If you can't shoot your CCW rapid fire weak hand, you can't shoot.

[High_Cap]

You only need one round.

 

[DogBonz]

ok....

Rapid fire does nothing but rapidly deplete the amount of ammo you have on hand.

well said!

 

[MCgunner]

If .45ACP is "too large and powerful" for you, you must have a medical condition, carpel tunnel or something. Heck, I shot full power .44 mag weak hand no problem. I was placing my shots, though, not spraying and praying. I'm no strong man, either. .45 has a little more muzzle flip than the 9, one of the reasons I went to the 9 for IDPA shooting some time ago. But, it ain't exactly a wrist breaker.

 

[progunner1957]

I must disagree.

Being able to shoot well with your weak hand is a very good thing, but it is not the go/no go criteria regarding whether or not you should be carrying a gun.

I am a right handed shooter. My left hand is disabled due to an injury - the second knuckles of my middle and index finger had to be surgically fused. There's no way I can shoot a handgun left handed - but I can shoot right handed.

People in my situation need to be able to defend themselves even more than able bodied persons. You learn to do the best you can with what you have.

Regarding rapid fire, I'll quote Larry Vickers: "Speed is fine - accuracy is final."

 

[MCgunner]

Wasn't it old Wyatt that said, "Shoot slow in a hurry", or something like that? If you do much shooting and practice at all, you know there's a point in speed at which you start to miss everything. I like to try to err on the slow side of that point and be conservative and make the shots count. Practice is what it takes to get faster. We have a myriad of falling plates, pepper poppers, and such at the range, great for this practice.

 

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Weak-hand only shooting is an important skill to which training time should certainly be given, but not a factor on which to base equipment choices. Train for the exception, but equip for the rule. A sidearm should be chosen first upon reliablity, and second upon the user's ability to make hits using the method most likely to be employed (example for myself, two-handed modified Isoceles). JMHO, free advice worth almost what you paid for it.

DanO

 

[EddieCoyle]

I only shoot with my "weak" hand.

I lost the ends of both the index and middle fingers of my right hand in an accident. Without the means to pull the trigger with my right hand, I had to switch to shooting pistols lefty.

I've tried shooting with my right hand, using my ring finger to pull the trigger. Recoil is a problem because I'm not holding onto the gun with a whole lot.

I'll stick to practicing with my new "strong" hand and I disagree with the statement in the post title.

 

[Phil DeGraves]

What Wyatt said was "Shoot as fast as you can without feeling the urge to hurry." I think it was Bill Jordan who paraphrased that into "take your time as fast as you can." I've also heard that "Speed is fine, accuracy is final," attributed to both of them.

 

[Pistol Toter]

This is the exact reason I go around bare footed all year! If I can't shoot with my hands and use my toes. You ought to see me fan a SA Colt
.45LC with my foot. I'm awsome with a GLOCK. Pay me no mind fellows, I sitting around bored. P.T.

 

[possum]

try this on for size, why don't you mix proper shot placement and speed together, and find the happy medium! that's what i do, with a little practice you can do about anything, you can get more accurate over time to a point and speed up as well. just a thought!

 

[Ankeny]

Rapid fire does nothing but rapidly deplete the amount of ammo you have on hand.

Gosh, and I always thought getting as many hits as it takes to neutralize the threat as quickly as possible was the goal. Color me stupid.

 

[SoCalShooter]

I would agree that practice with either hand is an excellent recomendation but you dont have to be an expert marksman off hand. So for the rest of your statement I disagree.

 

[Katigroszek]

rapid fire

I think rapid fire might be good as a (not perfect) simulation of shooting skills decrease during high stress situation. Otherwise You would have to take Your auntie You can' stand to the range!

But if You're planning to be prepared to use Your PD gun both hands the gun has to be suitable for that! What gun than? There is not that many that are totally ambidextrious, You know! Walther P88 full size? HK P7? HK P2000? Other?