Finally have a break and am going to take one of the bikes out this afternoon (the 1900 V-twin) to cruise around some of the Coastal hills and backroads.
Since my CS45 is clean and some mags loaded (since I just used it as one of my LEOSA qual weapons) I think I'll belt it on for the day's ride. It balances in the hand well and it lets me put 1 & 2-handed rapid clustered hits at reasonable defensive distances. While the old Ashley Express Big Dot sights are a bit slow for longer distances (meaning out at to 50+yds), that sort of distance is more something I do to occiasonally assess the consistency of my basics, than ever expecting to fire the gun at those distances off the range. (Granted, my firearms instructor and instructor update classes did require scored courses-of-fire that went out to 50yds.)
Only having 6+1 and a spare 6rd mag on my belt (and maybe a second spare tucked in a jacket pocket) reminds me of the days I used to carry a service revolver & 2 speedloaders (even when working the more remote areas where cover/help could be 30-45+ minutes away).
Why not one of my small or large pistols that have 10-12rd mags? I like that subcompact .45 (3 1/4" barrel), and I don't obsess over capacity. I spent too many years investing more effort on skillset than mag capacity.
Since my CS45 is clean and some mags loaded (since I just used it as one of my LEOSA qual weapons) I think I'll belt it on for the day's ride. It balances in the hand well and it lets me put 1 & 2-handed rapid clustered hits at reasonable defensive distances. While the old Ashley Express Big Dot sights are a bit slow for longer distances (meaning out at to 50+yds), that sort of distance is more something I do to occiasonally assess the consistency of my basics, than ever expecting to fire the gun at those distances off the range. (Granted, my firearms instructor and instructor update classes did require scored courses-of-fire that went out to 50yds.)
Only having 6+1 and a spare 6rd mag on my belt (and maybe a second spare tucked in a jacket pocket) reminds me of the days I used to carry a service revolver & 2 speedloaders (even when working the more remote areas where cover/help could be 30-45+ minutes away).
Why not one of my small or large pistols that have 10-12rd mags? I like that subcompact .45 (3 1/4" barrel), and I don't obsess over capacity. I spent too many years investing more effort on skillset than mag capacity.