Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
à bras franc
English translation:
point shooting / one-handed shooting
Added to glossary by
claude-andrew
Jan 23, 2020 08:54
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French term
France
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Native in: English 
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à bras franc
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Military / Defense
Transcript of a talk by a national armed response officer
Cette épreuve porte un nom, cette épreuve porte un nom et cela s’appelle le tir de confiance.
Qu’est-ce que c’est que ça ?
Cette épreuve consiste à tirer à balle réelle avec un revolver 357 sur un camarade qui se trouve à une distance de 15 m. Ce tir s’effectue **à bras franc**, c’est-à-dire à une seule main et consiste à casser un petit plateau d’argile d’environ 15 cm de diamètre accroché sur un gilet pare-balle porté par un camarade.
C’est le prochain test !
J’ai rien dit !
C’est la raison pour laquelle nous avons également pour ce tir, pour ceux qui en auraient déjà entendu parler, il a deux noms : le premier nom, c’est le tir de confiance et le deuxième nom, c’est le tir plateau.
En fin de compte, cela fait allusion au petit plateau d’argile utilisé pour le balltrap que l’on accroche sur le gilet pare-balle.
Qu’est-ce que c’est que ça ?
Cette épreuve consiste à tirer à balle réelle avec un revolver 357 sur un camarade qui se trouve à une distance de 15 m. Ce tir s’effectue **à bras franc**, c’est-à-dire à une seule main et consiste à casser un petit plateau d’argile d’environ 15 cm de diamètre accroché sur un gilet pare-balle porté par un camarade.
C’est le prochain test !
J’ai rien dit !
C’est la raison pour laquelle nous avons également pour ce tir, pour ceux qui en auraient déjà entendu parler, il a deux noms : le premier nom, c’est le tir de confiance et le deuxième nom, c’est le tir plateau.
En fin de compte, cela fait allusion au petit plateau d’argile utilisé pour le balltrap que l’on accroche sur le gilet pare-balle.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 2 +2 | off-hand/offhand |
Alison MacG
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| 3 | one-handed (shooting) stance |
SafeTex
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| 2 | with arm outstretched |
Tony M
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| 2 | point shooting / one-handed shooting |
Wendy Streitparth
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Proposed translations
+2
9 hrs
Alison MacG
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in English
United Kingdom
Patents and related material specialist
Native in: English (Variants: Scottish, UK, British)
Works in: German to English, French to English, Swedish to English, and 4 more.
Related KudoZ points
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8
Selected
off-hand/offhand
Maybe?
From the OED:
adj.
U.S. Shooting. Of or relating to the technique of firing from a gun (esp. a rifle) held in the hand without other support; (also) designating this type of shot, or a person skilled in such shooting.
adv.
U.S. Shooting. From the hand, with no other support.
tir à bras francs - offhand practice or firing
https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=YI4tAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA453&dq...
1900
Pour le revolver, le tir doit avoir lieu à bras franc
1936 Olympic Report:
ANY TARGET PISTOL AT 50 m.
Weapon: All kinds of pistols were permitted without restriction. The weapons were tested in respect of their safety only. Glasses could not be attached to the weapons.—Distance: 50 m.—Target: Model of the “Union Internationale de Tir,” of 0.50 m. outside diameter with bullseye of 0.20 m. The target was divided into 10 rings, counting 1 to 10 points. The central circle was of 5 cm. diameter and counted 10 points.—
Position: Firing was carried out standing and off-hand. By the latter was understood that the hand was stretched out, completely free, and that the butt-end had no prolongation which could serve as a support to the hand beyond the wrist. [p.35/821]
https://stillmed.olympic.org/Documents/Reports/Official Past...
All firing is done standing in the off-hand (one handed) position with no artificial support.
https://tsra.com/indoor-precision-pistol/
Toutes les épreuves se tirent en position debout à bras franc (c’est-à-dire sans appui).
https://www.votrecoach.fr/sentez-vous-sport/le-tir-sportif-u...
When firing a handgun offhand, you simply take aim, hold your sight picture, squeeze the trigger, make sure to follow through, and then do it all over again.
https://www.quora.com/When-firing-a-pistol-one-handed-whats-...
Off-hand shooting
When it comes to actually shooting your pistol, there are several different techniques you can use. There’s the average shooter’s technique, where you use your strong shooting hand to pull the trigger and your weak hand as support, but then there’s also offhand shooting. Offhand shooting simply means you shoot without your support hand.
https://blog.refactortactical.com/blog/5-pistol-drills-to-tr...
From the OED:
adj.
U.S. Shooting. Of or relating to the technique of firing from a gun (esp. a rifle) held in the hand without other support; (also) designating this type of shot, or a person skilled in such shooting.
adv.
U.S. Shooting. From the hand, with no other support.
tir à bras francs - offhand practice or firing
https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=YI4tAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA453&dq...
1900
Pour le revolver, le tir doit avoir lieu à bras franc
1936 Olympic Report:
ANY TARGET PISTOL AT 50 m.
Weapon: All kinds of pistols were permitted without restriction. The weapons were tested in respect of their safety only. Glasses could not be attached to the weapons.—Distance: 50 m.—Target: Model of the “Union Internationale de Tir,” of 0.50 m. outside diameter with bullseye of 0.20 m. The target was divided into 10 rings, counting 1 to 10 points. The central circle was of 5 cm. diameter and counted 10 points.—
Position: Firing was carried out standing and off-hand. By the latter was understood that the hand was stretched out, completely free, and that the butt-end had no prolongation which could serve as a support to the hand beyond the wrist. [p.35/821]
https://stillmed.olympic.org/Documents/Reports/Official Past...
All firing is done standing in the off-hand (one handed) position with no artificial support.
https://tsra.com/indoor-precision-pistol/
Toutes les épreuves se tirent en position debout à bras franc (c’est-à-dire sans appui).
https://www.votrecoach.fr/sentez-vous-sport/le-tir-sportif-u...
When firing a handgun offhand, you simply take aim, hold your sight picture, squeeze the trigger, make sure to follow through, and then do it all over again.
https://www.quora.com/When-firing-a-pistol-one-handed-whats-...
Off-hand shooting
When it comes to actually shooting your pistol, there are several different techniques you can use. There’s the average shooter’s technique, where you use your strong shooting hand to pull the trigger and your weak hand as support, but then there’s also offhand shooting. Offhand shooting simply means you shoot without your support hand.
https://blog.refactortactical.com/blog/5-pistol-drills-to-tr...
Note from asker:
| Well, bravo for your research Alison! This looks pretty conclusive, thanks. |
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
GILLES MEUNIER
11 hrs
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Merci, GILOU !
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| agree |
Yvonne Gallagher
: well done!
1 day 22 hrs
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Thanks, Yvonne
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Selected automatically based on peer agreement."
28 mins
with arm outstretched
I'm convinced that's what it means — but i've no idea what the equivalent technical term would be in this field in EN!
Peer comment(s):
| neutral |
chris collister
: Would it not mean "one-handed"? I believe the recommended way of firing a pistol is to use the much greater rigidity of both arms (despite what you see in all the Westerns).
30 mins
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Thanks, Chris! Well, it already says that, but clearly the key point here is to distingsuish from, say, 'shooting from the hip' — and I think using the singular 'arm' makes it clear enough it doesn't mean both.
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mrrafe
: straight arm, strong arm, locked elbow - https://thefiringline.com/forums/showthread.php?t=500218
1 hr
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Thanks, mrrafe!
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3 hrs
Wendy Streitparth
Germany
Germany
Native in English
Germany
45 years experience
Native in: English (Variant: British)
Works in: German to English, French to English, Spanish to English, and 2 more.
Related KudoZ points
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39
point shooting / one-handed shooting
pointshooting is best defined as methods of aligning the weapon to the target which rely upon a target focus, rather than focus on an aiming device (sight(s), laser dot, etc.).
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Point_shooting
One-handed shooting is taught strictly as the choice when one hand is disabled or otherwise unavailable.
Two handed firing was .68 seconds faster (an almost 25% advantage) than one-handed shooting.
https://www.usconcealedcarry.com/blog/one-hand-or-two-instin...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Point_shooting
One-handed shooting is taught strictly as the choice when one hand is disabled or otherwise unavailable.
Two handed firing was .68 seconds faster (an almost 25% advantage) than one-handed shooting.
https://www.usconcealedcarry.com/blog/one-hand-or-two-instin...
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks Wendy"
4 hrs
one-handed (shooting) stance
Hello
There are many one and two-handed stances.
The text does not say which one must be adopted so I guess any one-handed stance will be okay.
There are many one and two-handed stances.
The text does not say which one must be adopted so I guess any one-handed stance will be okay.
Reference:
https://outdoorempire.com/pistol-shooting-stances/
https://www.usconcealedcarry.com/blog/one-handed-shooting-stances-new-names/
Note from asker:
| Thanks SafeTex. The YouTube I quoted shows the actual exercise referred to in the text, so it's definitely one-handed, and the guy has his arm straight. |
Peer comment(s):
| neutral |
Daryo
: yes, but that's only part of the story - even with only hand you can still put the hand on some stable support and then it's no longer "à bras franc" // franc = "free" of any support
20 hrs
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Discussion
"tir à bras franc" for a shotgun involves BOTH hands, without any support for them.
https://www.chassenature.ch/le-tir-a-bras-franc/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zCunyREMxQs
You can see that it's one-handed with outstretched arm, so thanks Tony and thanks Chris!