How available IS your carry pistol?
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February 7th, 2012 at 10:03 am
I talked about this last week in the podcast. I think some folks are less able to reach their firearms than they think. At an outdoor range a few weeks ago I watched a guy draw with bulky gloves on and he was shocked at how he couldn’t manipulate his M&P.
February 7th, 2012 at 12:03 pm
Here in Minnesnowta it never gets really cold. I mean, if it’s above -20F, you don’t really have to dress for it, do you?
My truck lives outdoors (no garage for it) and gets pretty well soaked at ambient temperature overnight. If you’re not wearing gloves at -20F, your hands will be numb after a few minutes of handling the steering wheel.
One of the things we practice is shooting in cold weather. You learn how to shoot with gloves on very quickly if you’re at an outdoor range in the winter.
It may sound a little funny, but a shoulder-rig (Galco Miami Classic) is actually much easier to draw from than a hip-borne holster when you’re wearing a bulky parka. One zip down to open the parka, stick your hand inside your shirt (one button left open), and you can get it out. No sweeping of the parka out of the way, or anything like that. Re-holstering is a two-handed job, though.
February 7th, 2012 at 6:38 pm
Another issue that I have found with gloves is that the point of aim is different than without them. At least for me. I had one pair that allowed me to shoot to same point of aim but alas I lost them. So I just don’t wear them except under extreme conditions. Just put my hands in my pockets. Mostly worked even when I lived in CO and now am in S. Nevada where it is a lot easier to forgo gloves. So if you need to wear gloves, I would check point of aim as well as trigger accessibility.