I carried my a Colt 1911 .45 to the grocery this morning with an extra mag in my back pocket. I didn't feel undergunned. But I live in Goshen, I am not likely to face one of those mobs that some of you in the big towns might run into.
The .45 ACP (and similar rounds) simply have no place in today's self defense firearms.
The .45 ACP (and similar rounds) simply have no place in today's self defense firearms.
I've got 2 .45 pistols. Ok, 3 if you count an old basket case 1911 I've got laying around here somewhere. My S&W Performance Center Shield .45 4" makes a great little woods gun and can handle anything south of a black bear with hard cast flat nose ammo. A 9mm with hard cast might also work, but I've got somewhat more faith in 255 grain lead slugs to bust bone on ill-tempered beasts. And my nightstand pistol, a 5" Springfield XD Mod 2 .45, is no slouch for home defense with it's 14 rounds of hard-hitting 230 grain HSTs.
If someone comes out with a reliable braced 10" pistol in .45 ACP for around a grand or so that takes Glock mags, they'll have my money. I carry a 9mm out and about for the ease of concealment and the capacity, but if I can have good capacity AND big holes...
CM, are you trying to give me a panic attack?????
Nah just
But I am serious.
I carried my DW Commander wit TWO backup mag’s!
So TJ is shooting about 140 rounds a day?
Boy this will make your heads swim. I carry this every day every where I/we go.
Yes it is one of those outdated antiquated 1911's. Yes it is all steel. 2 spare mags. 24 rds.
Top that off it is a Frankengun. Put together from parts and pieces left over from previous projects upgrades and just ideas. I will put this up against about anything any of you carry. It is a machine. Friends (well established shooters) have ran it and love it.
And I carry.....wait for it...In a "SERPA"
She aint purty but she is a beast.
Nightstand gun is another 1911 but in 10mm.
Only the unenlightened would think this is bad.
Not a big fan of holsters that I've seen fail multiple times in training and in the field. Also, I really don't like the feature the SERPA has where you can't draw your gun if you're laying on your side with your holster against the ground. They also have a nasty tendency to get jammed up with dirt or debris and require cutting the holster off of the gun.
I know CM understands and accepts those risks. Many people do not fully understand just how dangerous these holsters are.
Not a big fan of holsters that I've seen fail multiple times in training and in the field. Also, I really don't like the feature the SERPA has where you can't draw your gun if you're laying on your side with your holster against the ground. They also have a nasty tendency to get jammed up with dirt or debris and require cutting the holster off of the gun.