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Renewed facination with revolvers.

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backupr9:
I have revolvers and like them, but shoot them rarely, and not well with two and three inch barrels.  However, snubbies are, like the R9, basically “get off of me” guns, not for target practice.  Why not, you say?  Well they are not intended for target use but can be used so if one develops the eye/hand/trigger control muscle memory for that task.

  If, however, the handgun is intended for self-protection, the “Rule of Threes” takes effect, i.e. most civilian gun battles occur at three yards, three shots in three seconds, and are nearly always point and shoot rather than aimed.  That being the case, I would recommend that, as do I, one practice at 3, 5 and 10 yards with man-size targets, point and shoot, ideally two center mass and one to the head un-aimed.

That begs the next question:  If the pistol is for emergency protection and there is really no time to aim if one wishes to survive, what possible use is there for a laser?  Literature and experts suggests that the time taken to acquire the laser dot is likely to be all the time you have left.  There may be an argument for home protection at night, but a Taurus Judge may be a better choice, particularly if penetration into a nearby structure is possible and frangible ammo is not used.

MikeInTexas:
backupr9, if she could have handled it, we'd have kept the Governor.  It's one more shot than the Judge and has the ability to shoot .45 ACP with the included moon clips.  However I am starting to learn that getting old sucks in some regards.  Strength and agility we used take for granted begins to leave us and females don't get a pass on it either.

One thing I did notice was when both of the other ladies (one in her 50s, other in her late 70s) picked up the laser equipped revolver they were able to instinctively able to get it on target before raising it to eye level.  After some practice, we were clearing purse and getting on a spot on the wall and clicking off 2 or 3 rounds pretty fast.  I know that is no substitute for range time, but sometimes you have to take what you can get.  The businesswoman has been working 12 hour days, 7 days a week for most of the past two years.  (fortunately this is beginning to lessen a bit)  Getting her to the range is problematic.  Her skills with a handgun have diminished at a time when she probably needs to be fairly proficient.  Going for simplicity to compensate for lack of practice is the best I can help her with right now.

I have stressed that the type of gun she carries (1911 style in .380) and this new set up are close range defensive weapons, carjacking, breaking into the restaurant after it's closed, home invasion type of tools.  However, I think it will take range time for her to realize that just because the laser can help you aim the gun across the house, you might not be able to hit something across the house with it.  10 yards you suggest will probably be our max range for most of the practice, when we get some.  The older ladies we are just going for getting it on paper at 5-7 yards and hoping for the best.

Wish me luck...................... :o

DDGator:

There have been a lot of studies on this.  The projected laser dot (at close ranges anyway) is more effective than traditional sights for all the best trained folks.  People under duress have a hard time shifting focus from the thing that wants to kill them to the sights of the gun. 

If you are going to point/react and shoot then it may not matter.  But if you are going to try to take an aimed shot (at short distances), the laser is quite helpful.

MikeInTexas:
That is good to know.  I was hoping that was the case.

Lasers arrive tomorrow for two of the revolvers.  One will have it in time for a 3 day road trip on a lot of back roads in two weeks.  Texas has had a motorist protection act for sometime, any legal person could carry a loaded handgun in their car.  Now with the 'constitutional carry' in effect I think she will have a much better attitude toward carrying it more often.  Did not find a holster today at a local gun show, will probably suck it up and pay full retail for a pocket type sticky one from Academy.  Got a friend that is a seamstress and she will sew a generic holster into a custom one.  Might even ask for a few bullet loops out of elastic in the dead space.

Now the challenge will be getting these women to the range.....................wish me luck  ;D

backupr9:
Best of luck, Mike!

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