Shooting two pistols

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A week or so ago there was a topic on here about how diffuclt & allmost imposible it was to hit a target shooting two pistols at the same time.

Watch this guy...Youtube-1887 Chiappa. He draws 2 single actions and hits all 10 targets in 6-7 seconds. everything else he does is super fast too but the pistols are v.g.
 
I couldn't find the video, but I believe there are some shooters out there that have reached a practical level of accuracy shooting two pistols at a single target simultaneously.

However, in practice, such a skill is only for novelty purposes. i.e. there are far more cons than pros.

-one-hand grip less stable than two-hand grip
-can't get precise sight alignment for both pistols at the same time, when aiming both at a single target (lasers may help though)
-reduced effective range
-reduced performance for rapid fire
-slow reloads
-slow to deal with malfunctions (e.g. racking slide)

Off the top of my head, the only situation where dual-wielding pistols can be useful is when a lone soldier or cop is in a building with many hostiles. Since enemies can pop out from any direction, the soldier/cop can point each weapon in a different direction to cover critical areas; the time it takes to turn around to point a single weapon will appear to take a lifetime compared to simply turning your head and shooting using the pistol nearest the target. Obviously such a situation is VERY unlikely to occur unless you're a one-man-army living in Raccoon City, lol
 
Raccons!!! You should see Badgers!!!!...... "Never do this to a family of badgers........" Ernest P Worhl. :D

I took both of my M-213's out when I got them from can-ammo..... it is very difficult to "John Woo"...... I am reasonably sure all of my rounds went down range..... :D

I found that if I pulled both triggers at the same time as opposed to alternatingly(sp???) my accuracy improved dramaticly......

Cheers!
 
First time I did it was with two Glocks, 17\20. Pulling the trigger at the same time I can make the bullets kinda go where I want. One after another is a fun waste of ammo.
 
I see, the cowboys of the Wild West.

In those days, dual wielding was definitely useful. Since almost all pistols during those times were single-action revolvers with 6-rd cylinders. No moon-clips, no speed loaders, and no hi-cap magazines; and of course there's the ####-the-hammer-for-each-shot characteristic.

In such cases, the effective rate of fire has been doubled without sacrificing too much accuracy. Any cowboy caught in fire fight with only one pistol could find himself reloading when his opponent still has rounds left to finish the job.

Another interesting thing about cowboys is that they practice shooting from the hip, thus sight alignment is not that much of a issue for them. They become 'natural' shooters, i.e. they just seem to know where bullets are going to land even though they're not lining up the sights with their eyes.
 
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Yeah, a guy at my range was telling me about how he shoots in a cowboy action league and they have to wear and shoot two pistols.

Of course, if Tom Cruise can do it with two berettas in rapid fire whilst flying through the air and hit every bad guy with every shot, it must be easy!
 
Tried it once - who could resist - with two Glock 22s.

The one in my weak hand smacked into my thumb on the strong hand and it really smarted.
 
Sinasta said:
A little bird told me about a certain tac team where one of the entry guys uses two pistols.
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There is an Entry sheild in his other hand. He would be using a pistol one handed. If he runs dry, he will New York Reload because there is a Entry sheild in his other hand.

That is why he carries multiple handguns. He is not using them Akimbo!
 
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