Sound Shooting advice & Words of Wisdom

[z06boy]

I ride a litre bike because it's a good balance between a 600 and a Hayabusa.

Same reason that I carry a .40...good balance between a 9mm and a
.45.

Heavier hit than a 9mm but I can carry more capacity in a smaller space than a .45...works for me since I conceal carry.

I carried a .45 when in the USMC and liked it but I am more accurate with the .40 so I'd rather take my chances with it.

[smileyman]

Exactly what Z06 said.

For me the 45 got gramps over the Rhine in the Big Duece, so I think i can make it work for me.

[Kaneman]

Out of all the handguns I've fired in my life nothing has ever fit my hand as well or shot as accurately for me as my 1911 .45. Maybe because I have long E.T. fingers and huge thumbs...but that gun was made for hands like mine.

Don't leave home without it!

[CasterTroy]

Originally Posted by Trip

If you can even find fucking ammo nowadays.

[looks in safe] Yep..I can find it! PLENTY of it! I buy a little every month where I find the best deals. I stopped buying any from nov 08-sept 09 because of the "Obama price hike" but it's gotten back to normal (here anyway) so I nab a few boxes when there are deals.

Everything auto I have is 9mm (cept the .22 targets) simply for ease. My 3 carry pieces were made in .380 or 9mm and nothing larger so I chose 9mm...and my match pistol is 9mm. I have a couple of 38's and some .22 revolvers, but those are not primary...just guns from the past handed down

I've owned .45's and LOVED my glock 30 but just think it's easier to stockpile one round of handgun and one round of rifle for the eminent Zombie attack; where I'll load up and head to Georgia and defend Lee's WEST exposure.


I’ve read the expansion cap. Of .45 and seen loads and loads of tests, but (for me) what it boils down too, is PLACEMENT is the only thing that matters in the end. And if that’s the case…give me 19 rounds of 9mm instead of 8 rounds on .45 ANYDAY. Because when it MATTERS….you won’t BE at a range with perfect conditions…you’ll be scrambling for your life, and 8 well placed shots MAY not be possible…but cracking off 5-6 rounds to get to safety may be likely.

[z06boy]

Originally Posted by Kaneman

Out of all the handguns I've fired in my life nothing has ever fit my hand as well or shot as accurately for me as my 1911 .45. Maybe because I have long E.T. fingers and huge thumbs...but that gun was made for hands like mine.

Don't leave home without it!

That's the main thing...whatever feels the best to you.

[askmrjesus]

Originally Posted by Rider

I keep saying the .357 SIG round is a fantastic caliber. A 357 magnum in a semi auto package. Ballistics show it can penetrate and engine block better than a 9mm, 40 S&W and even the mighty 45 ACP.

I'll keep that in mind the next time I get into a gunfight with an engine block.

JC

[karl_1052]

Sound shooting advice?

[derf]

Originally Posted by No Worries

I also remember during training, that when I first saw the grease gun, it looked so toy-like and cheap, that it couldn't hurt a rabbit. The instructor placed the metal wire stock against his face and fired the whole clip at a wooden target 25 feet away. The target was demolished, and he didn't have a scratch on his face.

Have you ever tried that shit? It's stupid and hurts, and is only there to show people who never seen a gun in their life that they shouldnt be scared of it. I did a demonstration with an M4 a few years back following what a DS showed me in basic where he held his M16 against his nuts and fired it on 3 round burst. I did it and and the pussified recoil that the m4 has nearly put me on the floor because it sqeezed on of my nuts

[Archren]

Originally Posted by z06boy

That's the main thing...whatever feels the best to you.

Truth. Whatever you fire most accurately is the best.

If they made a .40 S&W or .45 with a hand grip I could use (similar to the 9mm Beretta), I'd be golden. I tried a friend's .45 Glock, but the hand grip was so huge it made my shot group go all sorts of haywire. I'm sure I could have improved it if I practiced often enough, but when we pulled a Beretta that same outing, my shot groups tightened up very quickly.

I like the "if I was expecting trouble, I would have brought my rifle" quote. If you ain't cheatin', you ain't tryin'... and shooting an M4 with a CCO (sans magnification) is almost like cheating. I still want to fire with an ACOG, but I haven't sweet talked my armor into letting me swap yet.

[derf]

Originally Posted by Archren

I still want to fire with an ACOG, but I haven't sweet talked my armor into letting me swap yet.

IMHO, I like the CCO better than the ACOG, just for the sheer size of it, the ACOG is just too big. IMHO, the EOtech red dot is far better than either of the other two for CQB, and for the ultimate in reliability, (gasp) Iron sights!