Hollywood versus Reality: Running with a handgun?

[boomerhc9]

To preface the question, I have done movement drills with rifles, but have not done much beyond engage and holster, move drills with pistols.

I watched a variety of Hollywood fluff and always noticed folks running with pistols drawn. Does anyone really do that?

It was my thought process of muzzle control, trigger discipline, overall control of the firearm goes to crap when you take off running down a street with a handgun...

Just my thoughts, but for those of you with more experience is this a training scenario that happens?

I do, and have seen people running with handguns out of the holsters all the time at matches. I havn't been in a warzone, and don't train by running down tejon street with my gun out.

I guess I am more referencing the people that you see hauling ass with their pistols drawn. I am all about the uspca style of moving with a purpose with a weapon drawn, but just always wondered about the folks you see sprinting etc.

Don't see a lot of folks around here running around with their guns out other than at matches, but this is just shithole colorado springs. Other places may be different.

I am talking real world tactics, not competition, but getting to use a environment to test skills and drills under stress without the added bonus of bullets flying in your general direction is always nice.

I guess I will say this. One poster said something about being programmed to shoot twice, then move. I shoot competitions, but I wouldn't do this. I would attempt to shoot until the threat stopped, I probably wouldn't just stand in place, I'd probably try to make it a little harder for the other person.

If in said gunfight, I had to reload, or was in a bad spot, I'd try to get behind something that would stop a bullet. I don't think however, that I'd shoot, holster, move to cover, unholster and reload, reholster, run to a new place, unholster and shoot, holster.. etc