![]() ![]() In short, diverted muzzle techniques should be used in situations when the pistol must be out of the holster but the user is moving around innocent/uninvolved persons or things or where there’s no good place to point the muzzle. Here’s where we get the temple-index, SUL, Safety Circle, and the numerous other positions depending on small details, terminology, or to get deep in the weeds the use of handguns, long-guns, or consistency with both. The question is then what techniques are more appropriate for the situation. When the handgun is appropriately out of the holster in a high-risk situation yet the user is moving around people who don’t deserve a muzzle being pointed at them, one needs to do “something” to divert the muzzle from the ready position. ![]() Of course, “ideal” rarely exists independent of the “not ideal”, and that’s where these diverted muzzle techniques come into play. Both are poor choices from a weapon-retention standpoint and both present safety and muzzle awareness issues that we will discuss in a second. The muzzle is purposefully diverted far from the threat and in an awkward position. Both the SUL and Safety Circle fail in what I’ve defined above compared to low or compressed ready. Visual obstructions and available space can and often will determine the appropriate ready position to use. If a threat is expected, the “ideal” is a ready position (low ready, compressed ready, or all the other terms that describe those positions where the muzzle is oriented toward a threat area) that allows minimal time between being able to fire while allowing appropriate situational awareness. This is the safest place the pistol can be and where the pistol should be if a threat is not expected/present. The first “ideal” is secured in a holster. In my mind there are two “ideal” places for a handgun being used (ie: searching, barricading, detaining, etc.). From my perspective, they both fill a “niche”, and both have advantages and disadvantages compared to each other.įirst, I think we need to define why those techniques exist in the first place, and put them in their proper perspective compared to actual “ready positions”, as I don’t consider them “ready positions”. ![]()
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