On Fri, 07 Sep 2007 13:25:54 GMT, "JoeSpareBedroom"
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"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message
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On Fri, 07 Sep 2007 00:00:17 -0400, wrote:

The winner was always an old sargent who took his time and shot down
one per round, with a 2" revolver.

I have said for years that the reason is due to 13 round semi-auto
hand guns.

With a revolver, you only have six - makes you concentrate.

One of my favorite gun technique books suggests taking only 6 rounds to the
range, no matter what kind of handgun you're shooting. Good idea.

All my kids were trained that way. In fact, when my youngest went to
the Academy in SC, he noticed that the more bullets they were issues,
the more the used them.

He took his time, minimum shots and did well.

It's the revolver training.

I have a 9mm Glock, but I never carry it unless I'm in the woods. For
just carrying purposes, it's a .357 mag on a .38 frame.

Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:
On Fri, 07 Sep 2007 13:25:54 GMT, "JoeSpareBedroom"
wrote:

"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message
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On Fri, 07 Sep 2007 00:00:17 -0400, wrote:

The winner was always an old sargent who took his time and shot down
one per round, with a 2" revolver.
I have said for years that the reason is due to 13 round semi-auto
hand guns.

With a revolver, you only have six - makes you concentrate.
One of my favorite gun technique books suggests taking only 6 rounds to the
range, no matter what kind of handgun you're shooting. Good idea.

All my kids were trained that way. In fact, when my youngest went to
the Academy in SC, he noticed that the more bullets they were issues,
the more the used them.

He took his time, minimum shots and did well.

It's the revolver training.

I have a 9mm Glock, but I never carry it unless I'm in the woods. For
just carrying purposes, it's a .357 mag on a .38 frame.


I wouldn't "carry" a semi without a real safety, either, though I do
like shooting a Glock at the range. Is that a single or double action .357?

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Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:
On Fri, 07 Sep 2007 13:25:54 GMT, "JoeSpareBedroom"
wrote:

"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message
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On Fri, 07 Sep 2007 00:00:17 -0400, wrote:

The winner was always an old sargent who took his time and shot down
one per round, with a 2" revolver.
I have said for years that the reason is due to 13 round semi-auto
hand guns.

With a revolver, you only have six - makes you concentrate.
One of my favorite gun technique books suggests taking only 6 rounds to
the range, no matter what kind of handgun you're shooting. Good idea.

All my kids were trained that way. In fact, when my youngest went to
the Academy in SC, he noticed that the more bullets they were issues,
the more the used them.

He took his time, minimum shots and did well.

It's the revolver training.

I have a 9mm Glock, but I never carry it unless I'm in the woods. For
just carrying purposes, it's a .357 mag on a .38 frame.


I wouldn't "carry" a semi without a real safety, either, though I do like
shooting a Glock at the range. Is that a single or double action .357?

All semis have a "safety". One is the owner (hopefully). The other is a
holster that's correct for the situation at hand. If you still believe a
mechanical safety is needed, please explain why, in light of the fact that
revolvers don't have them.

JoeSpareBedroom wrote:
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Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:
On Fri, 07 Sep 2007 13:25:54 GMT, "JoeSpareBedroom"
wrote:

"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message
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On Fri, 07 Sep 2007 00:00:17 -0400, wrote:

The winner was always an old sargent who took his time and shot down
one per round, with a 2" revolver.
I have said for years that the reason is due to 13 round semi-auto
hand guns.

With a revolver, you only have six - makes you concentrate.
One of my favorite gun technique books suggests taking only 6 rounds to
the range, no matter what kind of handgun you're shooting. Good idea.
All my kids were trained that way. In fact, when my youngest went to
the Academy in SC, he noticed that the more bullets they were issues,
the more the used them.

He took his time, minimum shots and did well.

It's the revolver training.

I have a 9mm Glock, but I never carry it unless I'm in the woods. For
just carrying purposes, it's a .357 mag on a .38 frame.

I wouldn't "carry" a semi without a real safety, either, though I do like
shooting a Glock at the range. Is that a single or double action .357?

All semis have a "safety". One is the owner (hopefully). The other is a
holster that's correct for the situation at hand. If you still believe a
mechanical safety is needed, please explain why, in light of the fact that
revolvers don't have them.



It takes a bit more effort to fire off a revolver, especially a
single-action revolver which, if I "carried," would be what I would
carry. The Glocks I fire have no more than a five pound trigger pull,
and despite the "famous" Glock trigger mechanism, I can envision ways it
might get snagged or caught somewhere in the process of drawing it.

My two semi-autos have "safeties."

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Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:
On Fri, 07 Sep 2007 13:25:54 GMT, "JoeSpareBedroom"
wrote:

"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message
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On Fri, 07 Sep 2007 00:00:17 -0400, wrote:

The winner was always an old sargent who took his time and shot down
one per round, with a 2" revolver.
I have said for years that the reason is due to 13 round semi-auto
hand guns.

With a revolver, you only have six - makes you concentrate.
One of my favorite gun technique books suggests taking only 6 rounds
to the range, no matter what kind of handgun you're shooting. Good
idea.
All my kids were trained that way. In fact, when my youngest went to
the Academy in SC, he noticed that the more bullets they were issues,
the more the used them.

He took his time, minimum shots and did well.

It's the revolver training.

I have a 9mm Glock, but I never carry it unless I'm in the woods. For
just carrying purposes, it's a .357 mag on a .38 frame.

I wouldn't "carry" a semi without a real safety, either, though I do
like shooting a Glock at the range. Is that a single or double action
.357?

All semis have a "safety". One is the owner (hopefully). The other is a
holster that's correct for the situation at hand. If you still believe a
mechanical safety is needed, please explain why, in light of the fact
that revolvers don't have them.

It takes a bit more effort to fire off a revolver, especially a
single-action revolver which, if I "carried," would be what I would carry.
The Glocks I fire have no more than a five pound trigger pull, and despite
the "famous" Glock trigger mechanism, I can envision ways it might get
snagged or caught somewhere in the process of drawing it.

My two semi-autos have "safeties."

This is silly. If you can't control your finger:

- Don't put your finger inside the trigger guard.
- Get to the hospital. You've had a stroke.

JoeSpareBedroom wrote:
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Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:
On Fri, 07 Sep 2007 13:25:54 GMT, "JoeSpareBedroom"
wrote:

"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message
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On Fri, 07 Sep 2007 00:00:17 -0400, wrote:

The winner was always an old sargent who took his time and shot down
one per round, with a 2" revolver.
I have said for years that the reason is due to 13 round semi-auto
hand guns.

With a revolver, you only have six - makes you concentrate.
One of my favorite gun technique books suggests taking only 6 rounds
to the range, no matter what kind of handgun you're shooting. Good
idea.
All my kids were trained that way. In fact, when my youngest went to
the Academy in SC, he noticed that the more bullets they were issues,
the more the used them.

He took his time, minimum shots and did well.

It's the revolver training.

I have a 9mm Glock, but I never carry it unless I'm in the woods. For
just carrying purposes, it's a .357 mag on a .38 frame.
I wouldn't "carry" a semi without a real safety, either, though I do
like shooting a Glock at the range. Is that a single or double action
.357?
All semis have a "safety". One is the owner (hopefully). The other is a
holster that's correct for the situation at hand. If you still believe a
mechanical safety is needed, please explain why, in light of the fact
that revolvers don't have them.
It takes a bit more effort to fire off a revolver, especially a
single-action revolver which, if I "carried," would be what I would carry.
The Glocks I fire have no more than a five pound trigger pull, and despite
the "famous" Glock trigger mechanism, I can envision ways it might get
snagged or caught somewhere in the process of drawing it.

My two semi-autos have "safeties."

This is silly. If you can't control your finger:

- Don't put your finger inside the trigger guard.
- Get to the hospital. You've had a stroke.




Take up your complaint with Ruger and Sig. :}

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Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:
On Fri, 07 Sep 2007 13:25:54 GMT, "JoeSpareBedroom"
wrote:

"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message
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On Fri, 07 Sep 2007 00:00:17 -0400, wrote:

The winner was always an old sargent who took his time and shot
down
one per round, with a 2" revolver.
I have said for years that the reason is due to 13 round semi-auto
hand guns.

With a revolver, you only have six - makes you concentrate.
One of my favorite gun technique books suggests taking only 6 rounds
to the range, no matter what kind of handgun you're shooting. Good
idea.
All my kids were trained that way. In fact, when my youngest went to
the Academy in SC, he noticed that the more bullets they were issues,
the more the used them.

He took his time, minimum shots and did well.

It's the revolver training.

I have a 9mm Glock, but I never carry it unless I'm in the woods.
For
just carrying purposes, it's a .357 mag on a .38 frame.
I wouldn't "carry" a semi without a real safety, either, though I do
like shooting a Glock at the range. Is that a single or double action
.357?
All semis have a "safety". One is the owner (hopefully). The other is a
holster that's correct for the situation at hand. If you still believe
a mechanical safety is needed, please explain why, in light of the fact
that revolvers don't have them.
It takes a bit more effort to fire off a revolver, especially a
single-action revolver which, if I "carried," would be what I would
carry. The Glocks I fire have no more than a five pound trigger pull,
and despite the "famous" Glock trigger mechanism, I can envision ways it
might get snagged or caught somewhere in the process of drawing it.

My two semi-autos have "safeties."

This is silly. If you can't control your finger:

- Don't put your finger inside the trigger guard.
- Get to the hospital. You've had a stroke.


Take up your complaint with Ruger and Sig. :}

This Ruger?
http://www.ruger-firearms.com/Firear...uncements.html

On Sep 7, 10:15 am, "JoeSpareBedroom" wrote:
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Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:
On Fri, 07 Sep 2007 13:25:54 GMT, "JoeSpareBedroom"
wrote:

"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message
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On Fri, 07 Sep 2007 00:00:17 -0400, wrote:

The winner was always an old sargent who took his time and shot down
one per round, with a 2" revolver.
I have said for years that the reason is due to 13 round semi-auto
hand guns.

With a revolver, you only have six - makes you concentrate.
One of my favorite gun technique books suggests taking only 6 rounds to
the range, no matter what kind of handgun you're shooting. Good idea.

All my kids were trained that way. In fact, when my youngest went to
the Academy in SC, he noticed that the more bullets they were issues,
the more the used them.

He took his time, minimum shots and did well.

It's the revolver training.

I have a 9mm Glock, but I never carry it unless I'm in the woods. For
just carrying purposes, it's a .357 mag on a .38 frame.

I wouldn't "carry" a semi without a real safety, either, though I do like
shooting a Glock at the range. Is that a single or double action .357?

All semis have a "safety". One is the owner (hopefully). The other is a
holster that's correct for the situation at hand. If you still believe a
mechanical safety is needed, please explain why, in light of the fact that
revolvers don't have them.- Hide quoted text -

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I know a guy who shot himself in the foot pulliing a pistol out of a
holster. Now I know you are going to jump all over this one and tell
me everything he did wrong. Then I will tell you that I was not there,
and know as much about the incident as you do. Anyway, you asked why a
safety on a pistol? I give you my answer although I do not know if he
had a "holster that's correct for the situation at hand". I alway left
when firearms came to a party Back then if a gun showed up either
somoeone was drunk, or someone was going to get hurt or both.

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Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:
On Fri, 07 Sep 2007 13:25:54 GMT, "JoeSpareBedroom"
wrote:

"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message
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On Fri, 07 Sep 2007 00:00:17 -0400, wrote:

The winner was always an old sargent who took his time and shot
down
one per round, with a 2" revolver.
I have said for years that the reason is due to 13 round semi-auto
hand guns.

With a revolver, you only have six - makes you concentrate.
One of my favorite gun technique books suggests taking only 6 rounds
to
the range, no matter what kind of handgun you're shooting. Good idea.

All my kids were trained that way. In fact, when my youngest went to
the Academy in SC, he noticed that the more bullets they were issues,
the more the used them.

He took his time, minimum shots and did well.

It's the revolver training.

I have a 9mm Glock, but I never carry it unless I'm in the woods. For
just carrying purposes, it's a .357 mag on a .38 frame.

I wouldn't "carry" a semi without a real safety, either, though I do
like
shooting a Glock at the range. Is that a single or double action .357?

All semis have a "safety". One is the owner (hopefully). The other is a
holster that's correct for the situation at hand. If you still believe a
mechanical safety is needed, please explain why, in light of the fact
that
revolvers don't have them.- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

I know a guy who shot himself in the foot pulliing a pistol out of a
holster. Now I know you are going to jump all over this one and tell
me everything he did wrong. Then I will tell you that I was not there,
and know as much about the incident as you do. Anyway, you asked why a
safety on a pistol? I give you my answer although I do not know if he
had a "holster that's correct for the situation at hand". I alway left
when firearms came to a party Back then if a gun showed up either
somoeone was drunk, or someone was going to get hurt or both.


The trigger finger *always* points straight forward as the gun is drawn from
the holster. Always. Nobody taught that guy correctly. And, a correctly
designed holster completely encloses the trigger guard.

If I liked everything else about a gun, the presence of a safety wouldn't
keep me from buying it. Another "safety" involves not carrying with a round
in the chamber. With practice, you can work the slide *very* fast without
interrupting things.

On Fri, 07 Sep 2007 14:37:11 GMT, "JoeSpareBedroom"
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The trigger finger *always* points straight forward as the gun is drawn from
the holster. Always. Nobody taught that guy correctly. And, a correctly
designed holster completely encloses the trigger guard.

If I liked everything else about a gun, the presence of a safety wouldn't
keep me from buying it. Another "safety" involves not carrying with a round
in the chamber. With practice, you can work the slide *very* fast without
interrupting things.


Hmmm. You a cop? Nice disguise.

--Vic