aznav
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Some thoughts and notes on using my 3913 today. May not be all that new for most of the forum folks but a real wake up for me.
1. Practice makes perfect. My range time the past six months has been sporadic at best. Lots of excuses. I need to literally schedule regular range time or it does not happen. Almost all my groupings were down and left – three+ inches from center. Ugh.
2. I took my S&W 3913 today. I love that pistol but also learned some stuff. I'm embarrassed to say I have been carrying that pistol off and on since this summer. I had a Crossbreed Supertuck holster which fits perfectly. However, I did not elect to have the "combat cut". I had never had range time with it. Imagine my shock to see that when I did a fast draw my thumb pinched the inside of the leather to the grip thereby preventing me from drawing – every time! Sooo, back to CrossBreed for some alterations.
3. Generally I carry an Andrews' mag and light pouch on the weak side, of course. I also hang a set of keys and a cell phone there as well. Everything gets crowded so, inadvertently, my pouch was sitting at ten o'clock. Reaching for the second mag, imagine my surprise when I was grasping a set of keys at 8 o'clock. Duh! That won't happen again. Also need to find another arrangement for keys and cell.
4. I was also miffed to see that my trustworthy S&W slipped from unlock to lock in the middle of a shooting exercise. I thought for sure it was just me but I slowed my shooting and watched it slip into lock. Just a bit disconcerting when you pull the trigger and nothing moves. Guess it will be off to the shop.
5. Last night, again, embarrassed to say, I was turning in for the night and de-holstering. I pulled my spare mag to my 3913 and was stunned to see that I was removing a .380 mag from my Sig 232 BUG. I walked around all day with a useless second mag. That really was disconcerting. I am working on a plan to keep the right gun and the right mags in separate cases. Unbelievable! Sloppy is as sloppy does.
6. Lastly, most of my (indoor) range time is shooting 7-21 feet. I do not practice quick draw that often. Wrong! I sorely need to work on quick draw with a 2+1 tactical grouping. I was woefully awkward. True, it did not helping having that holster pinching I first talked about. But still…
Comments welcome.
1. Practice makes perfect. My range time the past six months has been sporadic at best. Lots of excuses. I need to literally schedule regular range time or it does not happen. Almost all my groupings were down and left – three+ inches from center. Ugh.
2. I took my S&W 3913 today. I love that pistol but also learned some stuff. I'm embarrassed to say I have been carrying that pistol off and on since this summer. I had a Crossbreed Supertuck holster which fits perfectly. However, I did not elect to have the "combat cut". I had never had range time with it. Imagine my shock to see that when I did a fast draw my thumb pinched the inside of the leather to the grip thereby preventing me from drawing – every time! Sooo, back to CrossBreed for some alterations.
3. Generally I carry an Andrews' mag and light pouch on the weak side, of course. I also hang a set of keys and a cell phone there as well. Everything gets crowded so, inadvertently, my pouch was sitting at ten o'clock. Reaching for the second mag, imagine my surprise when I was grasping a set of keys at 8 o'clock. Duh! That won't happen again. Also need to find another arrangement for keys and cell.
4. I was also miffed to see that my trustworthy S&W slipped from unlock to lock in the middle of a shooting exercise. I thought for sure it was just me but I slowed my shooting and watched it slip into lock. Just a bit disconcerting when you pull the trigger and nothing moves. Guess it will be off to the shop.
5. Last night, again, embarrassed to say, I was turning in for the night and de-holstering. I pulled my spare mag to my 3913 and was stunned to see that I was removing a .380 mag from my Sig 232 BUG. I walked around all day with a useless second mag. That really was disconcerting. I am working on a plan to keep the right gun and the right mags in separate cases. Unbelievable! Sloppy is as sloppy does.
6. Lastly, most of my (indoor) range time is shooting 7-21 feet. I do not practice quick draw that often. Wrong! I sorely need to work on quick draw with a 2+1 tactical grouping. I was woefully awkward. True, it did not helping having that holster pinching I first talked about. But still…
Comments welcome.
