Johnny Bravo
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“He killed 3 men in a bar with a f@$cking pencil”….who needs a gun, carry a pencil
Self defense pistol recommendations.
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I am only worried if someone gets into my house. My house is pretty small.
Too small for a folding carbine.
Like many others have said, professionals don’t carry revolvers anymore. Any handgun is not hard to be comfortable with if you spend a little time shooting it.
My dad transitioned from a .357 to a .40 to a .9mm in the 80’s -90’s with the Indiana State Police and never looked back.
I have all four of his service pieces and love them all. But how many times have you read about a LE being shot because they’re semi misfired?
My dad transitioned from a .357 to a .40 to a .9mm in the 80’s -90’s with the Indiana State Police and never looked back.
I have all four of his service pieces and love them all. But how many times have you read about a LE being shot because they’re semi misfired?
Bigjay73
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Hopefully never do, but there are 1000 body camera videos of LEOs doing just that. I was a staunch .45ACP guy for years until I looked into the reality of just how deadly a 9mm JHP is. .45, .40, 10mm are great, just not necessary.
As I said in a previous post, I shot numerous injured deer with 9 mm, .40, and the .357 Mag in the old days. 9mm was not impressive.
The company I work for built a house for a man in law enforcement years ago. He retired as a San Diego SWAT team member. Flew a chopper for the team. He had lots of stories as we had a beer or two at the end of the day. 9mm seemed to work for those guys. mtmuley
Blue Steel
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There's really no need to debate because the 45 ACP is also widely referred to as "God's caliber" 
Point Creep
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My buddy did bear patrol in the AK oil fields and has been an outfitter in AK forever - brown bears. He’s the reason I switched from .44 mag and 10mm to 357/9mm for anything defense including grizzlies. Laugh it up.
I also am not recommending “what I have” as I don’t have a G43x - that’s what I’d get for what mtmiller is looking for. Have shot other real nice one similar including the Shield. Still think Glock is a no brainer. 9, 40, whatever but my preference would be a 9.
I’m not a pistol guy but have shot a few - this isn’t all mine but most. Sold my 10mm Glock and 44 smith, but my bear country/tent gun is the smith airlite wheel gun (357)in the pic. It’s not fun to shoot but the mimic in .22lr sure is. It’s got the crimson trace grips and it shoots great. The only real fun one is the Ruger standard with the suppressor. For any “self defense” stuff - completely forget the fancy double action semis.
I'm keeping my 10 mm. I like it. But I get it with the 9mm. Just need to add one. mtmuley
PoleX
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I got two seal buddies coming over tonight. They’re in town for a Hunting trip. I’m gonna have to ask them some questions. They chew through Glock barrels like their candy.
PoleX
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I’ll show my revolver too. Just cause you guys are making me feel insecure about my selection.
Share their thoughts. mtmuley
Potsie
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I’d be curious how much of that was actually the cartridge vs bullet construction.
Moose, deer, elk, black bears. Do those count?
Dan O
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The infamous Miami shootout involving The FBI was a bad day for them. The 9mm they carried failed to stop the bad guys. They then tested multiple calibers and guns. They settled on the 10mm in S&W semi autos. Then they learned many of their people could not handle the recoil. So back to the drawing board. The requirements involved down loading the 10mm. Then the 40S&W was born. S&W built a semi auto the size of the 9mm with the power level the FBI found to work and not have excessive recoil or penetration.
In the following years the ammunition companies worked on building better bullets. Since then the 9mm has jumped in popularity due to the newer bullets met the expansion and penetration meeting the FBI standards. The milder recoil, higher capacity and smaller handgun that fit the majority of users. The debate continues and the ammo companies keep working on making a better product. So, it's a win win for the consumer.
In the following years the ammunition companies worked on building better bullets. Since then the 9mm has jumped in popularity due to the newer bullets met the expansion and penetration meeting the FBI standards. The milder recoil, higher capacity and smaller handgun that fit the majority of users. The debate continues and the ammo companies keep working on making a better product. So, it's a win win for the consumer.
Wind Gypsy
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But basically everyone uses 9mm now because with right ammo its splitting hairs terminally so it doesnt make sense to go with something that is harder to shoot as quickly/accurately and also give up capacity doing so.
Heard its pretty hard to sell a used 40 cal these days.
Dan O
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Yes the development of much better ammunition has made the difference. The difference is the type of situation you're preparing for. Are you going to the store or dinner in town or are you going to the hills where you may run into large 4 legged predators. Thus the many suggestions of caliber and weapon type. It's just a good excuse to buy one for each need.
Remember Shoot often and keep em in the X ring!
