luzyfuerza
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Trying to find the best daily carry gun, holster, and carry position is difficult. There are too many choices. And, unfortunately, most discussions on this topic just degenerate into statements that all sound like "my super-blaster-ray-monster-mouse-gun is good enough for me". These, of course, are simply opinions, and we all know who has opinions.
One thing that always seems to be missing in these discussions is measured data. Such as:
1) your measured times from beep to first shot when drawing from the holster,
2) your measured split times between shots (when firing the second shot only when the sights have settled back on target--no hammers),
3) your shots-on-target percentages when shooting at speed from the holster,
4) the number of times you failed to disengage the safety (if your gun has one) in 500 dry presentations from the holster, and
5) performance on some standard defensive handgun skills test (my favorite is the old IDPA classifier).
With measured data, we can reach some reliable conclusions, and skip over the opinions.
In this thread, I'm looking for comments from those who have used measured data to decide what gun/holster/carry location is best for them. Will you share the data that you used to come to your conclusions? Its worth the effort--the data you collected and the conclusions you reached are more valuable to members here than thousands of opinions!
If you haven't used measurements to evaluate your carry gear, I challenge you to go the range with your gear and a timer and collect some! Shoot your gear, actually measure the results, and come back and report what you found! Provide pics! I'm especially interested in data from those who have a "carry rotation".
I'm pretty sure that this will not be a popular thread. And, if all you can contribute is opinions, then this probably isn't the thread for you.
One thing that always seems to be missing in these discussions is measured data. Such as:
1) your measured times from beep to first shot when drawing from the holster,
2) your measured split times between shots (when firing the second shot only when the sights have settled back on target--no hammers),
3) your shots-on-target percentages when shooting at speed from the holster,
4) the number of times you failed to disengage the safety (if your gun has one) in 500 dry presentations from the holster, and
5) performance on some standard defensive handgun skills test (my favorite is the old IDPA classifier).
With measured data, we can reach some reliable conclusions, and skip over the opinions.
In this thread, I'm looking for comments from those who have used measured data to decide what gun/holster/carry location is best for them. Will you share the data that you used to come to your conclusions? Its worth the effort--the data you collected and the conclusions you reached are more valuable to members here than thousands of opinions!
If you haven't used measurements to evaluate your carry gear, I challenge you to go the range with your gear and a timer and collect some! Shoot your gear, actually measure the results, and come back and report what you found! Provide pics! I'm especially interested in data from those who have a "carry rotation".
I'm pretty sure that this will not be a popular thread. And, if all you can contribute is opinions, then this probably isn't the thread for you.