A QUESTION ABOUT USING P&S WITH REVOLVERS
AND WHEN MOVING

Below is a recent inquiry and my response. It's presented here as others may have the same questions.

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Dear PS,

I am a beginning shooter, and have been reading my way through your site, and what you say about real-world gun usage makes tremendous sense. I will be getting a weapon for home defense and concealed carry, and as I work as a chauffeur, will probably be wearing it for cross-draw to make it more accessible when behind the wheel.

I have been leaning toward revolvers, as I prefer the reliability and lack of a safety in emergency situations, and I want to know if you have written about them and the middle-finger pull grip? Also, do you have any specific makes or models of revolvers that are better suited for point-and-shoot?

Last, what schools or training programs do you recommend for move and shoot? I hope never to get into a gun battle, but if I do, I want to win. Thanks.

Sincerely,

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Hi ____,

Thanks for your note.

Walter J. Dorfner the late lead firearms instructor for the Vermont State Patrol, listed a large number of firearms that he found were compatible with P&S. The listing is in his paper on the method of shooting that I call AIMED Point Shooting or P&S.

Here's the link to a digest of his paper which has the listing: http://www.pointshooting.com/1apands.htm The listing includes the Colt Detective Special. Per Wikipedia, it is very similar in configuration to a Colt Cobra which used by Jack Ruby to shoot Oswald using P&S.

I have not tried P&S myself with revolvers, so I can't say which would revolver would be a good match for it.

I also have not tried it with some of the new mini automatics, but think they are very good candidates for use with P&S. Here's a link to my recent article on that: httpL//www.pointshooting.com/1a3guns.htm

As to moving and shooting, I would suggest that you get an airsoft pistol if they are legal where you are, and first try moving and shooting in a garage or other suitable place.

As to schools that teach move and shoot, I understand that Suarez International teaches classes that include that. None teach P&S as far as I know.

What they teach is some form of point shooting, but I have not read exactly what it is, or exactly how it is done. I suspect it is "learned-by-doing" point shooting. You will find that after 1000 or 2000 rounds fired (my experience is with airsoft), you will be able to hit a target by just pointing and shooting. But, shooting at and hitting a pop can for example, at 10 - 15 feet is a different matter. With P&S, hitting pop cans at that distance is not difficult.

The question is, will that "learned-by-doing" Point Shooting go out the window when really needed, as does Sight Shooting and FSP.

And that in turn, brings up the question of whether or not P&S also will go out the window when the chips are down.

Jack Ruby used it to shoot Oswald, so we can say that it does work at close quarters. And the US Army says that a soldier can quickly and accurately engage targets via pointing, which is a description of P&S. But then, Ruby was not being attacked.

Traditional Sight Shooting and FSP have been taught to millions, and yet there are no pics or videos showing either Sight shooting or FSP being used effectively in a close quarters self defense shooting. There should be tons of them since Sight Shooting has been taught for over 100 years.

Now, there are is FAS and Quick Kill, and some other Point shooting methods which are said to work in CQB, but they depend on the use of an aim point, body indexing, a stiff arm, and etc..

Since P&S is the simplest and quickest shooting method, and also works per the US Army, why not use it. It is a stand alone method, but it also can be used to enhance the use of the other methods of shooting given the time to use them and conditions that allow for their use.

Thanks again ____ for your note.

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