AIMED Point Shooting or P&S, is a natural method of aiming and shooting that is fast and accurate. It can be used in good light or bad, night or day, and in almost all conditions. It works when shooting multiple times, when moving, and against moving targets, even aerials. And it can be used when you can't see or have time to use the sights.

P&S is simple, reliable, and EZ to use, and it can be learned with little or no training.

However, it does not happen by magic.

It is much like riding a bike or tying your shoes. Both are impossible tasks until done. But once mastered, they become almost automatic.

P&S is compatible with a wide variety of pistols, submachine guns, and assault rifles.

HOW P&S WORKS?

You just place your index finger along the side of the gun, point at COM (Center of Mass), and pull the trigger with your middle or opposite hand index finger.

That's all there is to it. Point-n-pull. Point-n-pull. No more, no less.

With P&S, you automatically get correct sight alignment and sight placement.

That is because the sights are usually in correct alignment and in parallel with the barrel. So, when the index finger is extended along the side of a gun, the index finger, barrel, and the sights will be in parallel. Then, as we can point automatically and accurately at things, the gun barrel will be AIMED at anything pointed at.

To prove this to yourself, grab your gun with the index finger along the frame and in line with the slide. Point at a doorknob or a light switch and as soon as you are pointing at it - STOP! If you are like me, your gun and hand will not be up at eye level. Then keeping your arm steady, move your head so that you can see the alignment of the sights.

At the range, or if you are using an airsoft pistol at home, don't point, and then stop, and then pull the trigger. Point-n-pull, point-n-pull. Here's a link to a video clip of me shooting one handed.

P&S is cognitively simple (requires little active thinking decision making). And it utilizes large muscle groups and gross motor skills which produce optimal performance during high levels of stress.

It requires no special grip, stance, indexing, breathing, specific positioning of the arms, hands, or thumbs. Nor does it require you to go thru the "proper" sight alignment steps, squeeze or manipulate the trigger, etc..

Just point-n-pull.

With P&S, you grab the gun and hold it in the natural, strong, and level shooting platform made up of your thumb, the web of your hand, and your index finger. Your ring and little fingers also help with the grip, and they add tenacity to it. That's their job.

The middle finger, which can be flexed and extended independently, is used to pull the trigger. And its base adds to the grip.

The index finger, when extended along the side of the gun, helps to naturally "lock up" the wrist, strengthen the grip, and improve recoil control.

Also, the thumb and index finger DO NOT have to be held aloof from the gun.

And you can squeeze the begeebers out of the gun if you wish, using the natural pincer made up of your index finger and opposing thumb. All the increased pressure will do, is strengthen your grip on the gun.

The P&S grip can be maintained even when the gun is jumping and bucking in your hand with rapid firing.

And when used in conjunction with a "wrist lock" grip, elbow smashes to the left or right can be made, as well as forward punches. Recoil will be dampened considerably.

P&S can be used in conjunction with, and to enhance Sight Shooting and other Point Shooting methods.

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In the following pic, at the "in home" distance of 12-13 feet, I put four out of five bullets in a nice small group while shooting as fast as I could point my finger at the target, and pull the trigger.

The sights were not used or relied on.

That is important, because the precision hand eye coordination skills and fine motor skills, which are needed for Sight Shooting, will in most all cases, be lost to use in real life and death close quarters threat situations. And as such, Sight Shooting will not be able to be used in CQB situations. Click here for more info. on : Why Sight Shooting Fails.

Here is what the NRA says about shot groups in its: NRA Guide To The Basics Of Personal Protection In The Home that was published in 2000. "...the ability to keep all shots on a standard 8 1/2 inch by 11 inch sheet of paper at seven yards, hitting in the center of exposed mass, is sufficient for most defensive purposes."

At 7 yards, the shot group in the picture above, could be expected to expand by about one third in size. The four hits in the black would still all be in the black which is 4 1/2 inches across. The 5th hit would be at the edge of an 8 1/2 sheet of paper.

AIMED Point Shooting or P&S, is not new. It has been mentioned in old books as far back as 1804.

Back in 1954 when in the Army and qualifying with a grease gun, I was told to shoot from the hip with my index finger along the side of the grease gun to aim it.

I had never shot that way before, but with NO practice, I hit the center of the target when shooting from the hip using P&S. I knew I hit the center of the target as a 1x4 length of wood was used to hold the target up, and it ran up the center of the target. When I shot I saw wood splinters come off the target.

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P&S is the simplest of Point Shooting methods.

The photos below show P&:S to be deadly effective. They are pictures taken just before, and after Ruby shot Oswald using P&S.

Here is a picture of Oswald just prior to being shot. It is one of a slide/series of WWW.dallasnews.com JFK assassination photos.

Here is the latest web link that I am aware of.

Note that Ruby is back from, and off to the left of one of the officers holding Oswald. The target area is not large because of the position of Oswald's arms and the policeman's arm. And all of them are moving. So, there is no time to do anything but Point & Shoot. Ruby points where he is going to shoot, and shoots where he points.

This is the JFKlancer.com photo of Oswald just after he was shot.

Here is the latest web link that I am aware of.

In the picture, you can see that Ruby used his middle finger to pull the trigger. His gun is way below eye level so he is not Sight Shooting.

As I recall, when watching the TV video of the shooting on the day it happened, Ruby and Oswald were three feet or more apart when Oswald was shot. Oswald died.

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Walter J. Dorfner, the retired and now deceased lead firearms instructor for the Vermont State Patrol, developed and experimented with P&S on his own. He found that it was compatible with a large variety of guns.

Click here for a digest of his paper that details his study and work on P&S.

Common sense is required when using P&S. It should not be used with revolvers if powder flash will burn it, or on autoloaders where the index finger will be hit by the slide, or rest over the ejection port, or extend beyond the muzzle.

With the model 1911, or other guns which have a pivot/pin/axle extending out from the right side of the frame, pressing on the pivot while firing may depress the pivot and in turn, cause the gun to jam.

The P&S method is free, and anyone is welcome to try it and use it as long as they assume full responsibility for any and all results.

THE P&S INDEX FINGER REST OR P&S AIMING AID

In normal circumstances, correct index finger placement is easy. But in the dark, in a high stress situation, or when shooting rapidly, it may be difficult to place your index finger correctly, and keep it in place and away from the slide.

The P&S Index Finger Rest is a simple, reliable, and easy to use aiming aid that can help you do that.

It makes correct finger placement mechanical and automatic, and it helps keep your finger in place and away from the slide when shooting rapidly.

The aid is NOT required to use P&S, but it is a practical means for using P&S.

The aiming aid, is added just above the trigger guard, and it extends like a small shelf about 3/4 of an inch out from the side of the gun. It is aligned with the barrel.

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Here's how it works:

As the gun is grasped, the aiming aid acts as a guide to make correct finger placement mechanical, automatic, and sure.

That is important, because per the experts, in a real close quarters life and death situation, thinking ability is limited, and fine motor skills will most likely be lost to use.

P&S can help one get on target fast, instinctively, automatically, and accurately for the first shot, and every shot.

ADDED ADVANTAGES WITH A P&S AIMING AID:

Adding a P&S aiming aid also provides improved weapon support because you will be able to grasp and support the firearm in the strong and level platform made up of your thumb, the web of your hand, and your index finger. And with the aiming aid, the weapon will actually rest on and be supported by your index finger.

That is not the case now. Most handguns are supported using a grip that employs the middle, ring, and little fingers. And that is done to leave the index finger free so you can squeeze the trigger to shoot.

That works good on the range. But in a high stress situation when shooting multiple times with a gun jumping and bucking in your hand, it is most likely that your grip will change, and the index finger will not remain free and independent for use in squeezing and manipulating the trigger.

According to Applegate, a shooter will have an extremely tight and convulsive grip in combat, and will exert great pressure when firing.

And as the main gripping fingers will be the thumb and middle fingers, which are not opposed, the gun will be torqued down and around clockwise, and shots likely will go low and to the left.

With a P&S aiming aid, your hand and gun will fit together like hand in glove. Your firearm will feel comfortable and solid in your hand, and you will feel in control of it.

As you place your index finger against the aiming aid, your index finger and the barrel will be aligned mechanically and automatically.

And when you point at a target, the barrel will be aimed automatically, instinctively, and accurately at the target.

And when you shoot, the aiming aid will protect your index finger from the slide, and it will help keep your finger in place and aligned with the barrel.

The role of the ring and little fingers does not change with P&S. They still will be used to help with and add tenacity to the grip.

Finally, because you will have improved gun control, you will have better control of the situation, and there will be less of a chance of someone being accidentally shot. The possibility of a shoot first and ask questions later situation, will be reduced.

Also, no change to the gun action is needed, and you still can use the sights if you wish.

MAKING YOUR OWN "TEST" VERSIONS OF THE AID

As I believe the aiming aid can be a real lifesaver, individuals and Police Agencies are welcome to "roll their own" and add them to their personal and Agency weapons if done at their own risk and expense. That includes gunsmiths that may be needed to do the work.

Police agencies and individuals also may wish to add them to the trigger grip area of their less than lethal weapons. And they may wish to add them to the front grips of their weapons if there is a front grip that is fixed or attachable. That can allow both index fingers to be used to engage and re-engage a target.

"Test" versions of the aid are very easy to make from 3/4 inch plastic corner molding. Double sided adhesive tape can be used to stick them to guns for testing. Very high bond tape can be used to make a semi to permanent bond.

I also used Loctite's "Stick'n Seal" to attach an aid to a piece of aluminum. The resulting bonding of plastic to metal was very strong.

Click here for more info on how to add a "test" aiming aid to a gun.