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Both of these styles of guns come in either 3.5-, 4.25- or 5-inch barrel lengths. If a concealed carry weapon is the objective in your training, I recommend the purchase of a 4.25-inch-barreled “Commander”-sized model (named after the Colt Commander, the first gun of its type), as a compromise between weight, carry and accuracy objectives. If marksmanship or competition is an objective of the student, then a 5-inch model will serve better.

As I mentioned earlier, due to the stress and anxiety induced by even the threat of a pending lethal encounter, you need to be able to bring to bear the simplest weapon system available. Remember, in this moment, all your simple motor skills degrade. Your ability to perform the simplest of tasks becomes very difficult. Having to deal with the proper sequence of pushing various levers and buttons can be virtually impossible. Forget dealing with a horrendous double action trigger pull. In a moment of peril, all this can be a daunting task. With considerable dry practice and live fire, a shooter can train up to learn how to deal with a complex weapon and develop a degree of confidence with it. It is just easier and requires less time to train with a Glock or 1911A1. When the “flag goes up,” your chance of getting it right and surviving the gunfight is simply greater with a semiauto.