Originally Posted By: AZjeff
Back sort of on topic, the new popularity of what was a BUG gun for primary carry is kind of unfortunate. The mouse guns have less capacity, are by design less accurate and are harder to shoot well. We give up some of what we carry a defensive pistol for in the name of convenience.
Yeah, we say it's a close-in pistol, blah blah but if it's the only weapon you have available it may not be. Can you get good hits fast at 7 or 10 yards? What if you have to?
One of the guys was at a course where they were looking at the 21 foot rule for a knife threat so we did some different drills. One guy would stand 21 feet away on the shooter's off side and would charge the shooter and pass behind him, the shooter had to draw and fire at a target 5 feet in front of him. Guess what, from a belt holster you're going to get cut as you fire your first shot, from a pocket holster forget it. Believe what you want but try it. What we learned was if there's a knife threat within 30 feet and you have a pistol draw it now. If you carry in a pocket holster practice the draw a lot.
Rule #1 = have a gun
Small guns get carried more than larger guns, for the majority of people. Its better to have a j-frame every day than a Glock 19 two days a week.
Like I said earlier, I am a big guy. I cannot carry inside the waistband with a full-size duty pistol. Well technically I can, but everyone knows exactly what it is, with it sticking out so far, and that negates the idea of concealed carry. So pocket carry works for me. I have large pockets. So I can and do carry a Glock 26 with 26 rounds of ammo on me when I feel like it. Most days, its a j-frame or a Glock 43 9MM. I'm pretty aware of my surroundings, head on a swivel, and I like to think I would prevail in most encounters.
Back sort of on topic, the new popularity of what was a BUG gun for primary carry is kind of unfortunate. The mouse guns have less capacity, are by design less accurate and are harder to shoot well. We give up some of what we carry a defensive pistol for in the name of convenience.
Yeah, we say it's a close-in pistol, blah blah but if it's the only weapon you have available it may not be. Can you get good hits fast at 7 or 10 yards? What if you have to?
One of the guys was at a course where they were looking at the 21 foot rule for a knife threat so we did some different drills. One guy would stand 21 feet away on the shooter's off side and would charge the shooter and pass behind him, the shooter had to draw and fire at a target 5 feet in front of him. Guess what, from a belt holster you're going to get cut as you fire your first shot, from a pocket holster forget it. Believe what you want but try it. What we learned was if there's a knife threat within 30 feet and you have a pistol draw it now. If you carry in a pocket holster practice the draw a lot.
Rule #1 = have a gun
Small guns get carried more than larger guns, for the majority of people. Its better to have a j-frame every day than a Glock 19 two days a week.
Like I said earlier, I am a big guy. I cannot carry inside the waistband with a full-size duty pistol. Well technically I can, but everyone knows exactly what it is, with it sticking out so far, and that negates the idea of concealed carry. So pocket carry works for me. I have large pockets. So I can and do carry a Glock 26 with 26 rounds of ammo on me when I feel like it. Most days, its a j-frame or a Glock 43 9MM. I'm pretty aware of my surroundings, head on a swivel, and I like to think I would prevail in most encounters.
