or if you handle two different platforms a lot, shoot them both a lot, carry them both a lot, perhaps the feel of one or the other in your hand is all it takes for your body to know what you're holding. I think you're making it too complicated, I think the body takes over and this doesn't occur on the level of conscious thought, anymore than anything you've trained in does.
That's
precisely what we
want to happen, timely, and it does--until it doesn't, under stress.
The need to draw and fire very quickly in a frightful situation can shortcut the process. Maybe slowing the first shot, maybe preventing it, maybe casing it to miss,
Anyone old enough can remember people slamming on the brake and putting a left foot down on a clutch pedal that isn't there on a car with an automatic transmission.
No harm done.
But I remember the time that a guy who had a Karmann Ghia with a 4-speed was giving me a ride in a Mustang with an auto selector on the floor. He sped up a bit and shifted up--into park. He was not under stress.
One can opine about what
should happen all day long, speak of what one thinks that one
can do, etc.
But when engineers are faced with safety of flight, safety of operations, etc., they cannot afford to make assumptions. They have to take a much more rigorous approach. Too much is at stake.
And they don't have to start from scratch. They don't have to invent or try out any theories. There are illustrations, measurements already made, , and data tables from which to draw.
I don't follow the one manual of arms advice all the time, but i do try to adhere to it as much I can.
I am familiar with all of my handguns and I am practiced with them, but that's not the point.
I don't want to have to rely on any additional tactile or cognitive steps when I am reacting to an unexpected violent attack.