First, let me say I sincerely agree with and appreciate the OP. I have worked almost exclusively with Glock pistols for over two decades. As retirement moves closer, I find myself asking-after leaving the organization-how competence or “good” will be defined.
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KevH: in your OP, you reported the veteran officer qualified but was disappointed and confused about his shooting with his new SIG blaster, but that he did qualify. So, respectfully, how does one define “good”? I know on this site it has been discussed before, but what is your thinking and practice along these lines? What was the qual cof?
For me, in a (retired) defensive context, discretion would be the better part of valor, and if I can avoid/exit, I most probably will. But they may not be an option for some reason.
I get your original concept and it’s a good one. If I’m going to run my 1911s at an IDPA match for example, I’ll do my best to do maybe 5 minutes of dry practice so I know what the”taste” is going to be. FWIW, when I’ve done some volunteer instruction with civilians dedicated enough to come to a class or two, I’ve used the Gila Hayes 5x5 “qual”. There are a lot of CCWs that can’t pull that off initially-and I mean most. Just interested in opinions here-thanks