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What pistol do you use for self-protection out in public?
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I know.
Its why I said it.
Im out.
Gonna go sell my guns back and sign up for govt assistance.
See if I can get some skinny jeans.
And wear a stocking cap in the summer, hanging off my head.
If you're referring to the Shield Arms mags, reliability is debatable
Why would you carry anything other than a 1911?
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Tell us more pistol facts, we're dying for more of your USPSA experience.
Why don't you instead try to discredit the peer reviewed studies dealing with handgun bullet wound mechanics instead of flinging ad-hominems that make you look uber stupid?
What an interesting turn of phrase
I had a shield mag once. Couldn't get through a full mag without a malfunction or multiple. Both my 43x and 48 same problems. Sent it back to SA and the replacement did the same thing. Sent it back again for a refund.
Sig 365. Best feeling/shooting micro pistol I've personally had.
Usually a CZ83, sometimes a 1911, sometimes a Colt 1903, sometimes a S&W Model 36 with a Tyler T Grip, sometimes a Performance Center 686+, sometimes a 4" model 657 or a model 64.
Folks like to get all high and mighty about how ineffective pistols are and such.
Most studies also don't take into account the differences in effectiveness for different projectile types, loadings and barrel lengths, possibly because many of the criminal class that produce much of the study material use cheap bullets.
Also the narrow focus on cavitation wounding doesn't take into account that many folks die from bleeding out because the projectile cut something important.
Regardless of what some narrow focus studies show, bullets from handguns kill lots of folks, Chicago keeps a daily count practically.
The police kill lots of folks every year with handguns
So do criminals and law abiding citizens defending themselves with handguns.
Just a bit ago someone with a compact handgun stopped a mall shooter armed with an AR type rifle, DRT
If you are going about your daily business and not looking for trouble, if trouble comes across your path, chances are it will be a handgun you have to defend yourself with.
Putting the bullet where it needs to go, is the most critical part of using a handgun, so carry what you can confidently control.
Precise aiming under movement and stress and a 2 way range is a lot more difficult.
Plenty of folks die from getting shot with a .22LR and bleeding out before they get to the hospital, you just usually want your attacker to stop a bit quicker.
But a person shooting .22LR HV rounds that knows how to put them exactly where they want under stress isn't at as much of a disadvantage as many think.
Some calibers with more penetration potential will be more effective in situations where penetrating through a barrier or when the bullet has to travel a longer ways through dense parts of the body to get to something that will cause the target to bleed out.
Folks can wax lyrical all day about how nothing beats a rifle, sure but you'll find carrying that rifle around constantly during daily work, trips, etc is realistically not going to happen for folks leading a normal life.
.460 Rowland, just saying. Or the venerable .44 Mag Grizzly
You guys should know by now not to argue with ButtPirate, he knows more than anyone on the planet about EVERYTHING!!!! I always enjoy his ridiculous comments such as "nobody cares what you think" bullshit while apparently thinking anyone cares about his opinions. Take your meds BP and have a nap now. Such a putz you are.
G43X with an improved trigger and better mags. I don’t like Gucci daily carry pistols cause if I gotta use it I don’t want to be crying about the cops holding on to it for god knows how long while I’m going through litigation.
How much do you think the other people at the matches he shoots cringe when they get squaded with him? Those poor souls, it's gotta be like four straight hours of inescapable unsolicited advice.
By my reading, not any more so than this:Is this some sort of justification for carrying a 22 LR pistol?
If so..........
C'mon man, your reading comprehension is better than that.
Is this some sort of justification for carrying a 22 LR pistol?
If so..........
Nope but if there was the choice between no pistol and a .22LR pistol well I know what I'm going with
If there is the choice that I can carry a pistol that I can't aim with or shoot properly due to physical disabilities, or I can carry a .22LR pistol that I can use and aim and shoot well with then...
I've gone through a number of calibers in my carry journey and currently 9mm offers the best of the many compromises of daily carry in an urban work environment.
I start with cologne made from peanuts and shell fish. Dosnt smell the best but it weeds out the weak before the gun is even involved.
I have numerous Estwings. Once you find quality, you don't deviate.
We’ve got all the infinite wisdom necessary from 308asspirate; if only deaddismountee/ clamspammer/ turdcutter would chime in, we can close this thread out for good and call it a day. Their infinite and holier-than-thou wisdom of dumbassary is all we need.
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The best pistol is the one you are willing to carry every day, every time you leave the house, and you are most competent with.
Caliber isn’t that big a deal, shot them till they stop doing what they were doing to get shot. Most people don’t want to get shot, even 1 time.
Caliber isn’t that big a deal, shot them till they stop doing what they were doing to get shot. Most people don’t want to get shot, even 1 time.
I had shield arms mags. I didn’t have reliability problems other than failure to lock back which isn’t that big of a deal to me personally. My gripe with them was I sweat like a pig in summer and the tended to rust but still fed fine.
Sig P365 has better mags but was just to small in my hands.
Springfield hellcat pro wasn’t bad either.
Or you could pu extensions on the factory mags
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