Posted: 1/6/2005 10:48:13 AM EDT
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in less than 6 months i've had to recover from two very exotic right hand surgeries. i'm 2 weeks out of the last one which included taking a tendon from my left wrist ( luckily i had my own spare part. not too many people grow their own) and weaving it into my right one to correct the failure of the original to hold correctly and i'm back in that damned plastic cast that looks like a soup ladle. what this all means is that my strong hand is kaput for shooting till the rehab is complete so i have to go to the weak hand which i can use but just not as fast. thankfully i my favorite holster i've used for chl will be just fine and switchable from right handed carry to left. i used to hate stages calling for weak hand shooting back in the daze when i was competing in matches but now i've seen the light and the logic in the drills. just this week i had to go out at night to plano, alone, unescorted to a meeting and didn't want to be seen as a target to some goblin who might think an old lady with a bum wing would be easy pickens. as my carry gun is a commander in 45acp i just had to take it if for no other reason than to feel comfortable. finding the holster in my pile of holsters which would work was the problem, nevermind loading a mag and racking the slide! i've had the jim burke holsters (paris,tx) for many years but never considered reversing one for left handed carry but the idea worked just beautifully and off i went. this whole experience has made me wonder about holsters, guns and doing it with the weak hand out of necessity. handicapped doesn't mean you have to be "handicapped" when it comes to self defense. |
I hope you have a ambi safety on your 1911. Most people hate to shoot weak hand and never practice. Try to do some dry fire if you can.. Bring the gun up with your elbow bent just a little and turn the gun to about 1:00 or 1:30.(not homeboy style ).If you can, bring your strong hand up to the weak side chest for support.
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FYI, racking the slide one handed is pretty easy. If you've got a relatively tough backside and a good pair of jeans, you can reach back, press the slide (sights, really) on your jeans, push down, and pull away, causing you to rack the slide one handed. I've practiced this emergency drill many times with each hand. Also, the lower edge of any countertop, tabletop, or desk drawer, etc. with adequate overhang can also be used to rack the slide. Press the top of the slide to the edge of the tabletop with the barrel under the table and not in contact with it,, and push. Simple. CJ |