Singles for me only. In 4 years carrying one with an ambi, I unholstered often enough to find the safety off that I finally swapped it out. I blamed friction between the right side safety, my clothing, seat belt, etc. It's a terrible feeling to check that safety and realize that you've been cocked but not locked.
This is my mindset: if I am in a gunfight and so incapacitated that I can only use my left arm, putting it back on safe and reholstering is going to be impossible, given that I carry strong side. If I am hurt that badly, the only way the gun is getting out of my hand is when someone takes it from me or it becomes the ultimate low-speed, high-mass projectile.
Oddly enough, these days I shoot one-handed better lefty only. It's either a function of a change in my eyesight or a tendon injury I had two years ago in my right hand. I haven't bothered to figure it out. I couldn't do either well until someone showed me the technique of clinching up the offhand into my chest. Holy Moses! It was like someone turned on the light.
Last edited by tfltackdriver; 12-24-10 at 13:47.
I do not ride to work in a helicopter or pretend to have insider information from my fifth cousin's friend about Delta Force, although I once served with a SEAL unit at Fort Monroe. It was a wedding party and I was 10. And no, I have not stopped talking about it.
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