Originally Posted By: Al
Originally Posted By: Triple_Se7en
Instead of having three 9mms, my idea of keeping four would be....
.32ACP
.380
.9mm
.45ACP
That allows me two options for my front pocket, one little larger for hip carry and the 45 for backup hip-carry when centerfire/muzzleloader rifle hunting seasons arrive.
Yea I do have a 45. I got rid of a 32 bc I see no use for one..do you?
Yes I do. The .32 has put away a ton of bad guys, in self defense mode. Recoil is minimal, which to me is always welcome. I demand knowing where that bullet is going 99% of the time. The less recoil - the better odds it goes exactly where positioned.
That is why I shoot 56gr ARX Poly ammo in my .380 and 80gr ARX Poly ammo in my 9mm. In self defense mode, we may have to shoot one handed - on one leg - or body-twisted like a little sister. So command of any pistol is a must. The handguns I use assures me mid-chest hits, instead of hitting an arm or shoulder, created often by guns fed too heavy, or have too much recoil.
We are not policemen. We are not prior trained and regimented for self defense over the course of many years. We need that gun to work and administer properly, when desperately needed by an amateur using it. If anyone here is using a big handgun or real big cartridges, I sure hope you can shoot straight using one hand - in a bent position - standing unsturdy on one leg......etc....etc.... and still hit mid-chest.
Our CPLs/CCWs is for close encounters, not gunfights that go across streets. For we are responsible for every bullet we fire. Just a reminder to those that carry 12-15 or more rounds, after an encounter using that gun and shooting 15 times, your doorbell may ring 15 times by 15 different lawyers wanting to sue you, due to errant bullets fired from an oversized handgun.
I am done with this. Use whatever size you wish. But don't ever suggest I will be undergunned.
