Just came from the range and I always shoot my competition guns two-handed but when it comes to my 365 I carry, I never found it comfortable to shoot two-handed. Tried one-handed just for the fun of it today. I was much more accurate and comfortable shooting it. Just wanted to pass along in case anyone else wants to give it a try. So much of this has to do with hand size, trigger control, etc., so remember that ymmv.

Yep, discovered this about 25 years ago. I suspect it might be a small gun phenomena...dunno.

I use a one-hand grip with my S&W M36 2". No real weight, small grip, no real feel at the end of your arm like larger guns. I can shoot it better using one rather than two hands.

Never thought much about it again until your post. Thanks.

My Dad was a bullseye shooter...I learned to do thiswayyyyyback

Funny, isn't it, that we're "taught" to shoot differently these days. Then again, my USPSA Limited CZ really prefers both hands.

On the other hand...

Or maybe when the gun goes into one hand, you pay more attention to the stuff that matters.

At least half your practice should be done one-handed anyway, IMO. You can't always count on being able to use a perfect two-handed grip or stance.

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My rule of thumb is 25 percent. YMMV.

We shot “Blaze X” this morning to get some strong and support side work in.

I shoot my 226 as well one handed, as two
Haven’t tried it yet on the 365 (it’s new) will try it next time at the range

It's a good idea to practice one-handed as well as two. It's also good to practice weak hand only sometimes.

It will feel funny at first but that feeling goes away as your coordination improves.

Been a while since I have done off hand practice but I have some off hand holsters that I have used to practice carrying/drawing also.

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Originally posted by jljones:
Or maybe when the gun goes into one hand, you pay more attention to the stuff that matters.

This is what I found. I was very careful with the grip when shooting with one hand, and sloppier when using two hands. Showed me that a proper grip really does matter.

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Originally posted by jljones:
Or maybe when the gun goes into one hand, you pay more attention to the stuff that matters.

And what is "comfortable" exactly? What are your metrics? How do you prove that you shoot better one way or another? I deal with a variation of this as an LE firearms instructor in low light qualification. We'll have a guy shoot 100% on the low light qualification and 86% on the daytime and then think they're somehow better in the dark, totally discarding that the courses are massively different and the low light one is idiotic.

I would expect speed to be compromised when shooting one-handed.

It is a good skill to have though as is being able to shoot with your non-dominant hand.

So when people say they shoot better one-handed, are they taking speed into account?