I don’t believe I’ve ever shot a duty pistol as well as my issued Model 28-2 that I carried for ten years, including the 1911’s I carried at the end of my career. I’m sure much of this is attributable to my vision steadily worsening over the years. While I don’t have a Corrective Lenses restriction on my driver’s license yet, I don’t have the 20-15 vision I started out with either.

The 7 round L Frames and 8 round N Frames came along too late to compete with autos. I considered purchasing and carrying an 8 round 627 on duty but most qualification courses are geared to at least ten shots before reloading and if you don’t shoot and reload like Jerry Miculek you don’t qualify. Autoloading pistols are just easier to reload under pressure.