CCW not "primary range gun"

let me try to put some perspective on this that has a little different background than your's.
I've been shooting handguns for the better part of 30 years,been shooting some form of competition for 20.IPSC,IDPA,Silouette,Bowling pins and even the somewhat informal bullseye league at my local range.
there have been many of those years where I've shot in excess of 20,000 rounds down range.I've shot 100's of different handguns.
having said that I'll make a few points
1. My level of confidence with any of my CCW weapons is without a doubt high.
2. I prefer to focus on shooting competition more than CCW as I know there's going to be a match this week.I probably won't get in a gunfight ever.
3. as long as the sight's are on top and indicate where the bullets go, the trigger is in the trigger guard and when you pull it the gun goes bang I can shoot it.
4. Yes I've even got a Charter Arms Bulldog I've had for a couple years and only put a couple hundred rounds through it and I have no reservations carrying it.
5. matter of fact I'd have no problems carrying my brothers 396 nightguard that I've never shot,I do know it works I've seen it.
 
Well said (written?) MAVRACER

This is exactly what I feel. I used to shoot years ago in a local pistol club,we had a weekly match, varying from tactical (indoor and had a CQB section) to speed plates, IDPA etc.

every now and then we would add a bit of challenge by making members swap guns; in other words, you may have a Colt 0.45, but would have to do a CQB course with someone's Berreta and so on.

In general, most of the experienced chaps shot very well with anything they had to use.
To those who never tried it, you may want to do it; its fun and you can learn a thing or two.

To reflect on the military, there are countless accounts of soldiers who had to grab enemy rifles and continue to fight with them, they were all able to do so regardless of the fact that they were not the same as their carry rifle, and most may have never handled one before, and they were certainly under stress (having your firearm stop shooting or running out of ammo in a battle does that to you). One night, long time ago, some chaps in my unit had to do just that, they managed OK.

HOWEVER, for people who have little experience and/or do not pratice often, I would advise first to become very proficient with their carry gun before they start spending more time shooting other firearms.

Brgds,

Danny
 
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Hi,

Michael T and Grumpybutt have a very valid point. indeed many prople defend themselves sucesfully without having much practice.

I am not American, but I think you may be judging your peers a bit harshly.

However, I believe that many of those who have several guns and shoot a lot do so not necessarily because they are obsessed with being the fastest and meanest gunfighters, but because it is a hobby.

There are many hunters who hunt maybe once a year, but shoot their hunting rifles regularly, at targets smaller and further than what they would hunt, because it is fun and because they can improve on themselves in the same way that a high-jumper always tries to jump that much higher than he did before. and although for hunting purposes a rifle that goups 1.5MOA is fine, many of us keep practicing and changing loads until we get that wonderful half MOA group, because it is fun.

The same applies to people who enjoy owning and shooting a variety of handguns, they may enter formal competitions or simply enjoy "running" a tin can on the ground.

Like everything else people do, if one gets the right principles and practice regularly, he will become more adept at what he does (all within our personal limitations) but trying to get to shoot faster and more accurately does not necessarly indicate an obssession with being ready for "that day when I need it" for folks who compete, there are many days when we need to shoot faster and better than others and they happen on regular basis, I am obviously talking about competitions, not shootouts with BGs.

That is why I believe that most people who compete will answer that they practice more with their competition firearms than they do with their carry guns.

Sure, there are Mall-Ninja's and "Special-forces Wannabe's", ( we have some here as well) but I would like to believe that they are
small minority.

Just a different point of view.

Brgds,

Danny
 
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