Just a few posts ago we published this, in this space.
There was mention of the cop from NYPD who had used his then-standard .38 Special to win a gunfight initiated by a thug with a .45 auto, in the reader comments. That reminded me of something I’d written not too long ago.
Both items of content come from the same source: Publishers Development Corporation, which produces GUNS, American Handgunner, and Shooting Industry along with some special one-off titles. I’ve been writing for them for a few decades, and enjoying and learning from them for longer than that. All strongly recommended.
“We need trigger time for any kind of shooting skill, and a gun that’s harder to shoot demands more trigger time”
I tell this to every new gun owner who comes to the range to learn how to defend themselves. Know the manual of arms and the law so intimately that you can use both instinctively. Know your system as well as you know how to drive or your day job. Competence breeds confidence, and a defender will need both in large measure if attacked.
Alas, most just come to the range once, fire a few scattered rounds on a 12” target 7 yards in front of them and call it good. I encourage them to seek professional training and practice regularly anyway.
Oh yeah! I will NEVER carry or shoot a .40, because of the recoil! I actually retired because they wanted to FORCE us to go to .40, which they hace since reveresed due to lack of accuracy from the officers! I LOVE my 9MM Beretta APX A1 Carry and will carry it until I die! It has the big, wide, blocky grooves for easy malfunction drills.