Jack of all trades, but master of none?

[NVBob]

I have my beloved revolvers, and one semi (Sig P220). I love the Sig, but wonder if shooting this platform will "confuse" my muscle memory for revolvers (my favorite platform).

And amongst my revolvers, I have 2 or 3 favorites that I like to shoot in competition and ccw.

Believe me, I do not take myself too seriously with this issue, and I am not trying to over-think this. Shooting is all about fun, and I am never going to make a living doing it.

But, I have been dabbling with IDPA, and have been trying to become proficient with my handguns for the unlikely self defense scenarios that might creep up.

So I'm just wondering...Does shooting multiple guns and/or multiple platforms make you the "Jack of all trades, but master of none"?

 

[sigp220.45]

Shooting multiple types of guns isn't a problem, at least it hasn't been for me. I don't put much stock in "muscle memory" - I doubt it even exists.

I've carried the same Sig P220 on the job for over 18 years, but when I pick up my other duty gun (a Glock 27) there's no confusion in my brain as to how it works.

Cops are most familiar with their sidearms, but when serious trouble looms we grab the gun we are least familiar with - some kind of long gun. Somehow it all works out.

 

[borntoraisehogs]

I have memory problems and can't remember where I stashed things .

 

[OKFC05]

My personal opinion is that lack of proficiency is more due to a lack of training and practice on a given manual of arms to master it.
After one is mastered, then another one can be mastered, and so on.
If no one is ever mastered, then dabbling in one thing and another can cause confusion, sure.

My analogy would be a person who drives a truck for a lving should have no trouble driving his car when he's off, but Aunt Minnie may freak if she tries to drive anything but her Cavalier.

 

[bwsmith2850]

I shoot several Smith revolvers and 5 different autos (5906, 1911 style, Ruger 22/45, Beretta 96, and Glock) and have no trouble switching between them. Although I did try to decock my Glock at first after switching from a 5906 (the Dept. insisted). Shoot them all and you'll be OK.

 

[tom turner]

For an avid and experienced sportman, NO!

Shooting various weapons though, with greatly varying manual of arms, may not be a wise thing for folks who are required to use weapons in their job but who are also not interested in mastering each various type . . . because of either a lack of interest OR a lack of intelligence. The "K.I.S.S." philosophy works for a reason in these cases.

Again though, if you are an avid shooter who practices good firearm safety automatically . . . it will be no problem mastering various handguns.

 

[gunnut2u]

what happened to " master of all trades ,Jack of none " .....?

know , handle , and use each gun you will be carring and you should be better of than Jack ....!

 

[David Sinko]

I have a Sig (229 DAO) that I hate but am forced to use. I never live fire practice with it but I dry fire it tens of thousands of times to prevent wear and tear on my revolvers. I find that I can switch between the DAO Sig and my revolvers with no trouble whatsoever, but for me the problem came when I started shooting Glocks. I needed 5000 rounds of live fire with the Glock to be comfortable with it and be at the same level as I was with the revolvers. At the time I was shooting IDPA (in SSR MA) and went to the auto for more competition. My revolver shooting started to suffer so I quit the autos for competition and now just stick to the revolvers. I never did like handguns with short, light trigger pulls. The Glock is somewhere in the middle and I thought I'd be able to live with it. I probably could shoot both at the same level with no problem if I put in the practice time. Of course that means time and money, so I'll just keep things simple and stick with the revolver.

Dave Sinko

 

[n4zov]

My personal opinion is that lack of proficiency is more due to a lack of training and practice on a given manual of arms to master it.
After one is mastered, then another one can be mastered, and so on.
If no one is ever mastered, then dabbling in one thing and another can cause confusion, sure.

My analogy would be a person who drives a truck for a lving should have no trouble driving his car when he's off, but Aunt Minnie may freak if she tries to drive anything but her Cavalier.

+1 My experience has been about the same. The more you practice the less a problem it is.

 

[bmhiii]

I have no experience with what the OP is asking about, but I would think you'd want to shoot the particular revolvers you want to compete with quite a bit so that those are very comfortable to you. Just a thought....

 

[sipowicz]

This why I never use a fork or knife when I eat...I use a spoon for everything.

 

[sunday bill]

Once heard a purty accomplished shooter opine, "The more I practice, the luckier I get."

 

[Double-O-Dave]

With regards to semi-autos, the only weapon I've read that requires special handling, and that experts recommend you keep as your only semi-auto if you want to use it is the H&K P7 series. I finally acquired one and found the only issue for me was I tend to squeeze the cocker too hard and this pulls my shots approx. an inch to the right of the bullseye. I think I can live with that inaccuracy.

Regards,

Dave

 

[michael thornton]

never been a proublum for me, most of my handguns are wheel guns, but i do have autos, if you think about it the action on most revolvers is not the same, i have some that have alot better triggers than others