Weak Hand Only.....which gun ?

[Templar223]

I would suggest that waiting until you need a weak side holster is not a smart way to go about it. What if they're out of stock when you need it?

Getting the gun and related equipment and practicing with it on a regular basis is the better way.

Yes, I have my mind pretty much made up for the reasons I previously cited. I'm just wondering if anyone else has given this issue much thought and have followed thru with any of their conclusions.

DavidE:

With all due respect, you seem very unhealthily obsessed about something that seldom happens to 99 and 44/100ths of the population or is it that you don't want your thread to fade into history?

Personally, I'm zero for 14,9xx days with a disabled strong arm. I'll bet you or anyone else a $100 that I'll be fine tomorrow and another $100 for each of the next however many days you want to wager against my strong side arm functioning just fine.

I'm not buying a "weak side" holster on the off chance that I'm going to injure my strong arm at some later date. Furthermore, I'm not even going to hint to any of my students that they might do this either. I'll take my chances that they "might be out" of weak side holsters. Especially since my BUG is ambidextrous.

David, you would be better off taking coursework or practicing on practical ordinary pistolcraft than wiling your days away practicing for something that isn't likely or common.

John

 

[David E]

John B,

That's an interesting response, given your background.

I'm not saying that it'll happen to everyone next week, only that it's a good idea to give it some thought and some practice before you need it. I had some serious tennis elbow going on a few years ago which prompted the 'weak hand' thinking to begin with. I may have a recurrence in progress, I don't know yet.

Of course, no one plans on breaking their arm, yet, inexplicably, it happens.

Buying a holster for the weak side isn't a great expense and once you have it, you got it. Often, you can find a suitable left handed rig (or right handed) for $5 - $10 at a gunshow or Ebay if you keep your eyes open.

I plan on taking a class soon and I'll shoot it left handed. I'm looking forward to it. I expect to gain more skill left handed, which may be very useful shooting around the "wrong" side of cover, etc.

Understand, I'm not advocating that one should emphasize weak hand exclusively, only that it should be incorporated into the skill set in a serious way.