My first day at the range with my own handgun, the Glock 17. It was a great learning and training experience, from 8 am to 5 pm. This was the USCCA basic hand gun safety training, with class instruction in the morning, and several hours on the outdoor range in the afternoon.
"Teacupping" or "cup and saucer" is FBI 1960. The Hollywood movie nonsense is usually because the Technical Advisor for the shooting scenes is somebody who is a longtime retired LEO usually FBI or a relative of a famous gun person.
Look at the fatal shooting that Alex Baldwin was involved in. The Technical Advisor was the daughter of a famous fast draw guy, Thell Reed from the 1960s. She really had no training or experience except for being Thell Reed's daughter. SOURCE
This used to be a standard hold on 1970’s TV.
Being I didn’t get my start in shooting until the late 1980’s, any of our aged members ever see this touted as a legitimate method? View attachment 274538
1950s after one hand unsupported and before “cup and saucer”.
Urban Legends start some place. If you asked someone about their technique. Most people don’t say they saw it on TV. Guys will say grandpa was a Sheriff or my uncle was FBI. I saw it on Mannix is just funny
I’d say a good amount of actors, TV or movies had minimal instruction on gun handling.
It’s been somewhat more recent times that gun handling realism has been emphasized.
In 1993 when I went through armed security training, our instructor was a retired US Bureau of Prisons guy.
The Instructor said that we were wrong and we had to shoot FBI crouch!😳
Of course me and the other guy rolled our eyes but we did as he said just so we could get the certificate.
A retired US Bureau of Prisons guy was looking to get some premium Security work. So he was bragging to me and my buddy (we're both retired LEOs) about everything and mentioned he was a .45 Automatic guy but he needs a gunsmith to clean it. My buddy lifts his shirt to show a nickle Series 70, so I lift mine to show a blue Series 80. We asked what you got? And, we'll show you how to disassemble and assemble it. Then he says its at home and we realized he was just blowing smoke and doesn't have a 1911.
So nothing surprises me about US Bureau of Prisons retirees.
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