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The technique has ''sometimes'' been used with specific guns for practical reasons. For example, it saw much popularity in 1920s China in conjunction with the Mauser C96, where the technique negated the pistol's awkward upwards ejection, and allowed automatic variants to more effectively sweep rooms. Wheellock pistols were routinely held this way to reduce the chance of a misfire. It is the safest method of firing the AK-47 ''when lying prone'' - due to its awkwardly large magazine, holding the weapon vertically elevates the angle of the barrel upward by a good 20 degrees, which means you have to lift your head well off the ground to look down the sights, presenting a large target for any hostiles.
Combine this one with [[Guns Akimbo]], and you have something spectacular, but God help us all if it ''[[What Do You Mean
This trope, along with various other Hollywood gun styles such as [[Guns Akimbo]], [[Tropes Examined By the Mythbusters|was examined by the]] [[Myth Busters]]. They proved that both tropes are just as inefficient as you think.
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== Anime & Manga ==
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* The Strike Noir Gundam from ''Gundam SEED C.E. 73 Stargazer'' fires its laser pistols in this manner. Being a [[Humongous Mecha]] with computerized targeting systems, it's quite accurate, but there are still no ''advantages'' to shooting [[Gangsta Style]]...other than the [[Rule of Cool]], of course.
** In the video game ''Alliance Vs. ZAFT II'', the [[Gangsta Style]] rapid shooting is just one of many factors that makes the Noir a [[Game Breaker]] banned from [[Tournament Play]] in Japan.
** Gundam Nadleeh from ''[[Gundam 00]]'' can wield [[Meta Mecha|Virtue]]'s [[Shoulder Cannon|Shoulder Cannons]] like this. The only time it does that though is the one where it [[Crowning Moment of Awesome|dual-wields said cannons and fires a single offhand shot from each]], [[One
*** The season 2 finale has Lockon's Cherudim engaging Revive's Gadessa which destroys his submachinegun, blowing off the Cherudim's index and middle fingers. When Lockon finally corners his opponent, he pulls out his remaining submachinegun and fires it [[Gangsta Style]] but upside-down, pulling the trigger with his ring finger.
* Death the Kidd from ''[[Soul Eater (Manga)|Soul Eater]]'' takes this trope to its logical extreme, holding [[Guns Akimbo]] ''upside down'', firing the weapons with ''his pinkies'' instead of the more conventional index fingers. He can be excused because he's a god with OCD. Also, he sometimes uses them as [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tonfa tonfas], and holding it like that would give him more power (torque) in that sense. Also, damn if it doesn't [[Rule of Cool|look cool]].
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== Miscellaneous ==
* [http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r102/sailorptah/heartbreaks2.png This] bit of [[Stephen Colbert]] fanart (from [http://www.erinptah.com/zen/heartbreak.html this story]). Given Stephen's obsession with doing what feels good rather than what makes sense, it's not surprising that when he snaps and decides to shoot up the set, he's going to do it Gangsta Style.
* On a weaponry-themed [[Image Board]], some anonymous posters had possibly [[Truth in Television]] pictures of gangsters in an African town shooting in all sorts of "gangsta" styles; it was mentioned that they followed a [[A
* [http://www.keepandbeararms.com/information/XcIBViewItem.asp?ID=340 Birdman HoMeBoy Night Sights]. "...have your Glock modernized with side-shooting capability!"
* When [[LEGO]] first released their ''[[Star Wars]]'' line of toys, the battle droids had arms with only sideways hands, which caused them all to be holding their guns in gangsta style. It wasn't until the release of ''[[Revenge of the Sith]]'' that LEGO finally corrected this, but seeing a literal army of "gangsta" battle droids was pretty amusing.
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