Hollywood versus Reality: Running with a handgun?

[Irving]

I was going to post a video of me shooting a match. Good thing I waited.

[boomerhc9]

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.

hell yeah! At some of the bigger matches, there can be quite a distance between shooting positions.

I also shoot steel over the summer, and a few years ago, there was a stage set up like a baseball diamond, and movement was basicaly the entire stage. Trust me, it was a full on sprint.

at an indoor uspsa match last year, I saw a guy slip, and fall face forward he was moving so fast. kept his finger of the trigger the entire time, while still pointed at the target.

[boomerhc9]

I was going to post a video of me shooting a match. Good thing I waited.

lol, yes none of the people in those videos are me. usualy the folks videoing get bored after my first reload.

[Kraven251]

good info, much appreciated, guess I'll have to get some space and work through the logistics

[boomerhc9]

yeah, no problem! Another thought. there is a limited grandmaster I know who lives in parker. His name is cha-lee on here. Maybe he could car pool with you down here, to watch one of the matches? maybe even take the safety class, and come shoot with us?

[boomerhc9]

here is the forum page for charlie's info:

https://www.ar-15.co/members/1398-CHA-LEE

[275RLTW]

Good tips and videos for competition, however the footwork for hard and easy exits is a bit off when targets shoot back. Almost everything will be a sprint and you most likely will not slow down when approaching cover or your next shooting position. The immediacy of the threat will dictate a lot, including how you chose to carry your pistol (in addition to the other factors mentioned before). I'm not pre-programed to shoot 2 rounds and then move to another box. I'm shooting until my assessment tells me the threat is gone and then I'm deciding where to move to (if needed). I'm not crossing my feet and possibly tripping and I'm not keeping my muzzle from breaking the 180 that only exists on a static square range. This is not to say that firearms safety rules go out the window, just that I'm not following USPSA rules when 2d place means getting shot.

[Irving]

I had a cop friend tell me a story about chasing someone with gun drawn, where he tripped over something and fired a shot. Could have been a BS story though. It was an outside chase through a field or something.

[MarkCO]

In 3Gun, running 100+ yards with a gun in the holster, 1 slung and shooting another one happens at some matches. If I "knew" that there was the potential of a gun fight and I had to run, no way I would leave a pistol holstered. Why give away even a second when your life is on the line.

[275RLTW]

If I "knew" that there was the potential of a gun fight and I had to run, no way I would leave a pistol holstered. Why give away even a second when your life is on the line.

From a CCW standpoint, why would the gun be out unless there is a clear need for it? Either it's needed and being used, or you keep it holstered. The situation either meets the criteria for use of deadly force or it doesn't. Last time I checked, menacing with a weapon is still a felony.