I'm a beginner automatic handgun owner (Glock 19) and I have a few questions
1)
When I do acquire my CCW license and I have the handgun on myself, do people usually chamber the first round or leave the gun unchambered?
2)
Will the spring of a high-cap magazine (15 rounds) wear out if it's always fully loaded? I'm talking about being loaded and untouched for months on end. I feel that since the spring is so compressed that it will wear out...
3)
What is the best way to grip a gun, not for target practice, but for self defense?
What I'm especially interested in, is the support hand. Sometimes I see
them underneath, sometimes to the side
Read this pdf.
The Modern Technique of the Pistol
Greg Boyce Morrison
Jeff Cooper, Editorial Advisor
http://sensibleshooter.com/modern-technique-weaver.pdf
Jeff Copper is regarded as the father of the modern defensive pistol technique. In making the decision to carry a concealed weapon you should realize that you need to educate yourself on your state's laws concerning what is self-defense and defense of others.
What is deadly force?
When may you use it?
Further, you need to train in proper methods to quickly engage a threat.
As to your questions:
1) when you need a handgun you need it now! You are out of time. So chamber a round. The only way to discharge a modern gun is to pull the trigger.
Gunsite Safety Rules -
1. All guns are always loaded.
2. Never let the muzzle cover anything you wouldn't destroy.
3. Keep your finger off the trigger unless your sights are on the target.
4. Be sure of your target and of what's beyond.
2) Yes, a magazine spring will take a set, eventually. However, it takes years. I have had magazines fully loaded for as long as 3 years without noticeable effect. Buy extra magazines and rotate ready magazines.
3) Always grip the firearm the same way. In a combat situation you do what you practice. The Weaver Stance includes an isometric two-hand grip.
Keep in mind that when you carry a weapon, you have to limit your use of deadly force to appropriate situations. Merely because someone makes you mad is not justification for the use of deadly force. If someone spits on you, taunts you, or damages your property in most jurisdictions that is not justification for you to use deadly force.
You must educate yourself in both the law and the techniques of handgun defense.
1)
When I do acquire my CCW license and I have the handgun on myself, do people usually chamber the first round or leave the gun unchambered?
2)
Will the spring of a high-cap magazine (15 rounds) wear out if it's always fully loaded? I'm talking about being loaded and untouched for months on end. I feel that since the spring is so compressed that it will wear out...
3)
What is the best way to grip a gun, not for target practice, but for self defense?
What I'm especially interested in, is the support hand. Sometimes I see
them underneath, sometimes to the side
Read this pdf.
The Modern Technique of the Pistol
Greg Boyce Morrison
Jeff Cooper, Editorial Advisor
http://sensibleshooter.com/modern-technique-weaver.pdf
Jeff Copper is regarded as the father of the modern defensive pistol technique. In making the decision to carry a concealed weapon you should realize that you need to educate yourself on your state's laws concerning what is self-defense and defense of others.
What is deadly force?
When may you use it?
Further, you need to train in proper methods to quickly engage a threat.
As to your questions:
1) when you need a handgun you need it now! You are out of time. So chamber a round. The only way to discharge a modern gun is to pull the trigger.
Gunsite Safety Rules -
1. All guns are always loaded.
2. Never let the muzzle cover anything you wouldn't destroy.
3. Keep your finger off the trigger unless your sights are on the target.
4. Be sure of your target and of what's beyond.
2) Yes, a magazine spring will take a set, eventually. However, it takes years. I have had magazines fully loaded for as long as 3 years without noticeable effect. Buy extra magazines and rotate ready magazines.
3) Always grip the firearm the same way. In a combat situation you do what you practice. The Weaver Stance includes an isometric two-hand grip.
Keep in mind that when you carry a weapon, you have to limit your use of deadly force to appropriate situations. Merely because someone makes you mad is not justification for the use of deadly force. If someone spits on you, taunts you, or damages your property in most jurisdictions that is not justification for you to use deadly force.
You must educate yourself in both the law and the techniques of handgun defense.
