The .45 acp in combat

Yes, the Navy called the position offhand. I was trying to distinguish this from the more modern stances where the shooter stands more or less facing the target.

While the Weaver stance may have been developed around 1960, the Navy sure hadn't adopted it by 1970.

No two-handed shooting was allowed, Weaver or isoceles.

It was many years later before I found out about these more modern stances.
 
Thanks, dmazur. KCPD was using the PPC Course as the framework of their training model by 1980, FWIW in regard to your timeline. Of course this was DA revolvers and most of the stages were fired two-handed. You could shoot Weaver, Isosceles or any safe variation that suited your anatomy; we were starting to get lots of female recruits by then.

I shot informally with some old Bullseye shooters prior to that, so a B27 at 50 yards looked big as a house.
 
Yes, the Navy called the position offhand.
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The Navy actually fired side arms?:eek:

I though if they found somebody that needed shooting, they just called the Marines.:D And if they fired with one hand, no wonder they made em stay on those ships.:D
 
Been around sailors much, and do you like Gladiator movies?
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LOL. No, but as time ashore was precious, we found out the best way to avoid interservice rivalry (and trouble with the MP's) was to avoid other branches. As an electrician's mate, I got to show quite a few movies on the hanger deck. I don't remember any Gladiator movies, but there were a lot of stinkers. All I had to do was watch for cue marks and change reels...I never watched the movies... :)

I though if they found somebody that needed shooting, they just called the Marines.
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Actually this is quite true, especially in the "brown water Navy". Helicopter carriers were designed to transport a large complement of Marines, together with helicopters to drop them on suitable LZ's. We were just bus drivers, the Marines did all the work.
 
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