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Old December 3, 2001, 09:08 PM   #32
TaxPhd
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Success in IPSC/IDPA style competition requires the shooter to be able to place multiple hits on multiple targets from various positions, as quickly and as accurately as possible. The Isosceles and the Weaver are both able to accomplish this.

Isosceles dominates the competition. And yes, I am quite certain that competition and self defense are different. However, we are discussing a stance for effective shooting - not tactics. Isosceles wins because it is a better platform for accomplishing what was described above.

For LEO purposes, I think that an effective argument could be made for not shooting Weaver. There are documentable cases of officers being killed by bullets that passed through the "gap" on the sides of their vests - a gap that is exposed while shooting Weaver.

The argument about boxers/martial artists using a stance similar to Weaver are foolish. :barf: Martial arts and shooting are very different activities. Would you cook in a Weaver stance? How about using a urinal in a Weaver stance? Drive in a Weaver stance? Of course not. Different activities are suited to different stances. Just because it is effective in Tae Bo doesn't mean that it is the way to shoot a gun.

Does anyone have statistically significant results of real life self defense shootings in which Weaver is superior to Isosceles? Don't think so. But the empirical evidence from competition is clear. Isosceles is superior.
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