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Do You Practice Draw and Fire From Concealed Carry?
- Thread starter ReloaderBen
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He really isn't alone in this. Many of the top training schools won't even allow SERPA holsters in their classes because of this. With speed, it's way too easy for that index finger to slap the trigger as the weapon clears the holster.
True, but the way a weapon is released from a SERPA puts considerable pressure on the trigger finger. If you don't get the pressure off the finger after the release, but before the weapon clears the holster that pressure can very easily end up on the trigger. This is why it is most likely that the fastest shooters are the ones that do this. They're not intentionally putting their finger in the trigger guard. It snaps onto the trigger due to the positioning of the finger and the pressure needed to release the weapon from the holster. In a perfect world that pressure would hit the frame above the trigger, but we don't live in a perfect world and the design of a SERPA makes an ND way to likely.
Yeah I understand that for a beginner to get the fundamentals down. Once you get that, it’s game on. Get a timer or download a timer app and get to work!
for example I’ll set my par time for 2.0sec for a 4 aces drill(draw, 2 shots, reload, 2 shots) I can maybe hit that 1 out of 100 times. But when I set the par timer for 2.5, I can do it 80% of the time. Really pushing the time in dryfire/live fire makes a reasonable timed run seem “slow motion”. If that makes any sense.
Oh yes! Also moving and from cover. I practice the hell out of reloads, even one handed reloads. I intentionally cause random malfunctions so I can practice immediate action drills. I practice long precision shots. I pretty much do it all.
However!
At least 75% of my time on the handgun range is spent practicing a simple draw and double tap. I spend about half that time doing this with sights at around 7 yards and the other half point shooting at around 3 yards. In the real world of Self Defense that's the situation you are most likely to need to use your weapon. I'd bet around 90% of SD shootings occur within that envelope and the first person to get accurate rounds on target is going to survive. Also remember that it is very likely that you will be reacting, not acting, so you are already behind the curve. Speed is paramount to survival.
There are probably quite a few people on here that can out shoot me with a handgun at 25 yards, but very few that can put two rounds in the A zone at 3 yards from concealment faster than I can.
