Long tom coffin
09-23-2011, 01:26 PM
My current EDC is a Glock 19, 2 spare mags, folding knife and a Streamlight. I also have a G26 for those rare instances when I do really need to conceal something smaller. 99.9% of the time, though, it's my 19.
Here's my quandary; I really like the concept of having a BUG. For this purpose, I think a small frame revolver would be ideal. I briefly toyed with ankle carrying the G26, but that just did not work out. I need something more compact, so I was looking at a 642 or an LCR. Only over the past 4-5 months have I become what is considered "serious" about studying the pistol as a matter of self defense, primarily as a result of listening to the people here, Todd's blog, and M4C. I've invested in some quality training courses with some very competent local instructors, and my shooting, handling, and tactics have improved from just above "shit" to "competent". I plan on furthering my training as much as possible, and it's my hope to attend one of Vicker's or Todd's classes in the next several months. I'm just saving money for right now.
Considering I'm still focusing on handling my primary more effectively, would now be an appropriate time to throw another gun of completely different design and function into the mix, or would that detract from the focus on training with my primary in some detrimental way?
Here's my quandary; I really like the concept of having a BUG. For this purpose, I think a small frame revolver would be ideal. I briefly toyed with ankle carrying the G26, but that just did not work out. I need something more compact, so I was looking at a 642 or an LCR. Only over the past 4-5 months have I become what is considered "serious" about studying the pistol as a matter of self defense, primarily as a result of listening to the people here, Todd's blog, and M4C. I've invested in some quality training courses with some very competent local instructors, and my shooting, handling, and tactics have improved from just above "shit" to "competent". I plan on furthering my training as much as possible, and it's my hope to attend one of Vicker's or Todd's classes in the next several months. I'm just saving money for right now.
Considering I'm still focusing on handling my primary more effectively, would now be an appropriate time to throw another gun of completely different design and function into the mix, or would that detract from the focus on training with my primary in some detrimental way?