Sounds like fun. I like to practice one hand shooting.

Concentrating on ONLY the front sight is the key to accuracy. Just ask Navy SEAL Chief Chris Sajnog.

 

Years ago I shattered my left arm so I practiced one hand shooting a lot, I got pretty danged good using a D/A revolver doing reloads with both speed loaders and two shells at a time from a vest pocket. 1911's are a little trickier without sitting own or placing the gun on a bench. I still practice a little but should do more.

 

One handed shooting was the norm when I learned to shoot pistols in the '50's. I have always been comfortable with it. When I was the firearms instructor for the police department, I taught weak hand shooting using the one hand technique, because the only reason a person would switch from strong to weak hand was if his strong hand was compromised in some way, or because he was trying to limit exposure when shooting to his weak side from behind cover. It did not make much sense to me to use a two handed method when shooting with the weak hand.

 

For while I could only shoot one handed (SHO) and found that going to an all steel full-size 1911 in 9mm worked best for me.

Heavier calibers had too much recoil and my Glocks just flexed too much to enjoy target shooting very much.

The 9mm 1911 allowed me to shoot over 100 rounds/session and enjoy it - felt good and stayed on target. Real easy @ 21' and reasonable accuracy @ 50'. The only handgun that was easier was my Ruger MKiii (22lr).

I will say that what also helped was that my 1911 has the VZ G10 grips which makes holding on a non-issue.

Now that my other arm has healed it's time to practice WHO shooting.

 

Weak eye

When practicing weak hand, I also work the weak eye. From what I see: eye dominance has more effect on accuracy; hand dominance on speed.

 

When practicing weak hand, I also work the weak eye. From what I see: eye dominance has more effect on accuracy; hand dominance on speed.

This is something I've been doing for 8-9 years now, as I found I don't actually have a dominant eye. I'm also pretty ambidextrous; don't know if that has anything to do with the eyes or not. I've always shot with both eyes open.

Anyway, when the gun's in the left hand, the left eye takes over, whenever I raise the gun up to line of sight.

The majority of my training is shooting one handed, often with the pistol only visible in my peripheral vision, if at all.

 

Shot 1000 rds 22 LR in a GSG. 200 rds 9mm 1911 Kimber II. Mag loads interesting...drop empties easy 😉

 

Practice shooting one hand, then other hand, from a cover position.
Then you can adapt to whatever defensive measures are needed,
Gene

 

Fortunately, I have practiced shooting left handed before. It's a good thing, for I can ONLY shoot left handed for the time being.

 

Man; that hurts just looking at the pics!

Get better soon, my friend.

 

Bosbar, hope things heal up soon. what type of handgun is working best for you right now, sticking with a auto or switched to revolver. Just curious.

 

I still shoot a semi-auto, I just carry my wife's SA XD SC in 9mm. A little less recoil than my 45 so it's easier to control left handed.
I have always shot a few magazines left handed when I go the range, just in case. Well, just in case finally happened.
In case you're wondering, I had arthritis in my first two knuckles. After repeated injections, my doctor just replaced them. Now I have bionic knuckles.

 

One hand pistol shooting....

Learning to shoot well with either hand is a good thing......you never know when you may need to shoot WHO (weak hand only)!

Shooting with one hand was taught by the Army in the days when they still had horses used in the cavalry.....a soldier might have to hold the reins of their horse while shooting a pistol. This eventually led to one hand target shooting in NRA competitive Bullseye matches, which is a great test of mental focus, discipline, and accurate handguns and ammo.

However, for self defense, the modern two hand hold is best to effectively control the recoil for fast follow up shooting with powerful self defense loads, which may be required when using handguns that don't stop a threat. The two thumbs forward "modern" grip is taught in most all self defense training classes.

 

Every range session has been the same for me the last 6 months...

9mm 1911 50rds 2 handed; 50rds right handed; 50rds left handed
45 1911 50rds 2 handed; 50rds right handed; 50rds left handed
Nothing but 2 shot/double taps from low ready (can't move and shoot/shoot from holster at the range)

It sucked at first, but after a while I'm seeing marked improvement. Still get a little shaky and slower weak-handed; still have to concentrate on the fundamentals more than I'd like, but accuracy and speed are up now. Makes shooting 2 handed feel like cheating.

 

It is a Handgun not a Hands gun. Having the ability to employ it effectively in either hand is a valuable skill.

 

I practice shooting with my G17 one handed every time I am at the range. I dry-fire at home daily also.

 

Posted before but.... I got shot all to hell 30 years ago and took a bullet thru my strong hand. Not sure if I could have used it to shoot back. But, in ensuing days I had a cast on my strong hand for several weeks and could not use it for strength for months. So, I began shooting with weak hand unsupported. Amazed to find I was nearly as accurate but not as fast. Over time it became apparent I could do equal. I just remembered another master shooter who experienced the same thing who was a tough competitor - Mel Makin.
Practice with "weak" hand is important if you are serious about carrying a gun.
There should be no weak side.
Semper Fi

 

I shoot both strong and support hand only every range session. I shoot an accuracy drill and a speed drill. Talk about a perishable skill.

 

At the range I shoot with one hand only with a muzzle loading gun, an it's not that easy, but I think it would be an extremely good practice to shoot with one hand, strong and support one, at every range session as fast eddie does.

 

You would think cross draw holsters would be more popular since it's much easier to reach the gun with either hand, just a thought.