orionengnr
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Okay, I use the slide release on all of my pistols. Works great, even with my 3" 1911s. Commonality of training--check.
In a real-life situation, one hand may be injured or "occupied"--grappling, etc. Not likely but not impossible. A handgun's only advantages over a rifle are a) concealability and b) one-hand operation. Why would I train to willingly relinquish one of those two advantages?
As far as using the slide stop being a fine motor skill...isn't releasing the safety a fine motor skill? How about hitting the mag release? Why is it that one can do the latter two but not the former one?
All that said, do whichever you like. Or both.
In a real-life situation, one hand may be injured or "occupied"--grappling, etc. Not likely but not impossible. A handgun's only advantages over a rifle are a) concealability and b) one-hand operation. Why would I train to willingly relinquish one of those two advantages?
As far as using the slide stop being a fine motor skill...isn't releasing the safety a fine motor skill? How about hitting the mag release? Why is it that one can do the latter two but not the former one?
All that said, do whichever you like. Or both.