Posted on 11/19/2014 7:38:52 AM PST by Gamecock
Title pretty much sums it up.
Interested in one I can secure in my glovebox, if I feel the need. and keep at home to "discourage" anyone who may want to do us harm.
In the military I was used to a 9mm and back in the day a .45.
Will look for a concealed carry weapon later.
What does y'all suggest?
Many thanks!
5 rules of a gun fight
1) gun beats no gun.
Meaning that if you are not carrying it, you have no gun. So if that full size .50 AE that you love at the range prints too much, or is too heavy to carry - you have no gun. If your gun jams and you cant clear it, you have no gun (it becomes a club). If you run out of ammunition, you have no gun (see club).
2) hits beat misses
A .22 that hits is wort a whole lot more than the .44 mag that misses. Practice, Practice, and more practice. Dont carry it if you cant shoot it accurately - fist size group at 21 feet. Guns that have so much recoil that you can’t keep it pointed at the target, make it really hard to have an accurate follow up shot.
3) fast beats slow
He who shoots first, often shoots last. If it takes 2 seconds to get your gun into the gun fight, that is 2 seconds someone else has to kill you. Practice getting the gun out of the holster and into the fight
4) big holes beat fast bullets
Big holes allow more bleeding. More bleeding ends a gun fight. That being said, between the same calibers, the faster the bullet the better.
5) More holes beat one hole
If it is worth shooting once, shoot twice. More holes help the target bleed out faster or pass out from the pain. Keep the additional ammo requirements in mind when it comes to carry capacity and extra magazines.
I prefer revolvers too. Bought the LCP Ruger .380 and I just don’t care for it. Upgraded to the LCR .357. It felt better in my hand than the .38 did . . and I can shoot .38’s out my .357.
I would never tell anyone what to buy. I would suggest you go to your local public range and rent what you might be interested in and ask their range master for assistance. Do this until you find what you want. Yeah I know, men know everything about guns and don’t need instructions and only a woman would ask. THAT is why they usually out shoot us. They ask and they listen.
That said, I prefer a revolver but I am old and set in my ways. Double action revolver has a longer and heavier trigger pull than most if not all semi-autos and carries less ammunition. To my mind that makes it safer and makes you work harder at being competent.
Nice Smith or other 5-shot revolter in 38 spl loaded with full wadcutters.
They hurt.
I bought a Kimber .45 Ultracarry. A little big for me for concealed purposes, but I like it at home.
Ditto.
Have three Sigs.
Or used to have.
Unfortunate deep lake boat tipping accident.
Another consideration is your age.
If you tend to hang onto things, other than with the unavoidable boating accident, of course, you'll probably want something you can grow old with.
A model/caliber you could shoot well when you were in great shape might become painful to practice with as age and use/abuse catches up.
A little arthritis, maybe a few bone spurs, can change everything about what feels good in your hand.
Put as many in your hand as you can before you buy anything. Don't buy simply because someone else thinks you should buy what they like best. Let your hand decide and tell you that.
Do not keep it in your glovebox. During a traffic stop, having you reach into the box for your paperwork and having you come out with a weapon is a good way to get shot.
My advice would be to go with what you are trained for and used to. When stuff happens, you will not be thinking, you will be reacting. Best to have something that you have "muscle memory" with.
Please tell us what that thing is.
It's adorable.
That one does ring true.
30 caliber bullet out of most rifles are going to do far more damage than a 45 out of a pistol.
Stopping power is far more than diameter of bullet.
Try TT-33 or any of its clones. Skip any, except original 7,62 x 25 caliber.
You would be really impressed, it is a kind of a pocket rifles.
What is 9mm ACP?
That one does NOT ring true.
The advantage of S&W .38’s is they have been around in huge numbers since the end of the Bronze Age. They are therefore cheap even in almost new condition. $200 bought me what appears to be a cop gun with some holster wear but zero visible barrel wear.
As to what to buy, buy whatever you find you can shoot with confidence and accuracy. That's a decision that is different for everyone. Well, OK, you should probably avoid crew-served weapons. Other than that, the sky's the limit.
One of my favorite newspapers, the Washington Times, was founded and owned by the Moonies, I guess through 2010. It was/is one of the country’s most conservative papers.
I wouldn’t use a Moonie association by itself to reject an otherwise capable firearm, but I think Kahr might have quality problems that should eliminate it. I have no experience with Kahr, but I think that it does have a dubious reputation. As a matter of fact, some years S&W had their quality problems also.
I agree...Ruger
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