Severely limited? You can get 13 rounds of 9mm in a pocket gun nowadays.
I don't see it as severely limited on time, either. I'm slow as molasses and have 11 thumbs and I can still get a gun out of a pocket in under 2 seconds on a timer.
Is somebody a half second or a second faster than me off a belt holster? Sure. But if you have to do a quickdraw there's been a failure of situational awarenss. If you need to be able to draw in a second or less, you were a mere second away from a crackhead just sneaking up behind you and whacking you over the head with a piece of pipe.
And you can get that gun out of that pocket that quick starting with your hands out of the pocket, or any other way you might have too? Be honest now.
Something a lot of people seem to not understand is, you dont have (for the most part) the luxury of starting the ball rolling (bad guys prerogative/advantage), and have to react to what happens. Or are you going to act like anyone passing you on the street or around you is a threat and act like youre in Defcon threat mode, for anyone who approaches you? Im thinking most will still allow people to get way to close, and then may well have to deal with things they werent planning on having to deal with before they even get a chance to get to their gun. I know this is a "gun" board, and "the gun" is the default answer for what seems to be all scenarios everyone seems to come up with, but you do have other "non gun" skills too, right?
If you have to tussle with someone before you get a chance to get to your gun, can you still quickly do so in the split second you might get if you push them off you?
And if you havent tried something like that yet, Id suggest you get a buddy and give it a try. Im betting its going to be an eye opening experience.
It just get the impression sometimes, a lot of people have just one scenario they play over and over in their mind here and dont think about the big picture when it comes to all this.
Yawn……another regurgitation of Tactical Timmy Reads the Internet…..
LOL. Not quite. I actually work pretty hard and regularly at being proficient with what I carry and from how I carry it. Im always willing to listen and learn and try new things too.
I tried pocket carry for a back up gun early on and pretty quick figured out it was very limited in its usefulness. And that was for a back up gun, its a definite no-go for a primary.
Let me ask you this, how often do you practice drawing and shooting your pocket gun from how you carry it with live ammo? Do run any drills or side matches with it, practice drawing from various positions and in different ways, so you know where you "really" stand as far as any kind of proficiency.
The "Tactical Timmy Reads the Internet" snark is cute, and telling at the same time.
Look, this whole thing is a package deal, the clothes you wear, the guns and gear you use, and the continual hard work you put it, to be able to be competent and proficient with them. All of it takes a lot of time, effort, and money to actually figure out what works and what doesnt, and to maintain a level of proficiency, and in all the above aspects of things.
Or, you can just pick a gun you can fit in a pocket, consider yourself "armed", and call it good. Whatever youre comfortable with and works for you, eh?
