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The Right Fit
The HK P2000 comes with four backstraps, allowing shooters to adjust for best fit.
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A last quick test for grip fit is to see if the pad of the thumb of the shooting hand reaches the tip of the middle finger on the left side of the gun (for a right-handed shooter). If it doesn't reach, preferably touching somewhere between the tip of the thumb and the distal joint, it's likely not a good fit. If it does reach and the feel is right, you are there.
If you have a baseline of skill with one weapon system, you can check gun fit of a new handgun compared to your customary gun by running a few drills.
One I like is the School Drill from the Gunsite 250 Defensive Pistol Course. I take the drill back to 15 yards. I follow up with the Arizona Daytime Qualification Course fired Maricopa County style. Both drills are described in the accompanying charts. Unless you are very familiar with these drills, use the times as guidelines only; all you really want to do is run the exercises to get a feel for the handgun.
| SCHOOL DRILL |
Starting position: Holstered with gun loaded and charged. USPSA-type target.
3 yards, one round to head, 1.5 sec.
5 yards, two rounds to body, 1.5 sec.
7 yards, two rounds to body, 1.5 sec.
10 yards, two rounds to body, 2 sec.
15 yards, two rounds to body, standing to kneeling, 3.5 sec.
25 yards, two rounds to body, standing to prone, 7 sec.
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You are looking for ease of reach to necessary controls, gun fit to the hand (does it feel right?), the speed at which you make the first hit from the holster, and how well you personally work with the gun.
Do some dry-fire practice on the range. The first thing to check is reach to the trigger, followed by reach to slide stop and reach to the magazine release button. You also want to see how the strength of the recoil spring affects your ability to rack the slide surely easily while maintaining a firing grip.
Find your ideal grip on the gun. Holster the gun and replicate the grip with the gun in the holster. Ensure you can get a firing grip on the gun while it is holstered.
Which gun is best for you? Try several. Go to a range that rents guns or find a friend that's got a model you'd like to try. Trying is the only sure way to find the handgun that fits.
MARICOPA COUNTY DRILL BASICS
Starting position: Ready position or holstered with gun loaded and charged. NRA TQ-21 target.
Stage 1
1. 25 yards, 2 hits from holstered, 6 sec.
2. 25 yards, 2 hits from ready, 5 sec. (do twice)
Stage 2
1. 3 yards, 3 hits from holster (2 center-mass, 1 head), strong hand only, 4 sec.
2. 3 yards, 3 hits from ready (2CM, 1 head), strong hand only, 3 sec.
3. 3 yards, 3 hits from holster (2CM, 1 head), two hands, 4 sec.
4. 3 yards, 3 hits from ready (2CM, 1 head), two hands, 3 sec.
5. 3 yards, 2 hits from ready, weak hand only, 3 sec. (do three times)
Stage 3
(start with only three rounds in the gun)
1.7 yards, 3 hits from holster, 4 sec.
2. 7 yards, 6 hits from ready (3 hits, tactical reload, 3 hits), 15 sec.
3. 7 yards, 5 hits from ready, (3 hits, empty reload, 2 hits), 12 sec.
Stage 4
1. 15 yards, 3 hits from holster, 5 sec.
2. 15 yards, 3 hits from ready, 4 sec.
3. 15 yards, 2 hits from holster, 4 sec. (do twice)
4. 15 yards, 1 hit from ready, 2 sec. (do twice)
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