"Carry rotations" are for people who like spending money on guns and just want an excuse to spend more money on more guns.
Wonder if my wife will go for this excuse
I was an exclusive 1911 guy for about 8 years. I learned that I'm not reliable on flipping off the thumb safety when it matters, but that's another story entirely. Otherwise, for me, no DA/SA guns or manually disabled external safeties. I'm 99.9% striker fired.
Something I need to dress around: S&W Shield Plus
"Concealed" casual carry (bowling type shirt/jacket cover garment): S&W M&P
None of the above 0.01%: S&W 642 or Ruger SP101 in a pocket/coat pocket
Pull trigger go bang. Proper safety/procedures obviously.
I never had trouble with the grip safety, but it does have me wondering about a new Equalizer (I know... "Equalizer" ).For me it was the grip safety on a 1911. After 5% failures of a dead trigger when doing drills, I decided to move to striker fired guns with no external safeties.
For me it was the grip safety on a 1911. After 5% failures of a dead trigger when doing drills, I decided to move to striker fired guns with no external safeties.
The issue I see in classes with Shield EZ and will be with the Equalizer is due to the grip safety pinning at the bottom opposite a 1911 a lot of folks (that it’s marketed to 60 plus year old female first time shooters) don’t have the grip power to positively disengage the safety WITH the trendy thumbs forward/high thumbs everyone is nuts about.I never had trouble with the grip safety, but it does have me wondering about a new Equalizer (I know... "Equalizer" ).
Coach was pretty famous for carrying an expensive 1911 or 2011, with a wrap of electrical tape holding down the grip safety.
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I was so ingrained on flipping off the manual safety until I, for the most part, switched to striker fired guns. Now after a couple years I have a .22 pistol with a thumb safety and I am often forgetting to "thumb" the safety off. I'd leave it off but was told that if I shoot a certain match, I have to use the thumb safety since it's there.I was an exclusive 1911 guy for about 8 years. I learned that I'm not reliable on flipping off the thumb safety when it matters,
I was so ingrained on flipping off the manual safety until I, for the most part, switched to striker fired guns. Now after a couple years I have a .22 pistol with a thumb safety and I am often forgetting to "thumb" the safety off. I'd leave it off but was told that if I shoot a certain match, I have to use the thumb safety since it's there.
So I am working on relearning to disengage the thumb safety on my draw.
Yup. I have had a few "dead" triggers on my .22 at the range. When the guy running the match told me I couldn't leave the safety in the "off" position, I told him that I will prepare for the snickers from the crowd.Lotta folks might be surprised that their "rotation" works fine, until pressured in a training environment. (Hopefully not on the street.)
I had the 1911 safety down pat when I carried that platform. Never missed it in a competition, training or practice. In a Mercop class, we ran FOF airsoft Glocks the top half of the day, then switched to live fire at the range the second half of the day. First draw "to beat a bad guy" at live fire, I missed the 1911 safety.
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Yup. I have had a few "dead" triggers on my .22 at the range. When the guy running the match told me I couldn't leave the safety in the "off" position, I told him that I will prepare for the snickers from the crowd.
Unless I get it re-ingrained before I shoot a match.
Don't take this the wrong way, I only ask out of genuine interest and the question doesn't just apply to you, what is very familiar? Do you compete with them? Take classes with them? About how many rounds a year do you shoot?I like guns, and I have a few that I like to carry. They all work relatively the same way, so I'll probably be okay. I am very familiar with all of them.
If not..........
To each their own.