Importance of Oral History

Jennifer mentioned in her blog today how unfortunate it was that her grandchildren would never meet a WWII vet and hear their stories.  It made me wonder if the Nunn Center had any Pearl Harbor stories.  I went searching and found one, recorded in 1987. 

Sailors in a motor launch rescue a survivor from the water alongside the
sunken West Virginia (BB-48) during or shortly after the Japanese air raid on
Pearl Harbor. Tennessee (BB-43) is inboard of the sunken battleship.

Places like the Nunn Center who are making an effort to record oral history in first person accounts are excellent.  While our future generations may not get to meet these heroes, at least they can hear their stories in their words and get the emotions and feelings.

I know I've mentioned the Nunn Center before, but I really do think that projects like this are very cool and commendable.   

Carry Law Changes

This came across my Facebook and I thought it was worth sharing.  Interesting to see the changes in carry lows over the past 20+ years.

From http://gun-nuttery.com/rtc.php

Single, double, or safe?

No relation to baseball, promise!  Single, double, and safe are all types of actions on semiautomatic pistols.  The action refers to what happens when you pull the trigger.

 

Beretta CX4 Storm

This is really a guest post.  My husband picked this out at the range to rent while I was practicing for my CCDW test.  I put 5 rounds through it and found it comfy and easy to aim.  But he used it much more, so I'll let him describe it more.

Grip Frustration

I love our Glock 21, it's my go-to gun at the range right now until I get my very own.  I only have one frustration with it, and that is my tiny hands don't fit.

I try very hard to have a correct grip, filling the gap, thumbs forward, pressing into my left hand, all that.  But I can't do it all at once!

If I fill the gap on the grip with my left hand then I can't reach very far around the front with my fingers, making the push-pull action difficult. This makes my aim a bit more unsteady and almost forces my to be a bit weaker through my elbow and wrist to avoid pushing 'through' my left hand.

 If I wrap my left hand fingers around the front, then I don't fully "fill the gap." (More than shows in the pic) But this make the recoil rather difficult to manage since the backwards stability is gone.

So, my question for those of you out there more experienced that I is threefold:
Which is better?  What do I give up?  How do you deal with a grip larger than your hands?