Weak hand carry

[FromMyColdDeadHand]

Dumb idea of the day? Get a sling that is big and thick enough to secure your holster in and conceal it? Kind of a reverse draw and not the most efficient motion, but I would think you could keep it from sweeping yourself as you drew. How would people feel about carrying with a handgun, in a holster, pointed towards the right?

[HowardCohodas]

I am nearly ambidextrous. I just don't write well with my left hand. Actually, my writing is not that good with my right hand either.

From the SmartCarry it is "relatively" easy to draw left handed from a right-handed configuration. However, part of my "plan b" is that I carry my BUG in my left hand front pocket. I dry-fire both my primary and BUG two-handed and one-handed, right and left. I live fire both handguns in all three modes. I want as much redundancy as I can build into the system so that I have the best possible chance of prevailing.

[czydj]

While not what I'd recommend if you know your strong hand/arm will be out of commission, this is still something you need to consider. If you cannot draw from your normal carry rig unless your strong hand is free and mobile, what are you going to do if your invitation to a gunfight comes in the form of a bullet disabling your strong hand or harm?

This scenario shoots a big hole in my strong side, pocket carry...

[FVC3]

[QUOTE=Blob;409722]I sprained my right wrist pretty bad last night and it got me thinking...with my strong hand in a splint for the better part of a week, there's no way I would be able to draw and operate my pistol from my normal IWB holster. Now we all know the importance of training with the weak hand (which I do) but who here has actually given thought to purchasing a weak side holster for use in the event that your strong hand should become temporarily unusable?
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How can you practice support hand presentations without a support side holster? I've got one for every gun I carry regularly - except the few BUGs I pocket carry.

[Blob]

[QUOTE=FVC3;410477][QUOTE=Blob;409722]I sprained my right wrist pretty bad last night and it got me thinking...with my strong hand in a splint for the better part of a week, there's no way I would be able to draw and operate my pistol from my normal IWB holster. Now we all know the importance of training with the weak hand (which I do) but who here has actually given thought to purchasing a weak side holster for use in the event that your strong hand should become temporarily unusable?

How can you practice support hand presentations without a support side holster? I've got one for every gun I carry regularly - except the few BUGs I pocket carry.

See the part in red

[FVC3]

[QUOTE=Blob;410642][QUOTE=FVC3;410477]

I sprained my right wrist pretty bad last night and it got me thinking...with my strong hand in a splint for the better part of a week, there's no way I would be able to draw and operate my pistol from my normal IWB holster. Now we all know the importance of training with the weak hand (which I do) but who here has actually given thought to purchasing a weak side holster for use in the event that your strong hand should become temporarily unusable?


See the part in red

Um, yeah... I saw that. I also saw where you said you trained support side - training that would require a support-side holster, ay wot?

Oddly, you asked who among us had actually given thought to buying a support side holster. I answered. I also make sure I can access and run my gun with only my support hand, in case I don't get to make that decision at my leisure.

[Blob]

[QUOTE=FVC3;410852][QUOTE=Blob;410642]

Um, yeah... I saw that. I also saw where you said you trained support side - training that would require a support-side holster, ay wot?

Oddly, you asked who among us had actually given thought to buying a support side holster. I answered. I also make sure I can access and run my gun with only my support hand, in case I don't get to make that decision at my leisure.

Gotcha. I train with my support hand in case it gets injured in the fight, and I can draw my gun from my strong side with my support hand albeit not in the most efficient manner. My point was that if something happened to your strong hand BEFORE a fight, why not give yourself as many advantages as you can by transitioning your holster to your support side for the easiest access to your sidearm?

I've only been carrying for a little over a year so this is something that has not occurred to me until now, and I thought I'd give other relatively inexperienced CCWers an opportunity to consider something that they may not have thought of otherwise.