Pond James Pond
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My view is you don't need it until you need it.
In other words, there is no way of knowing as encounters requiring your firearm to be drawn, with the knowledge it may have to be used, do not fit a formula nor pattern beyond, maybe, there being a criminal element involved.
You may never need your gun.
You may only need to draw.
You may only need to fire once.
You may need to fire everything and still run for your life. Who knows?
This idea is particularly relevant to me:
A, if not the, fundamental question I need to answer here, in Estonia, is "do I want high capacity or do I want the ability to draw and shoot?"
The reason being, the powers that be decided that anyone carrying a firearm should, where possible, carry it in Condition 3. In other words, a semi must be chamber empty. And if you want to be able to draw and fire one-handed or fast, a revolver is the only way to go.
I opted for a revolver as, the likelihood of needing my gun is statistically very small, but if I do need it, it's got to be ready to go, there and then.
That, for me, is more important than having higher capacity.
In other words, there is no way of knowing as encounters requiring your firearm to be drawn, with the knowledge it may have to be used, do not fit a formula nor pattern beyond, maybe, there being a criminal element involved.
You may never need your gun.
You may only need to draw.
You may only need to fire once.
You may need to fire everything and still run for your life. Who knows?
This idea is particularly relevant to me:
A, if not the, fundamental question I need to answer here, in Estonia, is "do I want high capacity or do I want the ability to draw and shoot?"
The reason being, the powers that be decided that anyone carrying a firearm should, where possible, carry it in Condition 3. In other words, a semi must be chamber empty. And if you want to be able to draw and fire one-handed or fast, a revolver is the only way to go.
I opted for a revolver as, the likelihood of needing my gun is statistically very small, but if I do need it, it's got to be ready to go, there and then.
That, for me, is more important than having higher capacity.