[mike1956]

I generally sit convenient to a secondary exit, and where I won't be among those first seen by would-be assailants. I don't make a big deal out of it if available seating is less than optimal.

 

[mike1956]

My single biggest concern when sitting in a restaurant is with who has my six. Everything else is of less importance.

 

[mike1956]

If I'm with someone or a small group of people that actually know me well, they'll request I sit where I can watch their backs.

At the same time they are watching yours. Win-win.

 

[mike1956]

Somewhat more confining than a table/chair location, however the booth affords the opportunity to draw unnoticed. Given notice something may go down, or it's going down right then, I can draw from seated unseen by others.

Pluses and minus' to each. I prefer a booth myself for the reason stated

The ability to draw and fire while seated at a booth is, IMO, a critical aspect when considering one's carry kit.

 

[mike1956]

I've been to training where you were seated and had to draw and fire on threats without getting up out of the chair [ and at least one IPSC COF started off seated taking threats. Of course it's a critical aspect of SD with a pistol.

People are fond of believing they need to stand and square to the target to deliver effective fire on some turd threatening life. Why? Because they've never done anything but fire standing squared to the target. We live in a 360 world, one should be able to put effective fire out on a threat seated, laying on their back shooting between their legs, upside down and backwards [ you may fall that way and have to engage, you think you've got time to spin around, stand up and engage? Best of luck when time is in short supply and the choices you make likely determine whether you survive or not.

Staying alive with a pistol is a thinking mans game.,

I only recall running this scenario once in a class. Shooters were seated in fold-up chairs at an eight-foot folding table. The prescribed default was to quickly stand, knocking the chair backward, draw and fire at a paper silhouette about five yards away. Think monkeys and footballs.

Most of this stuff, one has to figure out and work out on one's own. Discussions like this one hopefully help.

 

[mike1956]

I've got that on video somewhere on my hard drive.

Lemme get that for you: