Open carry in urban environments may not work out. While this is a police incident, it points out that you can be targeted for your firearm: https://www.police1.com/ambush/arti...ail&utm_term=0_5584e6920b-be624f5dfa-83999136
As far as the suggestion to carry what you trained with and are effective, shooting at the square range is not training for actual self-defense and carrying a less than optimal firearm is not to be reinforced on the theme of what you are comfortable with. The better solution is to come up to speed with a realistic firearm with realistic training. I grant you that studies show that the vat proportion of carriers have no significant training but that is not a good standard. I've said this position repeatedly. Like I said, this isn't COS play with obsolete firearms or the gun rotation of the day (that you never really practiced or trained with intensively). Making a single shot shotgun 'tactical' is in the same vein. Oh, wow - it looks cool. Yes, Clint Smith can run one. Maybe that's all you have - but there are reasonable pump guns that aren't expensive, so get one. If you have a 1911 you can't shoot, learn how or ditch it for a modern semi and learn how. Then get comfortable and effective.
As far as the suggestion to carry what you trained with and are effective, shooting at the square range is not training for actual self-defense and carrying a less than optimal firearm is not to be reinforced on the theme of what you are comfortable with. The better solution is to come up to speed with a realistic firearm with realistic training. I grant you that studies show that the vat proportion of carriers have no significant training but that is not a good standard. I've said this position repeatedly. Like I said, this isn't COS play with obsolete firearms or the gun rotation of the day (that you never really practiced or trained with intensively). Making a single shot shotgun 'tactical' is in the same vein. Oh, wow - it looks cool. Yes, Clint Smith can run one. Maybe that's all you have - but there are reasonable pump guns that aren't expensive, so get one. If you have a 1911 you can't shoot, learn how or ditch it for a modern semi and learn how. Then get comfortable and effective.