for bad weather wear, on top of the garment that you conceal with, after you remove the coat. Add the removal of one glove to the timed sequence, for reliable hits on the chest at say, 5 yds. Do a 5 run average and get back to us with your times, both with and without the glove removal. Notice the accuracy problems if you don't remove the glove? Notice that the PF9 Keltec's trigger guard is too small for gloved use?
Now, with a pocket gun, starting with your hand in the pocket, on the gun's butt in a firing grip, time an average of 5 of those draw and hit sequences. Notice that it's 3-4x as fast as the non-gloved strings of fire? It will be 4-5x as fast as the glove removal sequences too. How often is it cold, windy/raining where you live?
You can neither shoot nor intimidate anyone with a gun that you don't have in your hand, visible to them, (unless you fire it, of course, out of their sight). This sighting of the gun has stopped many an attack. Which is the only reason that derringers, .25's and mini-revolvers still get any buyers. The hand in pocket draw is superb for its speed at getting the gun from ccw, not noticed, to visible. Not counting your .20 second reaction time, that draw stroke, to a the retention firing position, can be as little as .30 second. With all the fumbling inherent with wearing gloves and getting thru 3 covering garments, the belt rig ccw draw can easily be 3 full seconds. Three seconds is time to charge you from 20 ft away and stab you 5x.
A pocket 380, in your hand and visible, beats the hell out of a 357 that is still tangled in your clothing, guys.
Now, with a pocket gun, starting with your hand in the pocket, on the gun's butt in a firing grip, time an average of 5 of those draw and hit sequences. Notice that it's 3-4x as fast as the non-gloved strings of fire? It will be 4-5x as fast as the glove removal sequences too. How often is it cold, windy/raining where you live?
You can neither shoot nor intimidate anyone with a gun that you don't have in your hand, visible to them, (unless you fire it, of course, out of their sight). This sighting of the gun has stopped many an attack. Which is the only reason that derringers, .25's and mini-revolvers still get any buyers. The hand in pocket draw is superb for its speed at getting the gun from ccw, not noticed, to visible. Not counting your .20 second reaction time, that draw stroke, to a the retention firing position, can be as little as .30 second. With all the fumbling inherent with wearing gloves and getting thru 3 covering garments, the belt rig ccw draw can easily be 3 full seconds. Three seconds is time to charge you from 20 ft away and stab you 5x.
A pocket 380, in your hand and visible, beats the hell out of a 357 that is still tangled in your clothing, guys.
