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Originally Posted by ericbsmith
Only if shooting a pistol one-handed. If using a two-handed grip (preferred for control and accuracy) you cannot easily present the side of your main hand forward while keeping the two-handed grip; you're basically limited to presenting a square facing (firing straight ahead, presenting your full body and exposing right and left side equally) or taking a sideways stance and presenting your off-hand side if trying to reduce your exposure or take cover.
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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.