Quoted:.....I'm not sure I understood your scenario. Did you mean you keep the USP in a shoulder holster? |
I meant I'd like to keep the loaded USP in the shoulder holster ........ but I don't. The point is to have the heaviest shoulder holster rig (more on that in a moment) on when firing rifle to know how it is. To me (and my limited budget), the USP is the secondary weapon when using rifle.
Now, when I carry, the shoulder holster is the preferred method. Catch is, USP is not that concealable ..... unless one happens to be in a field jacket. I do carry .45, but it's a Kimber....which is not as heavy, not as big as the USP.
But, different tools for different jobs. Carrying the Kimber is a reality but odds are people are not going to have as a sniper; I'm not that good ...... (probably in the class below). I don't do head shots in standing on iron sights at 300 yards but instead, drop them in the chest cavity.
But between the most 'demanding' scenario I can picture and the limits of the range available to me, I try to train in that stance. That is, for rifle, be wearing the secondary weapon rigging.
Now, one other thing on shoulder holsters from my experience. I was shooting once with the holster on, tied down, one handed right on the USP. No warm up because you don't get a warm up. I fired...and immediately was hit with back spasms. What had happened? I had been rear ended 2 months before, I wondered if that was it. No, I had done scuba inbetween, so no reason why an injury should show up now from the car accident and not before.
I figured that because the holster was on, tied down, the stress of the shot on the right arm had gone into the back and since the holster was on, there was no way for it to be released. I've never experienced it again despite several range sessions; I guess I've found ways to mentally control the muscle set up.
Point is, train as you might be in reality.
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