Why Do I Never Listen To Good Advice?

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Drizzt

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I've been told several times about several things, but I seem to just be so stubborn that I have to prove things to myself.

First: I don't know how many times it's been said on this board (and many others) to make sure you have a good holster for CCW. I knew this, but still figured I could make due with an inexpensive Uncle Mike's clip-on holster until I got around to getting something better. Well, I never got around to getting something better, and was sitting in the barber chair getting a haircut a few weeks ago, and started to get up once she was done, when I suddenly realized that I was getting up, but my Kimber wasn't! Fortunately, I had a sweatshirt on, and quickly moved to secure my carry piece a bit better. The girl who was cutting my hair had to have seen, but thankfully said nothing (I tipped well).

Second: How many times has the comment been made that HK P7 PSPs tend to get a bit warm after firing a few rounds? I knew this, but just figured people were overreacting (hey, I'm supposed to be tough.... :rolleyes: ). Well, after firing about 120 rounds through the P7 I picked up, I was left with a rather painful blister on my trigger finger.

I'm still trying to learn to fire the P7 accurately. I know I'm squeezing too tight. All my shots were just left of center. The good thing, though, was that after firing the P7, I could still be dead on with my Kimber. As neat as the P7 might be, I think I still prefer the .45.
 
In this world of "if's & but's" the one thing you should get out of these experiences is that you need to work on getting a good carry holster and you need to spend more time w/ your P7 so handling it properly becomes natural ;)
 
I am sorry for this comment..apology first. You carry a Kimber and have a P7 and you are still carrying in an UNCLE MIKES? WHAT?
ok...enough sarcasm, you have great taste in firearms and enough of a budget for the best...spend some money on a GOOD holster....Bianchi, Don Hume, Galco.....bla bla bla...
There are more than I could name in an hour of typing....
Well, go get one.....:D
Shoot well
 
I'm with Eric, you need to put those pieces in something worthy! :)

Some humble recommendations:

Leather:
- Lou Alessi
- Milt Sparks

Kydex:
- KyTac
- Sidearmor (1911's and Glocks only)
- G-Code (Paddle holsters only, I believe)

Don't skimp on the belt.

- Gabe
 
Hey, you're kinda like me - have to learn things the hard way, eh? But puttin a P7 in an Uncle Mike's is kinda like parking a Ferrari in my garage - even *I* wouldn't do that. :)
 
I'm gonna add Mark Waldon to that list of good leather.

He's a fellow TFLer who happens to live in my home town.

I just got a pancake holster from him for my Steyr for IDPA (I got a Scorpion in black cowhide) and its real nice.

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http://www.waldonholsters.com/
 
Better History Lesson

Good advice hasn't said the world was flat in over 2000 years. Ancient Greeks new it wasn't flat (ca 300BC). Christopher Columbus was a fool (a lucky fool though). Anyone who thinks Chris' sailor's though otherwise doesn't sail much. Horizon is curved. Any sailor knows the world is round.

That said, if the P7 is getting hot, don't shoot it so fast. That might be the cause of your leftish shots. I practice rapid fire too, but not exclusively. Particularly with a gun you are new to, it is best to do ALL slow fire. Another recommendation, do dry-fire on the range. Works wonders.

-Morgan
 
MORE ADVICE

Get a good belt with your new holster.

44 Mag Redhawks get hot enough to blister your trigger finger on a long field course, too.
 
Since all these other guys are picking on you (deservedly ;) ) I'll just add a tip of thr rhetorical hat to your barber. Reminds me of the time when I finished eating lunch at a Chinese place, I'm getting in my car when my waiter comes dashing out to the parking lot... my loaded USP magazine in hand, flagging me down. I eat at that place a lot now. :D Take care.

DanO
 
Because the silly/stupid things we do, even though we know better, stick out in our mind more than the little things we do right, like grabbing the correct tube before brushing our teeth.
 
observation

drizzt, your Kimber was not accidentally falling out.
It was so embarassed about it's living quarters that it was trying to run away from home. If you try to put your $1000+ PSP in a similar environment, it will either file criminal charges or sue you in civil court for abuse. :D
 
Drizzt, it sounds like you have been listening to good advice. The importance of listening to good advice is that it helps make you aware of what your potential options are. Whether or not you act on such advice, in this case, is a whole other matter.

The real question here is why you don't act on good advice or make better decisions after getting good advice. There are some plausible and valid reasons not to. First, the advice may not be completely applicable to you. Second, you may not have the means or abilities to act on good advice and so you are forced to run with lessor options that can be met or performed. Third, sometimes good advice doesn't really prove itself apparent until after you have chosen not to act on it, but a lessor option.
 
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