Weak Hand Draw

[Flyin40]

When does everyone take the safety off on a draw and transfer to weak hand. With strong hand or with the weak hand??

Flyin40

[XRe]

I don't have an ambi - so I take it off w/ the strong hand, right before transfer. If I had an ambi, I'd do it with my weak hand thumb, and rest the thumb on top.

[Loves2Shoot]

I have ambi's but I take it off with the strong hand before the transfer.

[Jake Di Vita]

I take it off with the strong hand also.

[Flyin40]

I was just messing around with it last night and after about 5 times it could take it off pretty smoothly with the weak hand. I like the strong hand though, just one less thing to screw up in the transfer and shot.

Flyin40

[Kevin Kline]

Don't have to, I shoot my Glock! Sorry, couldn't resist. When I shot my STI, I took the safety off with the strong hand and then transfered.

[zorba]

I use the weak hand , reason is i want a good grip with the weak hand and want my triger finger allong the frame before disengaging the saftey.

[zorba]

sorry , the main reason is that i draw the gun from allong the top of the slide so i dont actualy draw from the grip.

[Jasonub]

strong hand for me

[kevin c]

Strong hand is much faster for me, but I do it weak hand, even though it costs me an extra quarter to a third of a second.

I have occasionally had my WH trigger finger slip inside the trigger guard on the transfer. Until I get my technique down, I'd rather be slow than be DQ'd for an AD...

[TriggerT]

I have occasionally had my WH trigger finger slip inside the trigger guard on the transfer. Until I get my technique down, I'd rather be slow than be DQ'd for an AD...

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

I don't feel like I loose that much time by using my week hand, but for the sake of safety I like using my week hand thumb as well.

[dajarrel]

When I draw to transfer to the weak hand I grab the pistol way down on the grip/magazine. This way, when I transfer to the weak hand, I don't have to move the strong hand out of the way. Because of this I remove the safety with my weak hand.

FWIW

dj

[hopalong]

There is no safety on a revolver for me to worry about

Back when I was shooting a Limited Blaster I took it off with my weak hand.

Hop

[mcoliver]

I've timed myself and found out there's not much difference which part of the draw process the safety has been activated. But just to prevent the oops factor, I release using the weak hand.

[JohnRodriguez]

weak hand.

if your using a open style holster, ie , ghost, cr, hogue etc. whether its open or limited or in my case a open revolver, then you should grab the slide or scope of the gun with your strong hand and do a simple transfer without having to do a hand dance the way you would do if you grab the gun by the grip on the draw.

[shooter_rob]

I draw the gun way back on the grip with 2 fingers and my thumb, then i transfer the gun into the web of my weak hand, after that I disengage the safety as i push the gun toward the target with my weak hand. Good luck and i hope this helps.

[sixx]

I''m serious about gunhandling, so I am not about to draw the gun in a different way, just for a silly match. Also, when you swap hands, it is very easy to "bump on" the safety. I don't carry with an ambi safety, so I don't shoot matches with one.

[mcoliver]

Dude, I don't understand why you think you need to do things differently in a match?

[Singlestack]

I''m serious about gunhandling, so I am not about to draw the gun in a different way, just for a silly match. Also, when you swap hands, it is very easy to "bump on" the safety.  I don't carry with an ambi safety, so I don't shoot matches with one.

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

In case you have not figured it out, everyone here is serious about gun handling. In silly matches.

[iainmcphersn]

Don't have to, I shoot my Glock! Sorry, couldn't resist. When I shot my STI, I took the safety off with the strong hand and then transfered.

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Technically I take the safety off my Glock with my left index finger when shooting left handed.

(Yes, the one my avatar is holding up...)

[Indiana James]

You have to try to see what's best for you. My short fingers can't reach the ambi with my weak hand. My weak hand is shifting too much if I weak thumb the safety. So, I take it off with my strong.

I grab the tob of the slide, strong hand thumb under the safety to keep it on. I transfer to the weak hand, good easy, clean, strong grib. Then, I swipe the safety with my strong index finger as it leaves the gun. That's the fastest and safest for me. It's better than fumbling with two hands on the grip too.

Oh, by the way. If your drawing strong hand and transferring to your weak hand - it's not serious. It's a game!!! Think about it! If I'm in combat I'm not going to shoot weak hand if my strong hand works!

Indy

[AWLAZS]

You have to try to see what's best for you.  My short fingers can't reach the ambi with my weak hand.  My weak hand is shifting too much if I weak thumb the safety.  So, I take it off with my strong.

I grab the tob of the slide, strong hand thumb under the safety to keep it on.  I transfer to the weak hand, good easy, clean, strong grib.  Then, I swipe the safety with my strong index finger as it leaves the gun.  That's the fastest and safest for me.  It's better than fumbling with two hands on the grip too.

Oh, by the way.  If your drawing strong hand and transferring to your weak hand - it's not serious.  It's a game!!!  Think about it!  If I'm in combat I'm not going to shoot weak hand if my strong hand works!

Indy

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

You might switch to your weak hand depending on your available cover

[Richard Jones]

From what I remember from my lesson(s) from Uncle Todd, do the transfer, then swipe the safety off with the weak hand. At the time, he made mention that was the ONLY way he taught it.

I've never felt that it slowed me down any doing it that way.

Rich

[sps]

i draw with my strong hand but instead of holding the grip wile drawing the gun i hold and draw the gun from the slide and then i transfer it to the weak hand and only then the weak hand holds the grip and also take the safety off. i found that this method of drawing works better for me both in terms of safety and speed. In terms of safety, i do not have to worry about changing hands, which means, even if for a friction of a second, that the gun is not being held by either hand. in terms ofspeed, well it's just works better for me.

[BSeevers]

Weak thumb