How to Do the Weaver Pistol Shooting Stance

Developed by Los Angeles County deputy sheriff Jack Weaver back in the 1950s, the Weaver stance has become a popular stance for pistol shooting and has been adopted by many police departments across the country. The Weaver shooting stance provides gun arm support, less of the body turned toward the target and an enhanced shooting accuracy. Here's how to assume the Weaver pistol shooting stance.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

1. Stand with feet about shoulder-width apart and knees locked. Keep the foot on the side of your gun arm back from your other foot.

2. Extend the hand holding the pistol out in front of you until your arm is almost fully extended. Keep a slight bend in the elbow. Hold your gun at shoulder level.

3. Grip your gun hand with your other hand. Keep the elbow of that arm bent, held close to your body and pointed toward the floor. When firing, push forward with your gun arm and pull back with the other arm.

4. Turn your body at a 45-degree angle to your target. Bend your head slightly to align the gunsight.

Tips & Warnings

• Arms should be fairly close together when employing the Weaver shooting stance. Do not allow your elbows to flare out from the body.
• Control the recoil and improve shooting accuracy by remembering the push/pull action when firing in the Weaver stance.
• Straighten out your gun arm fully to employ the modified Weaver shooting stance that is becoming more popular today.
• Shooting accuracy may be lost when using the Weaver stance because the gun arm may overpower the support arm; thus, a right-handed shooter may pull shots to the right, and vice versa for a left-handed shooter.

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