Quote from: Sneed on October 11 2017 09:51:43 AM MDTQuote from: dred on October 10 2017 06:35:48 PM MDTSounds like we're in complete agreement. What I don't get are those who carry inexpensive, or at least less expensive, pistols than the ones they shoot best with so they do not lose their best after an incident of some kind. To me it seems like they just don't ever expect to have to use their carry gun so they choose the pistol to carry based on that assumption even though there might only be a problem with law enforcement if they did have to use it. I know if I'm ever in a situation where I actually have to draw I want the pistol I'm best with in my hands to maximize the chances I'll survive & I'll deal with whatever consequences there are afterwards. I do not understand those who think otherwise and that was why I started this topic.
The STI and the Dan Wesson are substantial investments in my collection, but I shoot them best and if I'm going to need a defensive carry piece - that's my only priority.
It seems to me that your assessment of "they shoot best" is the ambiguity in your quest.
How "best" is good enough for a "defensive shoot" that takes place at 3-15 feet? Do you define "best" by group size? speed? placement? some combination of all the above?
I was trained as an NRA Pistol Instructor and Personal Defense Instructor in 2000. I taught formal CCW classes for the folks to obtain their license through the local Sheriff's Dept. for 7 years.
Since the only 10MM pistols I own are all Glocks, I will make an example with my 45ACP pistol collection. I can draw and shoot five rounds on an 8" pie plate target at 7 yards with my Glock 21, my SIG P220, my Kimber Super match II, and my Colt Commander 1911. All four in the same amount of time, with the same number of 5 hits on the plate. The only difference is the group size, that varies by no more than 2" between the Glock and the Kimber.
So, in my mind, I'm going to carry the inexpensive Glock, that holds more ammo, rather than the very expensive Kimber, with less ammo, for the simple reason that IF I have to use it, I have more rounds available AND I will probably lose it. I would rather lose the $600 gun than the $2,400 gun.
If you own only ONE hand gun, the point is moot. If you own several, then you probably have guns you like to shoot at the range, and guns you use for carry. To my mind, you should practice enough with all of them to be equally proficient with ANY of them. But that's just me.
