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Switching from a full-size to a pocket gun...
JTH:
Interesting article here, about self-defense weapon choices and how many people's skill level drops when they move from a full-size weapon to a pocket pistol.
Of course, my favorite part was when the results showed that people who participated in competitions regularly managed to shoot their pocket pistols (which they had not practiced with in the past year) pretty much just as well as their full-size pistols on the test, and were listed as "high skill" compared to the medium and low-skill folks who weren't.
:)
"Shooters classified as “high skill” had taken more than one defensive pistol course in the last year, or were regular competitors in shooting sports. These shooters had an average skill loss of less than 3%, with all but one shooter passing the test with both guns. None of these shooters had done any practice with their pocket guns in the past year prior to attending the pocket gun class."
(The high skill guy who didn't pass the test with both guns actually missed passing by one point with his PRIMARY gun, and I bet he was pretty embarrassed about it, too, since he passed with the pocket gun.)
https://www.usconcealedcarry.com/is-a-pocket-gun-enough/
The "Three Seconds or Less" drill he references is this one (or at least a variant of it):
http://www.krtraining.com/IPSC/Information/ThreeSecondsOrLess.htm
Lorimor:
I've often thought about shooting a Steel Challenge with my j-frame.
Not! :)
bkoenig:
Interesting article. My carry gun is a compact version of my competition gun, but it's still not a pocket gun size so this isn't directly comparable. I have used it in competition a couple of times and I notice that my speed is almost exactly the same, but I'm a little less accurate with it. My guess is it's because of the shorter sight radius.
I do have a pocket gun (S&W 642) that I carry when I need something REALLY small, but I really don't practice with it much. I need to. I should try these drills with both carry guns and see how they stack up.
zebra:
Nice! Competition is good for you. :)
My carry gun (Kahr K9) has a fairly different trigger than my competition gun (Glock 34), as well as a different sight radius and "hand feel", yet the ability to hold the sights on target and pull a trigger straight back is pretty transferable. ;)
I will say that I also have a PF9 that I avoid shooting in practice as much as possible. Ow.
Mntnman:
I carry an M&P9 Shield. Now all of my handguns are M&Ps. It doesn't seem to make much difference which one I shoot affecting accuracy except the compact 9 seems to hit a little low. I know I need to get out and shoot more, though. I also need to get the wife more experience.
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