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Posted by rkb 2003-12-26 11:04:27 AM|| || Front Page|| [11138 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 You're not (:

Posted by Jo Ann 2003-12-26 12:23:53 PM|| 2003-12-26 12:23:53 PM|| Front Page Top

#2 Fred's stated posting policy seems to discourage personal opinion posts, which is what this is if you're quoting yourself. 'Course, that's up to Fred. Now having said that, personal opinons are allowed in this box, so I'm allowed to let fly --

-- To cite Instapundit, scroll down to where Glenn (Reynolds not me) put the next little infinity-shaped thingie. Right-click on it and select "Copy Shortcut."
-- In answer to your ??? while I don't have any data at hand, I doubt uniqueness. But I might be ~~an NRA Life Member~~ prejudiced.
-- "...can only shoot 20 or so rounds..." If you're not already friendly with the household reloading press, expect to be nagged about that.
-- You'd better have kissed Santa.
-- I'd ask you to marry me but we're both already took (;-)>

Posted by Glenn (not Reynolds) 2003-12-26 12:49:55 PM|| 2003-12-26 12:49:55 PM|| Front Page Top

#3 Thanks, Glenn. The email posted on Istapundit isn't mine but it caught my attention since sales were down last year over 2001. An informal poll of friends and neighbors also suggests that at least some Americans are beginning to realize the WOT will be long and that we are in danger of other attacks here. Last year people seemed more complacent.

Friends of mine in the upper midwest are becoming more concerned about their proximity to Canada, too. On the other hand, I encounter more polarized opinion on the left ...

Re: reloading, haven't got that far yet. But Cheaper Than Dirt has our credit card on file. And Santa did indeed get kissed - we live in a heavy gun control state so he had to arrange to leave the pistol in escrow until my permit is approved, which could take months. Sigh.

Posted by rkb 2003-12-26 1:11:06 PM|| 2003-12-26 1:11:06 PM|| Front Page Top

#4 concerned about their proximity to Canada

As well they should be. We Canadians are a nasty bunch. Wouldn't want to use our hockey sticks against them, but we will if we must.

Posted by RW2004 2003-12-26 1:46:33 PM|| 2003-12-26 1:46:33 PM|| Front Page Top

#5 RW2004 - it's not native-born Canadians and their hockey sticks my friends worry about, as you no doubt know.

Posted by rkb 2003-12-26 4:24:06 PM|| 2003-12-26 4:24:06 PM|| Front Page Top

#6 Never tried a SIG,my brother has a couple of Browning 9m's,but my all time favorite is the .45 Colt 1911.Shoot somebody in the torso and they are down.A leg/arm hit and they won't be using that limb for a long,long time.If ever.

Posted by raptor 2003-12-26 4:55:59 PM|| 2003-12-26 4:55:59 PM|| Front Page Top

#7 I still dont know why the Armed Forces went with that piece of crap Beretta and the 9mm round. Been better off sticking with the m1911. Or using what the FBI, and other agancies do:

I still use what should have been the standard US Military sidearm: the Glock 23.

The glocks are indestructable, and misfire once a centrury. I have over 10K rounds trhough my original 23, and its misfed only 1 time in all of that, on and that was on cheap flatnose range reloaded rounds.

You can drop a Glock in a bucket of sand and ice cold seawater, let it sit for 30 minutes, take it out, do a quick field clean, (<1 minute) and it'll go thru 100 rounds easy.

As for the round, the 40S&W round packs a harder kinetic punch than does the 45ACP. Remember, velocity is the larger component.

If you use Silvertips or Hydrashoks (unlike military FMJ rounds required by the Geneva Convention), whatever you hit is going to be missing a big chunk. More than a few police are alive because of that.

Posted by OldSpook 2003-12-26 6:58:32 PM|| 2003-12-26 6:58:32 PM|| Front Page Top

#8 rkb: your friends have a good point, but the further west you go, the less they have to be concerned about.

Posted by RW2004 2003-12-26 8:07:27 PM|| 2003-12-26 8:07:27 PM|| Front Page Top

#9 Meh, .45 acp with hydrashoks, it's all good. Anyway, the pistol's only used to fight your way to your 12ga.

Posted by 4thInfVet 2003-12-26 8:22:22 PM|| 2003-12-26 8:22:22 PM|| Front Page Top

#10 I like what I've read about the Glocks but they just don't fit in my hand as well as the Sig. And a .45 is just a bit too powerful for me to fire regularly (weekly or biweekly range practice).

My thinking is that I'm better off with something I can get really good with even if it's not the most powerful calibre .... given how far a round can travel, if I ever fire at someone I want to be pretty sure I'll hit him/her and not some bystander a block away. I do hope the Sig turns out to be reliable tho.

Didn't the services get stuck w/ the Beretta due to NATO interoperability ???

Posted by rkb 2003-12-26 11:21:09 PM|| 2003-12-26 11:21:09 PM|| Front Page Top

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