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Then Youve never seen a true tactical pistol course being run by professional instructors.
Yep.
Loved the FAS4 class at the Firearms Academy of Seattle this past weekend.
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Lol...shameless plug for Marty??? He does a great job.
As to the "perfect stance" discussion. Let me give my perspective.
First, i taught at one of the major Weaver stance schools for almost 10years. That school (like most) has a tiered course offering system. Take the "basic" course and work up the ladder to the "advanced" courses.
I was almost always the Rangemaster for the adv tactical courses.
In that class we shot from and around vehicles. From unconventional positions, form the ground and around cover and at long distances with the handgun (im talking 200m +)
Now in those conditions you are NOT going to get a perfect Weaver stance. What i told my students is "get what you can of the foundational skills".
As an example. You can not get a "perfect Weaver" shooting out the back window of a vehicle from the drivers seat....get what you can. That usually means only a proper grip on the pistol and good trigger control.
If standing behind a building corner you can get more of the foundational skills into play.
Its kind of like what i teach about using the sights in a fight...get what you can. If the action is so fast and close that you cant use sights, then dont. If you have the time and space to extend the gun fully but not align the sights, then dont. If however you CAN get the sights lined up..by all means DO SO.
But an attempt to stand however you want as a begining step to effective and efficient use of the pistol is going to end in sub-optimal performance. Lay a solid foundation and you will be able to adapt that to changing conditions. Lay no foundation and things fall apart QUICKLY