Excellent analysis! Thank you.Mustang380gal wrote: I shoot better with a heavy gun. The recoil is hard for me to control on a lighter gun. For a long time, I wanted to use the Detonics because it gave me the tightest shot grouping. I used it for my CC class. I was going to use the .45 Webley revolver, but a bullet got stuck in the barrel the first shot.
I would find a revolver harder to conceal, because of the width of the rounded middle. It would bulge in my purse, and carrying spare moon clips would be difficult--falling to the bottom of the cavern and all. Carried where it would be easy to get, they would bulge out the side. For me, anyway, it would also be slower to reload. Semi-autos are easy, pop the mag out with your thumb, put in a new mag, and hit slide release. No lining up the bullets to get them to fit in the holes. Even with speed loaders, I am not that fast. And the narrow mag makes it easy to put in my purse's side zipper.
My husband bought my guns without me trying them. He knew what I like/don't like from shooting with him, and for me they turned out to be good choices. Browning has become my primary. It took a while for me to give up the .380, because Browning seemed so much heavier and bigger. But now it is becoming second nature.
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It's called a "slide stop" or "slide release". Correctly, you shouldn't use it, but if it works, I'll shut up....
Did we teach you about "scissoring" to work the slide on the Detonics and other heavily sprung 1911's? Seems to be better for smaller people, and, while it takes two hands, it's a good way to go when you're stuck with it, or need to get the slide back.
Essentially, you hold the slide in your weak hand, and the grip frame in your strong hand. Then push 'em together.... This seems to help most people. Point the BARREL downrange when doing this - that part's a little counterintuitive 'cause you have to turn 90 degrees to the right or left first.
It's kind of a miracle that your husband's choices worked for you like that, but not impossible. The "YOU TRY IT" advice is probably better for most people. If I could get my wife to carry, I probably could pull something out of "inventory" for her
.... But then she' want one of those PPK/S's with the scrollwork decorations....
Revolvers, btw, conceal fine IWB or even OWB, although the cylinder bulk can be a problem anyway. Speedloaders or even the "strip" type speedloaders seem to me to be a little more difficult to use in a panic situation, even with a lot of practice. Particularly the strips....
Everybody shoots better with a heavy gun, so long as it doesn't get too heavy to hold out in front of oneself. (Webley revolvers should come with tripods....)
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It's called a "slide stop" or "slide release". Correctly, you shouldn't use it, but if it works, I'll shut up....
Did we teach you about "scissoring" to work the slide on the Detonics and other heavily sprung 1911's? Seems to be better for smaller people, and, while it takes two hands, it's a good way to go when you're stuck with it, or need to get the slide back.
Essentially, you hold the slide in your weak hand, and the grip frame in your strong hand. Then push 'em together.... This seems to help most people. Point the BARREL downrange when doing this - that part's a little counterintuitive 'cause you have to turn 90 degrees to the right or left first.
It's kind of a miracle that your husband's choices worked for you like that, but not impossible. The "YOU TRY IT" advice is probably better for most people. If I could get my wife to carry, I probably could pull something out of "inventory" for her
.... But then she' want one of those PPK/S's with the scrollwork decorations....Revolvers, btw, conceal fine IWB or even OWB, although the cylinder bulk can be a problem anyway. Speedloaders or even the "strip" type speedloaders seem to me to be a little more difficult to use in a panic situation, even with a lot of practice. Particularly the strips....
Everybody shoots better with a heavy gun, so long as it doesn't get too heavy to hold out in front of oneself. (Webley revolvers should come with tripods....)
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Which reminds me of something I just saw on the telly.I would find a revolver harder to conceal, because of the width of the rounded middle. It would bulge in my purse, and carrying spare moon clips would be difficult--falling to the bottom of the cavern and all. Carried where it would be easy to get, they would bulge out the side.
There are special purses designed for CCW. The gun should not be placed inside the purse along with wallet, cell phone, keys etc.
It would stand to reason, same with ammo.
If anyone wants to carry in a bag, find one that's going to give you the performance/functionality you want.
*Disclaimer* I have never carried CCW in any type of purse, man purse, satchel, back pack or brief case
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My girlfriend had the same problem with racking the slide. It's really a matter or technique as much as strength. Have her hold the gun in close to her body with her weak hand over the slide, then instead of pulling the slide back, push the frame forward. Watch out for sharp edges on the rear sight when she releases the slide.
If the gun has an external hammer, have her thumb cock it first. This will help tremendously because she no longer has to overcome the hammer spring.
If the gun has an external hammer, have her thumb cock it first. This will help tremendously because she no longer has to overcome the hammer spring.
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Yup.....great advise.instead of pulling the slide back, push the frame forward.
I've seen a couple scenarios in a particular gun shop where this advice wasn't given.
Likely cost a couple sales and a couple people from owning a great handgun.
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My purse is a CC purse, with a special zipper and holster between two compartments that hold my other gear. The zipper locks. And there are side zippered compartments that make accessing spare mags easy. Anything much wider than a Browning mag would bulge.
I can rack the slide instead of using the slide release. That's usually what I do, but hubby told me either is acceptable.
The Webley I was going to use is a short barrel, supposed to be from the Royal Irish Constabulary. We have a few Webleys with really long barrels. Elegant looking revolvers, but Webley semi autos are downright ugly.
I can rack the slide instead of using the slide release. That's usually what I do, but hubby told me either is acceptable.
The Webley I was going to use is a short barrel, supposed to be from the Royal Irish Constabulary. We have a few Webleys with really long barrels. Elegant looking revolvers, but Webley semi autos are downright ugly.
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