I have seen this pic floating around in Facebook, allegedly a scene from The Walking Dead.
Lots of negative commentaries about the way this guys is manipulating the gun. But I am here to tell you that they are wrong.
He is using the middle finger to pull the trigger because the index is keeping the slide from rattling, a common malady of the 1911 pistol.
And yes, he is aiming but at a level that mere common folk cannot achieve: He is aiming the gun with his Third Eye. Why go bilateral vision when you can chakra?
The “middle-finger trigger pull, pointer finger down the slide technique” is an old style of point shooting. It goes back to at least WWII, where (if I remember my history) it was taught as a way for soldiers to use the 1911 effectively in close quarters without much practice, especially given the quality of WWII era 1911 slights. In a room size area (maybe 10 yds at the most) the point shoot technique could put rounds on a man size target (not worried about group size) fast. This style disappeared about the same time law enforcement stopped using the “one hand squat and shoot” technique.
Do I believe this TV extra knew all that… no. But for the internet naysayers, yes it’s a real thing.
Is that a 1911? The slide looks to be inside the frame (not over it) like a CZ 75, no barrel bushing (yes, I know there are bushingless 1911s) and the grip looks too wide (yes, I know there are double-stack 1911s).
EDIT: IMFDB says it’s a P226 — http://www.imfdb.org/wiki/Walking_Dead,_The_-_Season_6#SIG-Sauer_P226
Don’t ruin my narrative with facts, damn it! 😀
Oh, sorry! 🙁 😛