tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31185777.post4774175060837588438..comments2024-03-07T16:18:06.946-06:00Comments on Average Joe's Handgun Reviews: Kahr K9 The Right Medicine for a Weak-Handed ShooterAverage Joe's Handgun Reviewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03173747731064233358noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31185777.post-36401050206637873022013-09-05T17:22:44.239-05:002013-09-05T17:22:44.239-05:00I love reading your reviews, Average Joe. I hope y...I love reading your reviews, Average Joe. I hope your "weak hand" gets better soon. Practice makes perfect, right? I wondered if you'd ever tried the <a href="http://www.insurgentfirearms.com/catalog.php?search_for=Springfield%20Armory%20XDM%20Compact%2045%20ACP" rel="nofollow">springfield armory xdm compact 45 acp</a>? I've been reading about it recently but would love to hear your opinion. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13988025891430265264noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31185777.post-16147064138211464572012-04-01T22:13:50.808-05:002012-04-01T22:13:50.808-05:00During my recent range session, I had a couple sur...During my recent range session, I had a couple surprises with <i>weak</i> hand shooting. I am left handed but right-eye dominant, and I shoot right handed, so I'll just call that <i>strong side</i>.<br /><br />I added a grip sleeve to my Ruger P95, so I was testing that. And my Taurus PT22 Ply is new. I tried two-handed <i>strong side</i>, single-handed <i>strong side</i>, and single-handed <i>weak side</i> with both handguns. <br /><br />With the P95, I shot best two-handed <i>strong side</i>. No surprise there. But single handed - left or right - I shot about the same. Except <i>weak side</i>, I had one FTE. Also <i>weak side</i>, I canted the gun about 30 degrees to the right ("naturally" aligning the sights with my right eye).<br /><br />With the PT22, I shot <i>weak side</i> the best. What!?! Again, I canted the gun about 30 degrees to the right. Was I more likely to take my time <i>weak side</i> with a new trigger? Point shoot? Was I reacting to the safety lever occasionally banging my knuckle <i>strong side</i>? <br /><br />I was not being very systematic, because I was trying a few new things with a limited amount of time. But I am pretty confident I can readily shoot <i>weak side</i> when needed, and I'm ready to try it again.CR Cobbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07608090907843093841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31185777.post-33588544996891274612012-03-27T01:19:32.992-05:002012-03-27T01:19:32.992-05:00Ave. Joe, I notice that you like night sights on y...Ave. Joe, I notice that you like night sights on your handguns. So do I but probably for a different reason. I like them because they help me locate the gun on the bedside night stand in the middle of the night. <br /><br />Also I occassionaly read like above that someone can't shoot weak hand. Do you mean you can't shoot at all for some reason or just not very well? If its because you don't shoot very well I would still encourage you to practice a little and remember to keep your weak hand in a firm grip as a truly weak hand with weak grip will usually result in a failure to cycle an autoloading pistol upon firing creating a jam. There may be an occassion when your strong hand is incapacitated (cut, shot, or bone broken) in the course of defending yourself or others so the weak hand option is insurance. Ave. Joe may have discussed this in anothere blog or do an internet search on shooting weakhand and there should be some good info available.<br /><br />BE PREPARED <br />Boy Scout Motto<br /><br />Matt L. DeTectreAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31185777.post-31894890690583455652012-03-26T20:26:41.259-05:002012-03-26T20:26:41.259-05:00I had surgery to remove a cyst and repair a large ...I had surgery to remove a cyst and repair a large tear in the rotator cuff. I was in the sling and pillow for six weeks and the sling for two weeks beyond that. Mine was done on October 20th. They have told me that it will be about a year before it will be back to normal with the understanding that weight training and contact martial arts are out of the question. It kind of depends on the severity of your tear, mine was pretty large.<br /><br />Good Luck!Average Joe's Handgun Reviewshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03173747731064233358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31185777.post-48112691439019216802012-03-26T15:56:26.087-05:002012-03-26T15:56:26.087-05:00What surgery did you have? I just had a rotator cu...What surgery did you have? I just had a rotator cuff tera and a bicep tendon tear repaired March 1. As this was in my right (Strong) hand, I haven't carried since. I can't shoot weak hand. I was wondering how long before I might me "back to normal".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31185777.post-75430941083201658852012-03-26T11:41:42.339-05:002012-03-26T11:41:42.339-05:00What type of shoulder surgery did you have? I had ...What type of shoulder surgery did you have? I had rotator cuff surgery and they relocated the bicep tendon on March 1 2012. I'm still in a sling and "pillow" still in pain and wondering how long before I'll be able to use my "strong hand." I haven't "carried" since the surgey since I can't shoot weak or left handed. Hope to be over this in a month or two.<br /><br />BobAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com