Weak Hand ONLY........what gun is best?

David E said:
Slowfire, anything can be done. How about rapid fire? How fast could you draw and fire six shots and hit that sheet of typing paper at 5 yds?



I guess I'd have to see that. I think a shot timer would show a significant difference. Evenso, your reload would result in 6 more shots, mine would result in 17 more shots.
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How fast? Very fast indeed! There is almost no difference for me between a 1911 and the revolvers, although I am a little faster with 9mm stuff because of the light recoil. As far as reloading, two hands I am definitely a bit quicker with the mags. One hand, no major difference. I do everything with timers, so I am confident that there is no major difference one-handed. But there is a noticeable difference (for me) two handed. Some guys are just as fast two handed, of course, but I am not.

I definitely agree that there is an advantage to 17 shots over six! But then I also think that there is a major advantage to .357 over 9mm, so for me, it's not a clear decision.

I could go either way, but for me the revolver does not leave me underequipped. But this is not about ME, it's about you. If you can't work a DA .357 fast enough with your weak hand, then my ability to do so doesn't help anything! You should absolutely go for the gun that works for you.

I am not trying to talk you in to the revolver by any means. I simply think it is a good option for people to consider.
 
XMP said:
I'm talking about loading that spare magazine in the first place. Don't want to stick an empty one up the chute, right:D
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Oh I knew what you meant, which is why having more than one fully loaded is the way to go. Fill the magazines at your leisure, not while under fire.
 
I'm starting to feel under-rounded here...:(
I carry six in the revolver and one speed reload in a pocket.
12 rounds and then I'd have to get out of there...:o
 
Ok, that's a trick question.....

Before you say "another gun" or a semi-auto, the real answer is......

NO reload is the fastest reload. IE, CAPACITY is a good thing.

But, if simply having capacity makes you throw rounds downrange as fast as you can pull the trigger on the premise that you have to hit something then maybe capacity is not such a good thing.....for YOU.

For the rest of us that can remember the fundatmentals of marksmanship, then capacity is our friend!

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What are you really trying to say.
Just have out with it so there is no more confusion over your question and why you started this thread.
What do you carry, how would you go about answering your question?
What kind of firearm, holster, training do you think would work for personal defense if you could not use your regular hand?

Just trying to understand...:)
 
I have answered it a couple times. I understand that others will have different views and experiences, which is the main reason I posed the question to start with.

Another reason was that I've found that few people give this matter much, if any, thought. The time to get better with your weak hand is BEFORE you have no choice. Another thread reminded me of that, hence, this thread.

I did not mean to include getting wounded in a firefight and then having to go weak hand only. But instead, an injury that you had before you left the house that day necessitating going weak hand only.

How many out there have a weak side rig ready to go right now ?

If you do not, then that is a facet of your overall self defense theme that needs to be addressed. Same with practicing weak hand only. When was the last time you did it? What skill level did you attain? I notice that only one person responded to my request for a good skill drill to try weak hand only. I was hoping for more.

For ME, weak hand only means I won't be as accurate. Also, having only one hand means a reload would be painfully (fatally?) slow. A high capacity semi-auto addresses both of those critical issues.

Obviously, it needs to work when fired weak hand only, which you'd find out pretty quick during your weak hand only practice sessions.

As far as accuracy goes, I can fire a .44 magnum with full loads pretty well weak hand only .......slowfire........... but that has little meaning in the context of a quick and dirty self defense situation.

Let's put a time frame on those 6 shots (or five from a J-frame snubby) from the holster, starting w/ hands as sides. All shots must be on that sheet of paper @ 5 yds. Let's say "Minimum" is a very generous 5 seconds. "Good" is four seconds and "Very Good" is 3 or less.

The best gun? The one YOU can hit that sheet of paper in under 5 seconds with all 5-6 shot.

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