A good shooting stance provides a strong, stable platform, which is crucial for accuracy. In today’s handgun world, there are two main upright shooting stances—the Isosceles and the Weaver ...

This feature article, "Handgun Shooting Stances," appeared originally in the November 2005 issue of American Rifleman. To subscribe to the magazine, visit the NRA membership page and select ...

Our stance, grip, sight picture, breathing cycle, trigger squeeze, and follow-through are all critical components of an accurate shot. The better we get at these, the less movement we put into the gun ...

Many pistol shooters, myself included, enjoy working on speed as a handgun-shooting skill. Lots of drills include time as a focus and metric of proficiency, but learn how to shoot accurately first ...

The foundations of how to hold a pistol begin with setting the grip. If you don’t acquire a good grip on the gun from the start, your shooting will suffer. Two of the most important factors for a ...

A Twitter user scolded Vitalina Batsarashkina for shooting a pistol one-handed, even though she is a double Olympic champion, and the sport's rules require that stance.