Tequila jake
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My hands are so small and my thumbs so short that my strong-hand (right) won't reach the magazine release on any autoloader with a double-column magazine and many with a single-column mag, e.g., 1911. My Kahr PM9 is O.K., as is a Kel-Tec 3AT, but I want a bigger pistol for belt carry, something like a 1911, a BHP, or maybe a Glock.
If I could find a pistol I like with an ambidextrous mag release, or one that I could move to the right-hand side so I could use my trigger finger to release the mag, that would be fine, but many of the pistols I like don't allow for this.
So, I'm considering using the thumb of my weak-side hand to push the magazine release. I know this would slow down reloading, but since I'm not an LEO, I doubt I'll ever need to reload in a SD situation. And if I do, it probably wouldn't be any slower than reloading my S&W 642, which is my normal CCW.
Opinions? Suggestions?
Tequila Jake
If I could find a pistol I like with an ambidextrous mag release, or one that I could move to the right-hand side so I could use my trigger finger to release the mag, that would be fine, but many of the pistols I like don't allow for this.
So, I'm considering using the thumb of my weak-side hand to push the magazine release. I know this would slow down reloading, but since I'm not an LEO, I doubt I'll ever need to reload in a SD situation. And if I do, it probably wouldn't be any slower than reloading my S&W 642, which is my normal CCW.
Opinions? Suggestions?
Tequila Jake