What pistol would you take to a combat shooting class?

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I'd take a Glock and then a second Glock as backup.

Been to many a school and I can say I've seen lots of guns choke up.

But almost never Glocks unless the user did some changes they didn't test.

No matter what gun you use, bring a spare that takes the same ammo and holsters (and hopefully works the same way.)

Hate spending lots of bucks to go some far off school and the gun dies on you.

Nice thing is, the second gun can be your CCW gun there if your license is recognized in that state.

Deaf
 
I take all of my current pistols. Try them all. A class is a good time to experiment to find out what works best FOR YOU.

At my last class, I found out that my daytime sights are usually better at night than my night sights. And that sights are fairly pointless in most practical completely dark situations, flashlight or not.

I also learned that the .380 mouse guns are a complete waste of time. I was deadlier with a broom stick in the night shoothouse.

So try everything you can, you'll likely be startled by something new. In my case, I found out that my Kahr P380, while a fine pistol, is a nice paper weight.
 
tuj said:
I took a S&W 5906 to my first class and a CZ-P07 to my second. Both were fully adequate. If you're a glock guy, then the 17 or 19 should do nicely. But honestly you should shoot what you would use in a real situation.
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I'd take my very old school S&W Model 59. Reliable, accurate, easy and enjoyable to shoot. If I'm going to shoot a lot, I'd want it to be with a gun I like to shoot. I've owned SIG's and M&P's, and have a couple of 1911's that I really love shooting. If I was going to pay to train with one gun, this is the one
 
I take all of my current pistols. Try them all. A class is a good time to experiment to find out what works best FOR YOU.
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Zerodefect, that is EXCELLENT advice!


My primary carry gun is S&W lightweight commander. I don't think I could handle shooting 1000+ rounds through it in a couple days
 
I've taken a few classes and have always used my P239. I have also used the same gun for IDPA.
 
Ive taken a 92FS, 92-TypeM, LW Commander and a 5" 1911..

Next class will be with my Baer and Hawk.
 
I asked my self a similar situation a while back. This is the reason I now carry my glock 19. I had several guns I swapped between but thought if I needed it what would I want. Of course a long gun or larger but I was being realistic. If I were going to take a class firing 1000's of rounds. I would want those rounds fired and the training done with the gun I will most likely have with me if I have to call on that training.
 
Take what you are most comfortable with.

The number one recommendation I can make above the ones already mentioned is to take the handgun, find all of the sharp edges and round them off. When taking a high round count pistol class learning new techniques sharp edges will at a minimum make your shooting class uncomfortable and less enjoyable and worst case can cut you.

Do that regardless of what handgun or handguns you bring.

Just my .02,
LeonCarr
 
RussB said:
Zerodefect, that is EXCELLENT advice!


My primary carry gun is S&W lightweight commander. I don't think I could handle shooting 1000+ rounds through it in a couple days
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Thankyou. Another tidbit I've learned: We spend all this time making our pistols uber reliable to get our moneys worth out of a class, only to find out now we have pistols and carbines that are TOO reliable.

Now my 1911's and Glocks don't fail enough to get the best out of training.

What's a class without malfunction drills placed randomly within it? I don't train with just my good mags, I have plenty of purposely damaged 1911 and GI Ar15 mags. Weak springs, damaged feed lips, etc. etc. I load them up, and put them on my belt with my eyes closed. I have to seriously damage a Glock to get it to stop working LOL. (best mags out there)

Proper malf training is important, because clearing all 4 types of malfs can really stink, especially if one malf leads to another. Unless you can clear it without the slightest thought process, just pure instinct, you don't stand the sightest chance of clearing it under real stress. Clearing a malf in a class with everyone watching deos have a little stress....

So don't just bring your DW or EB and some new Tripp mags. Bring your cheap Kimber and some banged up mags as well. Bring some ammo that you know your 1911 hates.
 
ZeroDefect, I like your thought process (even if it clashes with your user name :) ) about training for when things go wrong.

Getting the job done when everything is just right is much easier than when things are going pear-shaped.
 
Well you could take your current stable of guns to see what last and not last or..

Just call up some well known trainers and ASK them what works and don't work.

That will save you some time and money.

Hint... I have been in many a class and taught many a class (CHL.)

Glocks, Ruger P89s, and Sigs tend to run forever. Lots of the others have problems.

Not all mind you, some use well set up 1911s (and not necessarily 'custom' ones) and they work.

Alot of the 'also rans' brands tend to fail after a while.

And those that add on after market do-dads tend to have problems to.

Deaf
 
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