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Originally Posted by weby
In professional training the posture for both pistol and rifle shooting is mostly to try to be square against any threat when you cannot take cover as your vest covers more from front with no arm holes there(police) or the rifle plates only protect from front and rear(military) so you want them to be towards the possible threat.
And yes, pistol shooting is definitely taught to be two handed except when training with entry shields.
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Without a vest, a side stance in duels was often preferable because it reduced the target area. That's a part of why the Earps et all did better during the OK Corral.