A one-armed schoolteacher needs to know. I think a revolver would be easiest for a one-armed person to work with. Problem is, you don't see too many revolvers chambered in .25 ACP. What do you think?
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He's just trying to get the upper hand again.
He's certainly not well armed, that's for sure.
I think we should give him a hand though, and answer his questions.
I really went out on a limb with that last one.
ntg
Funny, I was thinking about what I would do if I lost an arm in relation to using guns. I was thinking how odd that a person would want to discard the idea of using guns forever, when there are HANDGUNS that are perfect for one handed shooting. Also, I recently was taught how to shoot a bolt action rifle prone, with sandbags. The off arm was helpful, but not necessary. Losing an arm would suck, but you make do.
Also, there are a lot of soldiers coming back from the Middle East with missing limbs. I'm a teacher too, but I also work at a retail store part time on the weekends. I see tons of people with missing limbs. Sometimes life throws some crap at you. These people are dealing with it. The technology is growing by leaps and bounds for this. But some people are glass half-empty people, and give up entirely.
BlkBear
Was just at the range today when one of the local vets, was shooting, and he had a S&W 9mm and .40 S&W pistols (not sure which one) and he was handling both of them just fine with one hand, (according to the groups I witnessed), having lost his left arm and leg to an IED. He and the buddies he was with were taking turns with those and a couple of other pistols and revolvers (didn't get a good look at what they were), and also had a few rifles with them, but I was leaving before they broke those out, so didn't get to watch them shooting those.
So I suppose any firearms the person wanted to use, would be just fine. EVEN for the one armed school teacher. If the vets that lose limbs can do it, so can a school teacher.
Chris
If I can ignore the references to Newell and focus on the concept of what makes for a good one handed pistol then I would like to mention a couple things.
I have had to do a fair amount of training for one handed shooting. There are several historical cases where a person was shot in the arm or shoulder and had to continue fighting and prevailed. Not just with a pistol, but with a shotgun, M4 and even belt feds.
I can load, unload, fire and clear malfunctions one handed of all those weapons. I hate training for it because it is slow and awkward, but it is absolutely doable.
VTAC, Magpul and others have videos teaching it, and there is a ton of stuff on youtube for free.
I can see how a revolver would be a lot easier one handed, but an even auto is still a usable gun for a one handed person.
thinkingblade
I will echo Chris, there are techniques for handling one handed wracking of slides, reloaded, etc. which take practice to get good at, but are far from impossible. I've actually shot in leagues where a course was set up which mandated a one handed reload. From my perspective, it isn't particularly easier to manipulate a revolver one handed than it is a semi - auto and it is frustrating to practice, but absolutely can be done.
I know some general techniques and have practiced it enough to be able to do it, but not enough to get it done before the assailant has carefully selected a 9 iron to brain me with.
So I tend to practice shooting one handed more.
Thinkingblade