Can someone tell me why the bad guys in movies hold their hand guns sideways?

[corwin]

I recall Mythbusters doing an episode about various "movie style" methods for holding/shooting a gun, including sideways.

Yep...sideways was the least accurate

 

[jlee]

That logic would only work if they were all left handed

Heh, beat me to it.

 

[SaDiZTiKStyLeZ]

This is what makes them bad guys. They have bad technique & bad aim.

 

[IronWing]

Because criminals are not upstanding gun owners.




So how come when Rambo holds/fires a 50cal with one hand with the ammo belt draped around his neck, the belt doesn't rip his fool head off?

 

[BrunoPuntzJones]

 

[zinfamous]

Huh...that's a first, really I've never seen anyone point that way before...does Apple have a patent on that too?

that's, like, the normal way to point.

:hmm:

 

[Pia]

Biomechanically the wrist is at its strongest when the fist is at a slight angle, not directly vertical.
Some very good shooters cant their hand slightly, especially when shooting with their weak hand while moving and/or rapidly changing targets. Vertical grip is natural whenever you can shoot freestyle (and therefore grip with both hands), it allows better recovery from recoil, doesn't shift the hits horizontally at longer ranges, makes fine aiming adjustments easier.

 

[corwin]

that's, like, the normal way to point.

:hmm:

Umm...no it really isn't...and it's also unAmerican

You should have found the same image as your second image WITHOUT such a racist image title. -Admin DrPizza

 

[Tobolo]

Duh, it's because thats how it was in the box.

 

[airdata]

That my friend, is the kill shot.

 

[FoBoT]

thug style

 

[IronWing]

The sideways grip maintains the full view of the actor's face. This is important when the bad guy is delivering the inevitable monologue.

 

[spidey07]

The sideways grip maintains the full view of the actor's face. This is important when the bad guy is delivering the inevitable monologue.

I always love when they rack the slide or cock the hammer after they've been pointing it at somebody demanding they do something. "OH! Now he means business for real! It's loaded now! He's serious!"

 

[Arkaign]

I have an ex-Spetsnaz friend who trains specops (and any privateers with the $$), and he indeed does show people this style along with dozens of others. It's something that is useful in rare situations with certain weapons at certain ranges. Fwiw I have about 20 years of firearms experience, and a bit longer with more conventional martial arts experience (thai boxing, boxing, pankrate, bjj, etc), and this guy is someone I would not ever want as an enemy.

So, yes, horizontal firing grip is valid, but not for most people in most situations.

 

[Dessert Tears]

Gangsta Style

hideo kojima says its good for spraying side to side.

I'm not sure if "Bandit Shooting" was created for MGS3 or not. There's some conflicting information online.

 

[QueBert]

1st time I ever saw this in a movie it was Russel Crowe doing it.

 

[BoomerD]

I knew black guys 40 years ago who held handguns that way...it's definitely not new nor "due to its portrayal in U.S. film and television since the 1990s."

Yes, it's a horribly inaccurate way to fire a handgun...but at close range, it gets the job done.