NRA supports the use of Point Shooting for self defense.

[C-dub]

I'd bet that if I'm ever in an actual shootout that I'll be shooting fast enough. The problem will be slowing down. But that'll be taken care of when I have to reload.

[dicion]

Y'know, what I dislike about a number of point-shooting advocates is that they are so into point-shooting as a technique, they don't acknowledge that most people are already intelligent enough to know that sometimes point-shooting is appropriate and sometimes it's not.

We already know that it's valid under the right circumstances (my first time, I had to shoot almost from the hip with my .357 snubbie, it was that close) - but a specific technique does not cover all circumstances.

Yes... like being holed up in a bedroom, or near your front door, with someone attempting to kick the door down. I'm pretty sure you can have sights up and ready at that point.

[dicion]

Precisely. It's but one arrow in the quiver - ideally amongst many. It's like a martial artist who has trained his entire life how to counter nothing but specific punch - and then the attacker kicks him in the crotch. Be flexible.

Excellent analogy. Quite fitting.

[snorri]

It goes on to say: "Often, either the assailant or the defender - or both - are moving rapidly during the encounter. Such conditions do not permit the careful alignment of the sights on a specific aiming point on the target."

That sounds perfect for the Texas Star. Can you demonstrate your technique at TexasCHLforum Day?

[stevie_d_64]

Precisely. It's but one arrow in the quiver - ideally amongst many. It's like a martial artist who has trained his entire life how to counter nothing but specific punch - and then the attacker kicks him in the crotch. Be flexible.

Be like water...

[bdickens]

This again?

[Jim Lockey]

When I was working in west Texas in 1955 & 1956 we called this instinctive shooting. We used this method to shoot jack rabbits on the run. From 50 to 150 yars. We would watch the dust kick up to tell us where we hit then adjust. You would be surprised how easy they were to hit. This was my introduction to Ruger's little automatic 22 pistols. We did this on old oil field roads on our leases. There were no houses and we knew the location of all our equipment. It was great fun. Sometimes we did this at night, sometimes in the day. We would take our girl friends and let them shoot too. The ladies learned very fast. I still have a Ruger bull barrel.