MagnumDweeb
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I'm left handed and have always found SA revolvers easy to use. Never gave much thought to it till now. Whether Colt was left-handed or not makes no difference to me, I'm a good shooter with most Ruger Blackhawks and find loading and unloading pleasantly easy for target shooting.
I used to carry a Rossi 462 or SP101 with me in my front pocket of my pants (sometimes carried both at the same time). My XDS .45 ACP rendered that moot as I find it more comfortable to shoot, carry, and like a bigger slower heavier bullet for CCW at this point. I'll never give up my snubs short of wolves growling at the door, but my XDS has been great after the first 200 rounds (the first two hundred was a pain in the neck, now it run flawless and I can run two five round mags and one seven round mag through it with rapid fire with only a break to reload.
I accepted I wasn't likely going to be reloading in a fire fight with a snub nose as I'm a civilian and likely wouldn't be taking on hardened criminals outside a mugging, so I got good with the six shots I had and made sure to practice so i could hit what I was aiming at with point shooting and rapid firing out to seven yards. I did some twenty yard shooting with the snub but that was more fun than practical.
I prefer revolvers but I have to admit that semis are easier for left handed people if they are Sigs, Glocks, or Ruger P Series pistols. 1911s with ambi safeties are good too but I'd rather have a Sig 220 out of personal preference.
I used to carry a Rossi 462 or SP101 with me in my front pocket of my pants (sometimes carried both at the same time). My XDS .45 ACP rendered that moot as I find it more comfortable to shoot, carry, and like a bigger slower heavier bullet for CCW at this point. I'll never give up my snubs short of wolves growling at the door, but my XDS has been great after the first 200 rounds (the first two hundred was a pain in the neck, now it run flawless and I can run two five round mags and one seven round mag through it with rapid fire with only a break to reload.
I accepted I wasn't likely going to be reloading in a fire fight with a snub nose as I'm a civilian and likely wouldn't be taking on hardened criminals outside a mugging, so I got good with the six shots I had and made sure to practice so i could hit what I was aiming at with point shooting and rapid firing out to seven yards. I did some twenty yard shooting with the snub but that was more fun than practical.
I prefer revolvers but I have to admit that semis are easier for left handed people if they are Sigs, Glocks, or Ruger P Series pistols. 1911s with ambi safeties are good too but I'd rather have a Sig 220 out of personal preference.