*Vanity* Handgun Recommendation

me ^ | 6-17-09 | pinkpanther111

[TalonDJ]

Exasperation that you, your daughter or anyone else should be required to obtain a license to purchase a firearm.

The only upside is that such permits usually let you avoid unconstitutional 3+ day waiting period garbage.

[hiredhand]

Yup, but with as 6 weekold baby dropping is just not an option. It forces me to think about what hand I hold her in too. I am about as good either handed but holding a baby on one arm, one whose neck is not yet up to a rapid arm swap, means I can’t draw off handed. Doubly so if I am carrying in a cargo pocket.

OH my! That's a fact! Dropping the baby isn't exactly an option! Having kids with me changes my entire outlook on physical security. When I've got one with me I'm usually doubly on the lookout and tend to be better about thinking in terms of not getting potentially boxed in. But I'll have to admit that I haven't had to carry a baby in awhile. I think I'd pretty much have to discount retrieving the pistol with my left hand at all.

[RetiredNavy]

“Lay the gun down and walk away after each shot.”

Horrendously bad advice, primarily because when your stress level goes up, you fall back onto what you have practiced. If you follow this procedure at the range, you are likely to stop after one shot when under stress. Much better would be to practice the “two to the chest, one to the head; pause to assess effect, repeat as necessary”, or any other sequence you desire/prefer. Laying the gun down after one shot will train you to expect instant results, which rarely happens.

RMMV

[texmexis best]

I disagree. She is a beginning shooter and should go through the following sequence:

1. Walk away from each shot. Concentrate on getting the same hand position on each shot when you pick up the pistol. If you treat the gun as a single shot in the beginning each shot is it’s own competition. You miss, you lose, you hit, you win. I use a notebook and draw out each hit and miss in order to keep track of where the last shot went.

2. She should cycle the gun through several thousand cycles with snap caps. The sights should be in the same position after the “shot” as when you first aimed the gun.

3. Later she can go with the three shot sequence but she needs to learn how the gun shoots and very slow fire is by far the best way.

4. Reduced ammo utilization.

5. Reduced target utilization. Many pistol targets are so shot up after the first 10 minutes that you cannot tell where the last shot went. I see this all the time. Useless for measured practice.

These techniques have worked quite well for me.