Firing One-Handed: Difference between revisions

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* Many handgun shooting events require the shooter to use only one hand.

* A common misconception is that the only "proper" method of firing a handgun is using two hands. However, professional use of one-handed firing is not unheard of, more so in the past than now. In fact, it used to be how many militaries trained their men to shoot since it developed from the shooting styles used for the earliest military pistols, which were designed to be fired one-handed.

** A professional is also trained to hold a handgun in one hand when his other hand is holding something else, such as a flashlight. One of the more famous holds on mainstream media is the [http://www.iwillnotbeavictim.com/flashlight_hold-page.html Harries Hold].

** A professional is also trained to hold a handgun in one hand when his other hand is holding something else, such as a flashlight. One of the more famous holds on mainstream media is the [https://web.archive.org/web/20131005154458/http://www.iwillnotbeavictim.com/flashlight_hold-page.html Harries Hold].

* Almost all single-actions revolvers are made to be fired with one hand and become very awkward when using the modern two handed setup. It also doesn't help that if that second hand isn't placed properly, you can [[Fingore|lose fingers.]]

* If someone was badly injured, silly or desperate, some muskets could be fired one handed, mainly because the accuracy of a musket was so poor anyway.