My New Mousegun

This is more of a fluff piece than anything else; just something to help get through the winter doldrums - nothin’ new. You may just want to skip over it.

OK, you’ve been cautioned.

This getting Back To Basics has been in my mind (that’s not good) so I thought I’d put pen to paper (finger to keyboard?) and see how it came out.

I’ve spent a good deal of time over the past year or more on up-close-and-personal, in-your-face, themes directed more or less toward CCW permitees. As you may or may not know, in early December I posted an Index of those writings that seemed to best fit in the up-close-and-personal genre (see at: http://www.msgunowners.com/t20557-up-close-and-personal-an-index)

What I had been doing was to create certain simulations, provide demonstrations. That’s all well and good. Unfortunately what I’ve written may seem a bit choreographed, not easily leaning to multiple repetitions.

Perhaps what’s lacking in all this is a dogged practice at the range.

So, I think we need to get back to the basics, just run the gun.

This is really a no-brainer.

The problem, if there is one, is where the shooter gets one of these proliferating Mouseguns (I do not use that word in any derogatory sense - more descriptive than anything else) as the carry of choice, fires it a few times (”Eureka, it works!”), settles it in his particular carry position, and turns to the guns that are more pleasant to shoot.

If this is the case, perhaps this Run The Gun will be somewhat more challenging simply because of the relative unpleasantness of running a Mousegun.

I got into this pleasantness issue this past October when I wrote about the Hummin’ Hand Syndrome. You may want to check it out at:
http://www.msgunowners.com/t5417p100-my-new-mousegun.

Overcoming this HHS is another good reason for getting Back To The Basics.

Now, let’s keep it simple.

Set up a couple of targets (preferably PRIT’s – surely you know what I’m talking about) and just have at it, run the gun. Let’s do this up close and personal, say anywhere between 9 to 12 feet. Once in a while shift your shooting box around in relation to the target cluster; don’t work from one spot all the time.

Run the gun equally divided between stronghand-only and weakhand-only, two-handed really doesn’t count for this purpose.

Vary your targeting.

Be driven by the formula G = S + P + E.

I think you get the idea.

This is probably another of those situations in which, as I’ve written many times before, you want to get out to the range before anyone else to avoid those looks of bewilderment on, and the finger pointing by, anybody who happens to be around.

Okay, with this in mind I went out to the range early this morning to put into practice what I have been preaching (and I apologize for the preaching) – low 30’s, brrrrr, gonna make this quick.

Here’s how it all came out.

Picture to left: This is how things looked up close at the range. I selected the PRIT’s with the slimmest profiles, trimming off all the excess around the profiles (I’ve written about this previously). These particular PRIT’s also present the narrowest vital-area-windows.

Center picture: The engloved Mousegun.

Right Picture: Aerated PRIT’s, although difficult to see on the Dude Cum Shades. I think reasonably acceptable. The majority of hits were in the vital-area-windows, albeit those on DWS could’ve shifted to the left slightly. And, if you’ll pardon a little self congratulation, I noticed no significant difference (at least this morning) between stronghand and weakhand.

In summary what this is all about is simply this - Particularly if your carry is one of these proliferating Mouseguns you need to get it out on a regular basis, run the gun, and in the process overcome the Hummin’ Hand Syndrome (for those of you – us – so afflicted).

Ed

I’m gonna keep this short and sweet.

This continues the fluff from Part 1, Run The Gun, as I while away the winter doldrums. Talk about cabin fever!

Again, this is nothing new. You can skip over it and really not miss anything.

However, let me add this...The Walk About can be a bit of fun (at least I think so) and perhaps even generate additional confidence in, and improved use of, that Mousegun carry of yours.

In Pt 1, Run The Gun, I was writing about relatively static targeting. You just stood there aerating the PRIT’s; maybe shifting the shooting box from time to time.

What I’m proposing today is that you set up your PRIT’s as you did in Pt 1 and decide on some parameters, both depth and width, for the area in front of the PRIT’s.

This is the concept (not necessarily to scale, but you get the idea):

What you’ll be doing is walking about in that area, taking your shots while in motion (not stopping to shoot), both stronghand-only and weakhand-only (forget the range-tested isosceles hold), moving from as far left as practical to the far right (and back again), walking up to them (don't forget to get up close) and backing away, coming in and out at an angle, all the time shifting the gun from stronghand to weakhand and back again. In sum, walk about and aerate the PRIT’s.

Obviously you’ll need a good chunk of the range to yourself.

“So what’s the big deal”, you ask?

Well, it seems to me that I’ve come across more than one gun-guru who has advised that if you do get involved don’t stand there flatfooted, move!

Comments anyone?


Ed

PS: I think these Run The Gun, Parts 1 and 2, are a part of the up-close-and-personal genre so I’ll be adding them to my INDEX (see: http://www.msgunowners.com/t20557-up-close-and-personal-an-index)

A little over a year ago (11/18/10) I wrote about the disassembly pin working itself out of the receiver (you can reference this above on page 4).

Here’s another caution for you and a reminder to regularly look over your firearm.

This time I have a sear pin beginning to protrude from the receiver frame.

Now, I don’t have the foggiest idea of why this has occurred, whether it is simply a one-time anomaly or if it’s indicative of a deeper problem.

I have tapped it back in to the frame. It wasn’t loose; was a very tight fit.

Am dropping Taurus a line to put them on notice. If and when I get a response I’ll let you know.

Ed