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Judging from comments here and in other forums, it is widely believed that you can only own a single handgun, or if you own more than one they all must be the same kind.
For example: A 1911 owner may not own a Glock.
If you own a Glock 17 it's ok to own a Glock 22; etc...
Look! They're touching!
Variety is the spice of life!
I love my 1911's, and I shoot them well; but they are heavy and don't hold as many beans despite being heavier.
I shoot that Glock 17 pretty well too.
And my S&W 59.
I shoot my Hi-Power extremely well.
I really should settle down and pick a gun.
The M&P 9 2.0 Compact appears to hit the Goldilocks zone for size, mass and capacity, so I might stick with it for a while.
been a glock guy most of life because it's what we carried at work...i do own others and i enjoy shooting them...even got a wheel gun last year...something i never thought i would want/own....but the thought of car jacker eating a 410 to the face from a judge, well, that's just awesome...i have a couple "pocket" pistols but still prefer a full size to carry...in todays world where there might be more then one attacker, need the round count...panzer guy...
ReplyDeleteYes, if you own or shoot a bunch of different firearm systems (SAO, DA/SA, striker-fired, revolver, etc.), it will enable you to use any firearm that should come your way. But I kinda agree with the idea that the average (that is, not expert) shooter should stick to one "family" (action type) of carry pistol, at least until he/she builds the skill set to be a switch hitter. If you only carry striker-fired pistols, for example, and switch to a 1911, the odds that you'll forget about the safety in a high-stress situation are higher than I'd like. But with experience comes skill, so in that sense I agree with you. (Have I waffled enough for you? I hope so.)
ReplyDeleteThere's something to the idea that getting *A* gun and sticking to it means you get good with it and getting lots of different guns (like me) you dilute your skill-set.
DeleteI ended up with the variety I have because I like seeing how guns work and all of the various solutions to the problem of turning a finger movement into a firing moment.
i don't think it dilutes your skill set...it adds to your knowledge...having carried a glock at work for so long, it's like an extension of my body and i feel extremely comfortable with it...doesn't matter what caliber it is, what size it is, they all come apart the same...they all have the same parts (you know what mean)...and unless you have the newer slim line like the 43 or 48, you can share mags within the same caliber...with a new barrel and extractor you can turn one into another caliber...anywho, it's what i carry edc...@old 1811...been looking at that prodigy from springfield...i can't really justify spending $1300 for it though...i carried an old 1911 in the army...would take some training for sure to remember that safety...panzer guy
ReplyDeleteI've noticed that bad habits can be accentuated with a different gun, and that made me a better shooter because I had to work to suppress that habit. I tend to a nasty twitch to the right for some reason. Only concentration and trigger time cure it, but some guns are worse than others. I suppress it well enough on the worst gun, it's gone in the best.
DeleteThose who stick to one gun tend to be the worst shooters imho.. or at least the Striker Bros who only shoot Glocks. Seriously, I've never seen a group of folks who poop the bed when shooting anything else other other than their beloved Glocks. It seems adherence to a striker system makes you the least adaptable shooter.
ReplyDeleteI got em all; revolvers, DA/SA, strikers. A trigger is a trigger and the fundamentals don't change: Press the trigger while keeping the sights steady on the target.
If you can work the long DA pull of a revolver and shoot it well, then everything else is easy. I always shoot revolvers at the beginning and end of my range time in order to set my mind right. -Jking
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