[Mulder]

hip shooting is one of the many tennons, or positions taught to naval security personnel. it is also taught by NRA instructors, of which I'm one.

I should have clarified my statement to say that I'm not aware of hip shooting being taught as the *primary* method of using a weapon.

In the pistol and carbine classes I've taken, we did shoot from positions other than the shoulder, but only in extreme CQB situations did we shoot from the hip.

Shooting from the shoulder is much better.

[Bottom_Gun]

I agree, now it isn't a primary position, or shooting method, but it's always good to have the knowledge. in one of my basic shotgun classes last year, I had a pregnant woman who perfered hip shooting to shoulder shooting.
She didn't like shoulder shooting because she thought she might do something to the baby, with the force of the shotgun kick ( we were using 12 gauges..the one day I didn't bring a 410). Like you I perfer on the shoulder, peering down my ghost ring, but you never know when alternative methods may be needed.