Early 20th Century Shooting Technique

Posted November 17, 2010 in Pistols by Steve Johnson with 27 Comments
Tags: handguns, history, pistol, russia

Backyard Safari has blogged about the pistol shooting technique used by Russian officers in the early 20th century.

It does not look like a steady shooting stance, nor does it look like it would be fast to get back on target.

UPDATE: ~~Apparently this was an April fools joke! Thanks to Aramir for pointing that out.~~

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