to actually get into a shoot out with the bg, do these guys really do much practice? I doubt it. So with the practice I do, I figure I am puting myself into a much better situation and have the upper hand, so to speak. I am not going to get into a shoot out with an arms instructor or a police officer. And the way the "gangsta" holds his gun, he is most likely going to shoot to my left or right side by a mile and even more the more quick shots he takes.
So the best "stance" is to keep from getting into that situation in the first place.

What about the former tier 1 operator that is having a PTSD episode, or the well equipped bank robbers hitting the LA bank? You will most likely not have the upper hand in a gun fight because you will be on the reaction side of the event, and action is always faster than reaction. Whether an adversary is trained or not, a stray round can hit wherever it pleases.