Here's a two second carry training that's better than anything out there:
You take the gun out of its holster only when you are going to shoot it ... it is not a tool to scare people with ...
I took a training course from Combat Hard this past weekend. It was at least 3x harder drawing a concealed firearm compared to one carried openly (even with retention). I had a hard time pulling my shirt up and drawing my concealed blue gun.
Drawing from concealment takes some practice, but it is not hard to master.
My recommendation:
1. Use both hands.
2. Grab on both sides of the gun
3. Pull all the way up forcefully. Practice with a knit shirt, or an old shirt you don't mind ripping the buttons off of. In a real fight buttons will be your last concern.
4. Gun hand then goes into the draw stroke COUNT 1
5. Support hand should be holding the shirt just under the neck.
6. Gun comes up out of the holster COUNT2
7. Gun is rotated in the direction of the threat by bringing the elbow down COUNT 3 (also retention firing position)
8. Gun is punch out with support hand meeting in mid punch out COUNT 4
9. Gun fully punched out, sights aligned, slack out of the trigger ready to stop the threat COUNT 5.
Drawing from concealment takes some practice, but it is not hard to master.
My recommendation:
1. Use both hands.
2. Grab on both sides of the gun
3. Pull all the way up forcefully. Practice with a knit shirt, or an old shirt you don't mind ripping the buttons off of. In a real fight buttons will be your last concern.
4. Gun hand then goes into the draw stroke COUNT 1
5. Support hand should be holding the shirt just under the neck.
6. Gun comes up out of the holster COUNT2
7. Gun is rotated in the direction of the threat by bringing the elbow down COUNT 3 (also retention firing position)
8. Gun is punch out with support hand meeting in mid punch out COUNT 4
9. Gun fully punched out, sights aligned, slack out of the trigger ready to stop the threat COUNT 5.
That's all fine and dandy provided you have unobstructed use of both arms/hands. Kinda goes out the window when you're having to fight off an attacker with your non-gun hand.Drawing from concealment takes some practice, but it is not hard to master.
My recommendation:
1. Use both hands.
2. Grab on both sides of the gun
3. Pull all the way up forcefully. Practice with a knit shirt, or an old shirt you don't mind ripping the buttons off of. In a real fight buttons will be your last concern.
4. Gun hand then goes into the draw stroke COUNT 1
5. Support hand should be holding the shirt just under the neck.
6. Gun comes up out of the holster COUNT2
7. Gun is rotated in the direction of the threat by bringing the elbow down COUNT 3 (also retention firing position)
8. Gun is punch out with support hand meeting in mid punch out COUNT 4
9. Gun fully punched out, sights aligned, slack out of the trigger ready to stop the threat COUNT 5.
I took his post as a joke - the steps seemed too ridiculous to be serious...
[video=youtube;AUnBXLaWHrg]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AUnBXLaWHrg[/video]
Works great if you don't have to use your weak side...
Wow. Thanks for that - I really thought his post was sarcasm...
Oh, and if you have anything to say about Rob's tactics there, it has to be approved by him. Guess he doesn't like anyone questioning his author-i-tie.
Yeah, that's true. I saw that episode. It must have been Commifornia. Here in Pa., they have to have a better reason than not showing ID to arrest you.
I don't know what the percentage is of Americans that carry. But if maybe all of the people that concealed carry, open carried for just a couple of days. All of the thugs would think, Wow, there are a lot more armed people out here than I imagined. I would also like to see that. P.S, I found this after I typed the previous.
http://blogostuff.blogspot.com/2004/12/percentage-of-adults-with-carry.html
Some states only allow CC and you must have the privilege card to do so.
The link was from a blog post in 2004 using 2002/2003 data - I would have to say that those numbers are low nearly a decade later. Also, that only accounts for permit holders. In some states one can OC without a permit, so those gun owners and carriers are not even counted.
I don't know what the percentage is of Americans that carry. But if maybe all of the people that concealed carry, open carried for just a couple of days. All of the thugs would think, Wow, there are a lot more armed people out here than I imagined. I would also like to see that. P.S, I found this after I typed the previous.
http://blogostuff.blogspot.com/2004/12/percentage-of-adults-with-carry.html