LK> Oh, I absolutely agree, but after going through my CCW course and
LK> using their crude FATS (slides on a screen that we shot at) and
LK> seeing how many people shot the cop in the dark room and how sweaty
LK> my =own= palms got, I can see its worth.  BTW, my scenario had a guy
LK> holding my "daughter" at knife point in my driveway and I had to
LK> decide what action to take.  I ended up shooting the guy's arm
LK> holding the knife (NOT what I was aiming for, but everybody in the
LK> class tended to shoot towards the weapon) and shot my "daughter" in
This brings up a point that I've never heard discussed concerning the 
choice of a gun. Everybody talks about the most reliable handgun and the 
most effective ammunition, but I've never heard anyone discuss the issue 
of picking a gun that you can actually hit something with.
There is a tremendous amount of interaction between the shooter's hand 
and the gun. If the dimensions of the gun don't match the dimensions of 
the shooter's hand, it will significantly reduce his accuracy - 
particularly under stress and/or poor lighting conditions. As an 
example, I have a number of handguns that I could carry for self-
defense. The one that fits my hand the best is my .380 Makarov. When I 
point it and fire, it's pointing where I think it's pointing. Snap shots 
and shots made under poor lighting conditions go where I want them to go 
a lot more often than with anything else I own.
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