Tactical Dave
Grandmaster
Yeah, but with a .45 you only need one.
And 12 rounds to spare (13 round mag's)
Yeah, but with a .45 you only need one.
Cant we all just compromise? Just carry a .40 cal.
Seriously, I have and enjoy several pistol calibers and I have to agree that its mostly about placement. I mentioned this the other day when folks were debating how to carry extra mags. Seriously, If Im gonna draw my weapon it means I think I cant hit the kill spot, and I mean in about 1-3 rounds. And, it wont make much difference if its a 9 or 45. Also, I hate trying to conceal a full size 45.
So's a stick.
9mm will go farther and has a higher velocity than a 45. if you have to shoot through something to get to your target a 45. will not do the job, but a 9mm. this is just what my firearms instructor has told me i could be wrong. i myself carry a 357sig and a 40 cal. glock 23. But a 45. is better than no weapon.
I prefer to carry either a hi-cap 9mm or a single stack 45. As stated above shot placement is key. If the handgun is my primary weapon i.e. day to day self defense then I prefer the 9mm. It comes down to the fact I can carry more bullets. I am well trained and I have been on my share of 2 way ranges and I learned few things.
1. In combat if your marksmanship is anywhere even close to what you produce on a really off day, Your doing great.
2. People survive some crazy things, really sometimes its just unreasonable. You may have to give them the good news several times before they do the courteous thing and die.
3. The only place in the world to find yourself worse than Rosie O'Donnell's bed is changing magazines while some dickhead is trying to do to you what you were just trying to do to him.
4. Big bullets and small bullets are all equally impressive when fired in your direction.
5. Dodgeball was not a waste of time.
It literally cannot be defended against.
It cannot be countered by even the most advanced martial arts blocks and evasions.
And it cannot technically even "fail."
This is no joke.
With Close Combat Training, you can literally paralyze a man twice your size and weight
I prefer to carry either a hi-cap 9mm or a single stack 45. As stated above shot placement is key. If the handgun is my primary weapon i.e. day to day self defense then I prefer the 9mm. It comes down to the fact I can carry more bullets. I am well trained and I have been on my share of 2 way ranges and I learned few things.
1. In combat if your marksmanship is anywhere even close to what you produce on a really off day, Your doing great.
2. People survive some crazy things, really sometimes its just unreasonable. You may have to give them the good news several times before they do the courteous thing and die.
3. The only place in the world to find yourself worse than Rosie O'Donnell's bed is changing magazines while some dickhead is trying to do to you what you were just trying to do to him.
4. Big bullets and small bullets are all equally impressive when fired in your direction.
5. Dodgeball was not a waste of time.
ok smart guy marine. do you realy wanna go toe to toe with a former Army Ranger Sniper about weapons deffinitions???? now that im out of the military if I choose to dumb down my weapon language to civilian level, i dont need sh** from a marine!! anytime you wanna put your money where your big mouth is out on the range then i welcome it. I'll be happy to take your money all day long.
I also never understood why a group of marines wanted to fight a guy in a bar when they knew he was a Ranger??? They all learned their lesson realy quick after they were laying in a pile on the floor moaning and holding onto each other nut sacks. So unless your a Ranger tabbed marine, you might just wanna stand down. i know this message might take a while to compute but just read it slowly. it will be ok, that pain in your head is just your brain trying to remember something good. All the Best Marine!! thanks for your service