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Right or lefty, training for survival.

Oldmountaiman

Oldmountaiman

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I didn't see any remarks about training if you have injuries or disabled. Long time ago when I in the military and then in law enforcement I was coached about what to do if you you have injuries to hands or arms which means difficult to operate your survival tools. My hands and arms are beat up pretty bad. Loading a magazine or racking a slide may be very important to your survival. My best look at that was when I was a Deputy because many a time I was in the boondocks by myself and back up or help could be more than a hour away. I have snap caps for mag reloading with one hand and racking the slide. My required service was a Model 19 S&W and my bug was a 1911 and the shotgun was a Model 97 Winchester which was a touchy piece of equipment. I no longer have a shotgun but I do have a hall cannon which is 45lc/410 revolver. All of them can be your salvation or if you can't load them your demise. Snap caps can be a useful tool.🤔
 
Hi @Oldmountaiman,

Thank you again for all your service to this country and your community.

If I ever suspect the necessity for a real survival mode scenario, I'm sure I'll be one of the "bug-in" types. I have plenty enough ammo to preload ALL my magazines for ALL my firearms. I have at least 5 magazines for each unit, more than 20 for a couple. I'm slowly acquiring more magazines for everything. That should save me some inconvenience when having to reload if injured.

Still, I should practice some one-handed magazine refills, just in case. ;)


Thank you for your indulgence,

BassCliff
 
I am a natural left handed with dominant left eye. My father taught me to play sports, hunt and shoot bow and weapons right handed, drilled it into me. When I got older I started working with my left hand. Still feels natural right handed but I am getting good in sinister mode.

Snap caps are indeed a handy tool, also enjoy laser cartridges.
 
Sld1959 said:
I am a natural left handed with dominant left eye. My father taught me to play sports, hunt and shoot bow and weapons right handed, drilled it into me. When I got older I started working with my left hand. Still feels natural right handed but I am getting good in sinister mode.

Snap caps are indeed a handy tool, also enjoy laser cartridges.
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Pretty much what happened to me. Parents didn't know how to teach a lefty how to write, throw or shoot, so igot schooled a righty. It helped me be ambidextrous in several spots, but not completely ambi. With my left nevicular wrist bone being damaged I can't shoot handguns left even with a support hand. 37 years ago new years day and counting. My handwriting with my right hand is bad enough my left handed try would be worse than chicken scratch!
 
TEXASforLIFE said:
Pretty much what happened to me. Parents didn't know how to teach a lefty how to write, throw or shoot, so igot schooled a righty. It helped me be ambidextrous in several spots, but not completely ambi. With my left nevicular wrist bone being damaged I can't shoot handguns left even with a support hand. 37 years ago new years day and counting. My handwriting with my right hand is bad enough my left handed try would be worse than chicken scratch!
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I hear you the damaged hands, fighting and racing motorcycles was my downfall.😛
 
Oldmountaiman said:
I didn't see any remarks about training if you have injuries or disabled. Long time ago when I in the military and then in law enforcement I was coached about what to do if you you have injuries to hands or arms which means difficult to operate your survival tools. My hands and arms are beat up pretty bad. Loading a magazine or racking a slide may be very important to your survival. My best look at that was when I was a Deputy because many a time I was in the boondocks by myself and back up or help could be more than a hour away. I have snap caps for mag reloading with one hand and racking the slide. My required service was a Model 19 S&W and my bug was a 1911 and the shotgun was a Model 97 Winchester which was a touchy piece of equipment. I no longer have a shotgun but I do have a hall cannon which is 45lc/410 revolver. All of them can be your salvation or if you can't load them your demise. Snap caps can be a useful tool.🤔
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BassCliff said:
Hi @Oldmountaiman,

Thank you again for all your service to this country and your community.

If I ever suspect the necessity for a real survival mode scenario, I'm sure I'll be one of the "bug-in" types. I have plenty enough ammo to preload ALL my magazines for ALL my firearms. I have at least 5 magazines for each unit, more than 20 for a couple. I'm slowly acquiring more magazines for everything. That should save me some inconvenience when having to reload if injured.

Still, I should practice some one-handed magazine refills, just in case. ;)


Thank you for your indulgence,

BassCliff
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( For truely one handed ) , semiautos are at the mercy of preloaded magazines .

When l was recouperating from hand surgery and had a plastic ' exoskelaton ' on one arm , l carried a 4 inch revolver in a vertical shoulder holster . ( Hint - With one hand totally out of action , buttoning , and belt tightening is close enough to impossible . So sweat pants for duration .)

Revolvers can be loaded & reloaded 1 handed indefinately , with not much more effort than with loose rounds using two hands .

PSA - Gain & maintain the skills to shoot handgun one hand only , with either hand .

You never know when a hand / arm will be unavailable for use . Either in the imeadacy of a physical conflict , or unrelated injury or medical condition .
 
Good reply and I wished I still had some of the wonderful revolver's. That's what my wife has and I have only one and it's a 45lc and I use left hand when I shoot it because I do better than using my right.
 
Oldmountaiman said:
and I use left hand when I shoot it because I do better than using my right.
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From the start of .y pistol shooting l had a goal of being equal with both hands .

I got a little lazy . I could shoot equivalent or a hair more accurate Left only as Right only , at slow to medium pace , but l was faster with Right .

Until that ( left ) hand injury and tendon surgery aluded to above . Compared to how it could have been , l'm very happy . Great Surgeon with then cutting edge tendon butt joining , and good physical therapy , to reach 100% by * physical therapy standards * .

But that is still not what it was before in strength or flexibility. Went from 115lb grip to 55lb grip . And the surprising thing is how much it degraded my Two hand shooting .

( And lacks just enough flexibility to not play armpit guitar Right Handed .)
 
I am glad it got better, I am still working on keeping my hands working and may wear out my snap caps but broken and arthritis has laid heavy but I ain't done yet.
 
If it hadn't worked out , Plan B was to be 4 fingered on left hand .

Ironicaly at physical therapy , one of the other patients had shot off the same finger . It's a lot quicker and easier to come back from a missing finger , than a repaired one . ( l independently confirmed the back story , but l won't embarass him .)

It hasn't * yet * , but but l was assured that when arthritis does come around , it will be first & worst in the repaired finger .
 
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